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3 hrs ago | Montreal Gazette

Rethink Turcot: advisory body

The Turcot interchange plan might cause even more problems. Photograph by: Gazette File Photo, Quebec should rethink parts of its $1.5-billion plan to rebuild the Turcot Interchange and its adjacent highways, a provincial advisory body said Tuesday.

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20 hrs ago | Canada.com

Canadians' 25 years in space

In this file photo, young Canadian Space Agency astronaut Marc Garneau floated in zero gravity during a parabolic flight aboard a KC-135 aircraft.

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Sun Nov 08, 2009

McGill University Newswire

Peter Duffield named Chairman of the Royal Victoria Hospital Foundation

The Royal Victoria Hospital Foundation today announced that Montreal business leader and philanthropist Peter Duffield was selected as Chairman of the Foundation at its recent Annual General Meeting.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

The Globe and Mail

At 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, we will stand up and be silent

Andrew Cohen Published on Thursday, Nov. 05, 2009 6:27PM EST Last updated on Friday, Nov.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

The Chronicle

Westmount-raised Stoker ancestor launches new Dracula novel at Halloween

Any resemblance to late Dracula author Bram Stoker is NOT purely fictional... PHOTO: Bram Eisenthal Westmount-raised Stoker ancestor launches new Dracula novel at Halloween When my late mother named me Bram, the English rendition of the Hebrew name of her late father, Avraham , she set in motion my affection for all things Dracula.

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Related Topix: Canada, Life, Holidays, Halloween, Arts, Literature

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Star Phoenix

Shoe shopping in Montreal

Shopping is a popular activity with visitors to Montreal, especially for those who like shoes.

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Mon Oct 26, 2009

CTV.ca

Swine flu vaccination programs begin today

Home : Canada : Swine flu vaccination programs begin today Viewer CTV News Video CTV Calgary: Karen Owen at the clinics We tell people what the process is once they arrive at the clinic CTV Calgary: Kevin Rich on the crowds People are lined up, in some cases for 20 blocks to get the shot CTV News Channel: Avis Favaro on vaccine turnout CTV's ...

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

Montreal Gazette

This old door

A beautiful old door, well cared for and weathering the elements just fine. Photograph by: Dave Sidaway, The Gazette Nothing gets Natalie Dionne riled up like an ugly front door.

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Wed Oct 21, 2009

Montreal Gazette

3,771 Montreal kids injured by cars in past decade

" In the past decade, 3,771 children were seriously injured by moving vehicles while walking or cycling on the island of Montreal.

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Tue Oct 20, 2009

Canada.com

Beauty is in the eye of the recycler

In Francois Alegre's house, not one door is new. The bathtub, all the light fixtures and lots of the hardware are salvaged, all turn-of-the-century. "I pick them up all over the place," says Alegre, "from contractors and other sources." Alegre is in the architectural salvage business.

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Sun Oct 18, 2009

Montreal Gazette

Contented electors cast few votes

One theory is that every time somebody is acclaimed to political office we are seeing a failure of democracy.

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Fri Oct 16, 2009

CTV Montreal

Cookbook for a good cause

A new book by Montreal-based author Karen Dubrofsky includes some of the best recipes the nation's chefs.

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Wed Oct 14, 2009

Lethbridge Herald

Literary love: B.C. writer's debut lands on three short lists, including GG

After spending eight years at the library toiling over her debut novel, "The Golden Mean," British Columbia writer Annabel Lyon has been rewarded with nominations for three major Canadian literary prizes.

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Tue Oct 13, 2009

The Chronicle

Water main break led to city's most serious crisis

Photo: St. Louis Water main break led to city's most serious crisis Late Christmas Day 1913, a major break of approximately 60 feet in length occurred in the principal conduit bringing water into the City of Montreal.

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Sun Oct 11, 2009

Canada.com

Series of four-way stops in Westmount give driver pause

Q: Why is Westmount city allowed to create traffic jams on Sherbrooke St. W., a major thoroughfare on Montreal Island? Between Claremont and the Westmount Public Library, there are six intersections where Westmount has instituted ... crossings for pedestrians [and placed traffic lights in all directions that turn red simultaneously]. This creates ...

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Canada.com

Niagara Falls, Ontario travel information and guide

Explore a land of mystic peaks, enchanted forests and crystal fields of ice. Not so far, far away in a place called Montana.

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Fri Oct 09, 2009

Canada.com

Bad time for a promotion

At first, in the wake of Denis Coderre's resignation, Michael Ignatieff said he was thinking of abolishing the post of Quebec lieutenant in the Liberal Party of Canada.

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Thu Oct 08, 2009

Regina Leader Post

Top court quashes appeals of Quebec municipal taxpayers

The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the appeals Thursday of three municipal taxpayers who wanted to launch class-action lawsuits to force city hall to reimburse millions of dollars that it collected in taxes.

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Wed Oct 07, 2009

CBC News

Marc Garneau to be Ignatieff's Quebec point man

Member of Parliament for Westmount-Ville-Marie Marc Garneau speaks during question period in the House of Commons on Nov.

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Mon Oct 05, 2009

The Globe and Mail

Westmount receives slap on wrist for election 'censorship'

Westmount receives slap on wrist for election 'censorship' A Communist Party candidate has been vindicated after complaining to Elections Canada that his election posters were ripped down during last year's federal vote Ingrid Peritz Montreal - Last updated on Monday, Oct.

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