Montreal was once the bank heist capital of North America

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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• How Montreal became a hotspot for jazz
• How a hockey riot started a revolution in Quebec

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 sendyour pitch here.