I just read this article about the exceptional statistic that there have been no murders committed in Quebec City in almost a year. At the bottom of the page there is a list of Canadian cities and their murder rates over the past two years. Do you notice any conspicuous omissions?
MURDERS IN 2006 / TO DATE THIS YEAR / POPULATION SIZES
Toronto 99 70 2,503,281
Montreal 52 35 1,620,693
Edmonton 39 23 730,372
Calgary 26 26 988,193
Winnipeg 22 23 633,451
Ottawa 16 10 812,129
Saskatoon 8 5 202,340
Windsor 3 3 216,473
Quebec City 7 0 491,142
Regina 8 5 179,246
Sure, Saskatoon and Windsor get shout outs, but one of the largest cities in the country is ignored. Further evidence that when people look West they just can't see past Alberta.
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