Ville-Marie failed to become a "holy city" in the wilderness and was later renamed Montreal. (As portrayed in Canada: A People's History) They confirmed that God had spoken to them in a dream.

Montreal police are investigating the death of a 22-year-old man after he was found unconscious by a passerby in the Ville-Marie borough. They were alerted at around 1:30 p.m. Saturday ...

Police say they were alerted around 1:30 p.m. Saturday, after a passerby found the victim lying on the ground behind a licensed building on Ste-Catherine Street East near Bercy Street.