Burst pipes flood Montreal's Douglas Hospital research labs

Burst pipes flood Montreal's Douglas Hospital research labs

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"We're seeing very concrete consequences of inaction," said Simon Ducharme, memory clinic director at Montreal's Douglas Hospital after burst pipes inundated four laboratories, destroying years of research. Zachary Cheung reports.

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