Update: Hundreds join Montreal women's march at Place des Arts

Hundreds gathered outside Place des Arts Saturday as Montreal hosted one of dozens of marches and other events across Canada to call for empowerment and gender equality.
The local protest — billed as a march but really a rally on the esplanade of Place des Arts — began at 11 a.m. and was supposed to continue until 1 p.m. However, by 12:30, many participants had taken refuge from the cold, damp wind in nearby malls.
Celine Thomas, a recent McGill University grad in internati