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Montreal was once the bank heist capital of North America

For CBC Creator Network, Arizona O’Neill looks into the history of bank heists in Montreal, during a time when there were as many as two robberies a day.

Arizona O’Neill looks into the history of robberies in the city

Arizona O'Neill · CBC Creator Network ·

Montreal's history of bank robberies

1 year ago
Duration 8:49
For CBC Creator Network, Arizona O’Neill looks into the history of bank heists in Montreal.

This video was produced by the CBC Creator Network and was first published in July 2023.

When you picture a bank heist, do you imagine it happening in Montreal?

From the 1950s to the 1970s, Montreal was the bank robbery capital of North America.

For CBC Creator Network, Arizona O'Neill looks into the history of bank heists in Montreal, during a time when there were as many as two robberies a day.

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The Creator Network, which works with emerging visual storytellers to bring their stories to CBC platforms, produced the piece. If you have an idea for the Creator Network, you can send your pitch here.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Arizona O'Neill

Freelance contributor

Arizona O'Neill is a Montreal-based multidisciplinary artist whose videos have been exhibited online, in gallery settings, in apartments, on CBC and on street corners. She has created original videos for artists such as Walter Scott, Laurence Philomene and Patrick Watson, and her monthly illustrations for Drawn & Quarterly are on display at the Mile End bookstore. O'Neill has edited two anthologies: one composed of cat illustrations and the other, reinterpretations of Victorian dating manuals. Her book of illustrated interviews with celebrated and controversial Quebec artists, Est-ce qu'un artiste peut être heureux, was released in December 2022.

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