Arson suspected in early morning fire that damaged Montreal cell tower

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Firefighters managed to douse the flames but noted traces of accelerant, suggesting it had been deliberately set

Earlier this month, Quebec provincial police arrested a man and a woman in their 20s in connection with seven cell tower fires in the Laurentians and Laval, north of Montreal, over the span of a week.

Conspiracy narratives around 5G – the fifth-generation technology standard for cellphone companies – and COVID-19 have been shared hundreds of thousands of times on social media, leading to attacks on cell towers. Our Morning Update and Evening Update newsletters are written by Globe editors, giving you a concise summary of the day’s most important headlines.

 

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What idiots. Come back down to earth. That theory is so fucked.

They tried to call their little friends to relate how brave they'd been but couldn't get any cell reception and were so mad about it that they fell down in the dirt kicking and screaming.

LOL Someone has their tin foil mask on to tight

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