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Love it or hate it, the luxury Royalmount mall opens Thursday.
Restauranteurs are excited about the giant project. Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante has reservations. Even you, dear readers, have made your feelings known.
Humidex values will hit 30 C on Thursday under clear skies, making it a good day to try the skywalk from the métro to the mall. If nothing else, you’ll get a unique view of the Décarie Expressway.
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Expect a high of 27 C during the day, with a UV index of 6, or high. At night, a low of 17 C.
Super Typhoon Yagi
School and work were suspended Thursday in parts of southern China as Typhoon Yagi closed in on an island province with the potential to be the most powerful storm to hit the area in a decade.
The Hong Kong Observatory raised a No. 8 typhoon signal, the third-highest warning under the city’s weather system. It said the super typhoon, with maximum sustained winds of 210 kilometres per hour, would skirt around 300 kilometres southwest of the financial hub on Friday morning.
Dozens of flights were canceled on Thursday and Friday in the city. About 30 government-organized temporary shelters were opened to people in need.
The observatory said the No. 8 signal is expected to remain in force until at least Friday noon, meaning the city’s stock market will likely be closed on Friday.
Meteorological authorities said it could be the strongest typhoon to hit Hainan in the past 10 years, Xinhua reported. The tropical island is a popular tourist destination known for its holiday resorts and duty-free shopping allowance.
Typhoon Yagi traveled north from the Philippines, where it set off landslides and unleashed pounding rains that caused flooding and left at least 14 people dead.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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