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• Far-right groups face off with protesters at Canada-U.S. border

  01-07-2017 23:55
  
  Police had to step in to prevent clashes between dozens of pro- and anti-immigration protesters during a rally at the Quebec-New York border Saturday.
  The far-right groups La Meute and Storm Alliance gathered on Roxham Rd. in Hemmingford to take a symbolic stand against illegal immigration. Since February — when the U.S. government began its crackdown on immigration from Muslim majority countries — hundreds have crossed into Canada illegally through Roxham Rd. Many of them are fleein
  
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• Festival de Lanaudière celebrates 40 years

  01-07-2017 23:31
  
  JOLIETTE — Canada isn’t the only one celebrating an anniversary this weekend. The Festival de Lanaudière will be celebrating 40 years Saturday evening in Joliette.
  The Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal led by Kent Nagano and pianist Alain Lefèvre will highlight the anniversary and the beginning of the festival. 
  Several concerts will take place until Aug. 6. Other artists include I Musici and Les Violons du Roi and Yannik Nézet-Séguin with the
  
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• Canadiens add a pair of defencemen for some depth

  01-07-2017 22:57
  
  After failing to re-sign veteran defenceman Andrei Markov early Saturday, the Montreal Canadiens inked a pair of depth defencemen on the National Hockey League’s first day of free agency.
  Former Boston Bruins defenceman Joe Morrow signed a one-way, one-year $575,000 contract with the Habs on Saturday afternoon. The 24-year-old was a frequent healthy scratch for Boston and spent some of last season with its farm club, the Providence Bruins.Joe Morrow at 24 is a good move for me. He's a form
  
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• Motorcylist fined for driving more than 200 km/h near Quebec City

  01-07-2017 22:51
  
  A 40-year-old man was caught speeding more than 200 kilometres an hour on his motorcycle on Highway 73 near Quebec City.
  The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. Friday night. He exceeded the 100 km/h speed limit on that highway.
  Sûreté du Québec officers suspended his permit for seven days and gave him statement of offence worth $1,971.
  Twenty-four demerit points were added to his record. His motorcycle was also seized.
   
  
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• CLAC protest against “Canadian colonialism” on Canada Day

  01-07-2017 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  The group claimed they wanted to attack symbols of Canadian colonialism, which they called an "Anti-Canada day".
  
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• Montrealers celebrate Canada Day

  01-07-2017 22:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  The party united Canadians of all backgrounds to show their pride to belong to the true north nation. 
  
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• Montrealers celebrate Canada 150

  01-07-2017 22:15
  
  The rain drizzled on Montrealers Saturday afternoon as they lined Ste-Catherine St. to watch the procession of representatives from different cultural communities for the Canada Day parade.
  The parade began at 11 a.m. on the corner of Ste-Catherine St. and Fort St. and proceeded toward Peel St. before turning onto René Lévesque Blvd. and ending at Place du Canada after 1:30 p.m.Happy Canada Day, All! The Montreal parade is about to start ! pic.twitter.com/b5b3FLVV34
  — Blind J
  
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• Montreal Canadiens agree to terms on five-year deal with defenceman Karl Alzner

  01-07-2017 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Habs have agreed to terms on a five-year contract with defenceman Karl Alzner.
  
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• 'Everyone laughed at us': Looking back on Montreal's 1st Canada Day parade - CBC.ca

  01-07-2017 20:58
  
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  'Everyone laughed at us': Looking back on Montreal's 1st Canada Day parade
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  Among the tens of thousands of flag-waving revellers expected to line the streets for Montreal's Canada Day parade, there is one man who remembers the year he almost marched alone. Roopnarine Singh, a Trinidad-born Montreal doctor, organized the first ...
  Parades and some protest mark Canada's 150th birthday in MontrealTimes Colonist
  Montrealers celebrate Canada 150Montreal Gazette
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• 'Everyone laughed at us': Looking back on Montreal's 1st Canada Day parade

  01-07-2017 20:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Roopnarine Singh, a Trinidad-born Montreal doctor, organized the first Canada Day parade in 1978 after being horrified there was no celebration to mark his adopted country's birthday.
  
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• Anti-capitalists crash Montreal's Canada 150 celebrations | Montreal ... - Montreal Gazette

  01-07-2017 20:45
  
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  Anti-capitalists crash Montreal's Canada 150 celebrations | Montreal ...
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  An anti-capitalist group briefly crashed the Canada Day party in Old Montreal Saturday, shouting slogans and tossing confetti into a crowd of tourists as riot ...
  SPVM on high alert for "Anti-Canada Day" vandalism | CTV Montreal ...CTV News
  CLAC protest against “Canadian colonialism” on Canada Day ...Globalnews.caall 3 news articles »
  
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• Anti-capitalists crash Montreal's Canada 150 celebrations

  01-07-2017 20:44
  
  An anti-capitalist group briefly crashed the Canada Day party in Old Montreal Saturday, shouting slogans and tossing confetti into a crowd of tourists as riot police tagged along.
  The march remained peaceful except for a brief verbal exchange between two self-professed patriots and some of the black-clad protesters.
  “F— you! That’s my message,” said one of the hecklers, who also used homophobic slurs to deride the marchers.
  The group, called the Convergence des lutte
  
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• Moving day in Montreal? 'More like moving furniture in the rain day'

  01-07-2017 20:39
  
  Montreal’s moving day is never easy. There are always stairs to navigate, parking spots to locate, and trucks to fill. 
  But tenants moving to new homes this year face an additional challenge: Rain.Montrealers have been taking to social media since early this morning to share their experiences — and, in some cases, gripes — about the added challenges of moving in inclement weather.#CanadaDay More like moving furniture in the rain day.
  — Bneus Me (@BneusMoimeme) July 1
  
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• Habs' Jordie Benn battles brother, Dallas forward Jamie, for Radulov - Montreal Gazette

  01-07-2017 20:11
  
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  Habs' Jordie Benn battles brother, Dallas forward Jamie, for Radulov
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  Free agent frenzy, it appears, is just another occasion to work through some friendly sibling rivalries. Montreal Canadiens defenceman Jordie Benn's younger brother, Jamie, plays for the Dallas Stars. There's surely some tension inherent in playing for ...
  Montreal and Dallas battling for Alex RadulovHabs Eyes on the Prize (blog)all 13 news articles »
  
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• Habs' Jordie Benn battles brother, Dallas forward Jamie, for Radulov

  01-07-2017 20:11
  
  Free agent frenzy, it appears, is just another occasion to work through some friendly sibling rivalries.
  Montreal Canadiens defenceman Jordie Benn’s younger brother, Jamie, plays for the Dallas Stars. There’s surely some tension inherent in playing for competing teams, but today’s free agent rumours added an interesting dimension to that dynamic.
  Shortly after the free agency period officially began, rumours began circulating that forward Alexander Radulov, who spent last seaso
  
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• Matt Taormina signs a two-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens - Habs Eyes on the Prize (blog)

  01-07-2017 20:04
  
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  Matt Taormina signs a two-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens
  Habs Eyes on the Prize (blog)
  The Canadiens have agreed to terms on a two-year, two-way contract with defenseman Matt Taormina. DETAILS -> https://t.co/5X3fZ4G5PT. — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) July 1, 2017. Taormina has been a Tampa Bay Lightning property for the ...and more »
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos rally to beat Montreal Alouettes 23-19 in home opener - Globalnews.ca

  01-07-2017 19:23
  
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  Edmonton Eskimos rally to beat Montreal Alouettes 23-19 in home opener
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  Edmonton Eskimos' Adarius Bowman (4) and Brandon Zylstra (83) celebrate a touchdown during second half CFL action against the Montreal Alouettes, in Edmonton on Friday, June 30, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson ...
  Edmonton Eskimos beat Montreal Alouettes to start season with back-to-back winsCTV News
  The Snap: Alouettes' offence sputters againMontreal Gazette
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• Montreal Canadiens sign defender Karl Alzner

  01-07-2017 19:17
  
  The Canadiens have signed free agent defenceman Karl Alzner. He’s a dependable stay-at-home defenceman with a left-handed shot but, at 28, there are signs that he is slowing up. He’ll have salary cap of $4.625 million over five seasons.
  Alzner won’t do anything to boost the Canadiens’ sagging offence. He has collected 21 points on two occasions and had three goals and 10 assists in 82 games last season.
  In 519 games, he has 19 goals and 98 assists. He has two assists on t
  
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• Montreal Canadiens sign centres Peter Holland and Byron Froese

  01-07-2017 19:17
  
  The Canadiens have signed two 26-year-old bottom-six centres in Peter Holland and Byron Froese. Holland, who was a first-round pick (15th overall) of the Anaheim Ducks in 2009 is 6-foot-2 and 195 pounds. His best season was in 2015-16 when he had nine goals and 18 assists with Toronto but was minus-16. He was also minus-16 last season when he played 48 games with Toronto and Arizona with five goals and seven assists. He has 35 goals and 46 assists in 243 games. Froese, who signed a two-way deal,
  
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• Montreal Canadiens sign centres Peter Holland and Byron Froese - Montreal Gazette

  01-07-2017 19:03
  
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  Montreal Canadiens sign centres Peter Holland and Byron Froese
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  Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) July 1, 2017. The Canadiens have agreed to terms on a two-year contract with forward Byron Froese. DETAILS -> https://t.co/eHNvFFjoMZ #GoHabsGo. — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) July 1, 2017. More to ...
  The Montreal Canadiens sign former Bruins defender Joe Morrow to a one-year contractHabs Eyes on the Prize (blog)all 18 news articl
  
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• Interac restoring e-Transfer service bank by bank

  01-07-2017 18:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Interac said it began restoring e-Transfer service shortly before 9 p.m. ET on Saturday, "through all financial institutions on a sequential basis," after it was suspended Friday morning while technical issues were being worked out.
  
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• Interac e-Transfer service fully restored

  01-07-2017 18:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Interac says its e-Transfer service is back to being "fully operational among all financial institutions" after it was suspended Friday morning while technical issues were being worked out.
  
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• Interac e-Transfer service expected to be restored later today

  01-07-2017 18:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Interac says it made "significant progress" overnight in addressing an "internal technical issue" affecting its e-Transfer service and expects it to be back online later Saturday.
  
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• Habs plug hole with Alzner, but don't make much of a dent elsewhere - Montreal Gazette

  01-07-2017 18:06
  
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  Habs plug hole with Alzner, but don't make much of a dent elsewhere
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  Karl Alzner of the Washington Capitals skates with the puck against the Philadelphia Flyers on Jan. 18, 2011, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Len Redkoles / NHLI. Share Adjust Comment Print. The Canadiens have more questions than answers ...
  Montreal Canadiens sign defenceman Karl Alzner to five-year contractNational Post
  The Montreal Canadiens sign Karl Alzner to a five-year $2
  
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• Canada 150: The Trailer Park Boys’ favourite Canadian things

  01-07-2017 17:34
  
  Since the late 1990s, Ricky (Robb Wells), Julian (John Paul Tremblay) and Bubbles (Mike Smith) have charmed audiences across the country as the foul-mouthed, low-brow trio behind Trailer Park Boys—a comedic mockumentary turned mini-empire that now spans 11 television seasons (and counting), numerous films and specials, digital shorts, a podcast and more. The Boys have built an impressive legacy in Canadian television and film, and they have also dabbled in music—appearing in the
  
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• Montreal Canadiens to sign defender Karl Alzner: reports

  01-07-2017 17:21
  
  The Montreal Canadiens will be signing defender Karl Alzner to a five-year deal, reports suggest. The 28-year-old B.C. native most recently played with the Washington Capitals.Unofficially hearing Alzner and Montreal Canadiens have agreed on a 5 year deal at roughly $4.5M per. #TSN
  — Aaron Ward (@NHL_AaronWard) July 1, 2017Further to @NHL_AaronWard report on Alzner signing with the Canadiens. 5 yr term at just over $23 million total.
  — Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) July 1, 2017
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• NHL free agency: Highly coveted defencemen Shattenkirk lands with Rangers

  01-07-2017 16:34 via cbc.ca
  
  The New York Rangers have signed the top free agent on the market, defenceman Kevin Shattenkirk, while the Winnipeg Jets got their hopeful answer in goal and the Montreal Canadiens tried to further stabilize their defence on the first day of NHL free agency.
  
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• NHL free agency: Few fireworks as teams steer clear of lavish long-term deals

  01-07-2017 16:34 via cbc.ca
  
  Only three teams went longer than three years with an unrestricted free agent on Saturday with the Montreal Canadiens splurging on Karl Alzner, the New York Rangers reeling in Kevin Shattenkirk and the Nashville Predators spending big on Nick Bonino.
  
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• NHL free agency: Canadiens move quickly to sign Karl Alzner

  01-07-2017 16:34 via cbc.ca
  
  The Montreal Canadiens didn't wait long to make a significant free-agent move. The Habs have agreed to terms on a five-year contract with defenceman Karl Alzner.
  
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• Montreal's big hope: Students city councillors for the day turn down "bribes"

  01-07-2017 16:15
  
  We often accuse politicians of acting like children, but what if children acted like politicians?
  Dozens of high school students took over Montreal City Hall Friday and became “councillors” for a day. Montreal Gazette reporter Christopher Curtis tried to get them to accept bribes.
  Mayor Denis Coderre made an appearance at Friday’s event, gently chastising Curtis for his prank.
  
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• Canada 150: Bloc Québécois leader derides $500m 'distraction'

  01-07-2017 15:48
  
  While much of Canada was gearing up to celebrate Canada Day and the nation’s 150th birthday, Bloc Québécois leader Martine Ouellet issued a statement Saturday morning lambasting the whole undertaking as an expensive distraction.
  The MNA for Vachon noted that Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government had doubled the outlay originally planned by the Harper government for the anniversary of confederation. 
  “What do we get out of paying this completely disproportionate
  
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• Man dies in violent motorcycle wreck near Drummondville

  01-07-2017 15:26
  
  A man in his 20s is dead after crashing his motorcycle near Drummondville Friday night.
  Police say he lost control of his vehicle around 10 p.m. while manoeuvring a curve on 13e Rang de Wendover in Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil. His bike and body were projected from the road.
  Paramedics took the victim to hospital where he remained in critical condition until he died early Saturday.
  The cause of the wreck is still under investigation but police say it’s possible the driver was speeding.
  
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• Moving or celebrating Canada Day today? Expect wet weather

  01-07-2017 15:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Whether you're one of the thousands changing addresses today in Montreal, or plan to head out for some Canada Day festivities, here's what you can expect from the weather.
  
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• The Week in Review: Housing, police shooting, hospital cuts and taxi scam

  01-07-2017 14:00
  
  In Montreal, housing affordability depends on where and what you buy
  Compared to Vancouver and Toronto, buying a home in Montreal is relatively affordable. But with rising prices, and some areas seeing faster increases than others, affordability often comes down to where — and what — you’re buying. On the island of Montreal, the median price of a condo sold between January and May was $289,000, according to the Quebec Federation of Real Estate Boards. But that can vary dramatic
  
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• Canada 150: Growing older — and more united?

  01-07-2017 14:00
  
  From the giddy euphoria of Expo 67 to the giant birthday cake on Parliament Hill cut by Queen Elizabeth II 50 years ago today, 1967 is remembered as Canada’s golden age.
  It was, as the title of Pierre Burton’s book on the Centennial suggests, “The Last Good Year.”
  Montreal — then Canada’s biggest city — basked in pride and optimism, with its sparkling new métro, wealth of corporate head offices and a hockey team that won the Stanley Cup in si
  
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• While you were sleeping: Car tire proves more affordable than rubber duck

  01-07-2017 13:51
  
  Also: Health problems for the Montreal Impact and an allergic restaurant patron.
  Are you healthy enough to play for the Montreal Impact on Saturday night? As the team battles for last place — or escape from it — with D.C. United, they’ll be deprived of the services of star player Ignacio Piatti, captain Patrice Bernier, forward Anthony Jackson-Hamel and backup goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau. Don’t sit by the phone waiting for a call from the team, but don’t expect
  
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• Shelter: Globetrotting couple put their stamp on vintage Plateau apartment

  01-07-2017 13:30
  
  Alexandra Buskie hails from Aberdeenshire in Scotland and her husband, Hugo Picher, is a Montrealer. They found their Plateau apartment last fall, but this isn’t the first time the expat Scot has lived in this city. While attending Glasgow University, Buskie came to Montreal as an exchange student — and that’s when she met Picher.
  Before moving here, the couple lived for a while in London. Eventually, they gave up their “good jobs” in Britain, travelled around the w
  
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• Monkland Ave. enjoys last weekend before summer roadwork

  01-07-2017 13:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Starting July 3 and continuing throughout August, sections of the popular Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce shopping street will be closed for roadwork.
  
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• Calming approach is the key to de-escalating police interventions

  01-07-2017 13:20
  
  When police respond to calls for individuals in the throes of severe mental distress, there is typically no advance warning, the outcome comes quickly, and in half the cases, it involves the use of force.
  Sometimes, as in the case of Pierre Coriolan, a man with a history of mental issues who was wielding two screwdrivers when he was shot by Montreal police Tuesday night, it involves deadly force. Police reported they first tried to use plastic bullets and a Taser in an effort to restrain him.
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• Alouettes 'need to be a little bit better at everyting

  01-07-2017 13:18
  
  EDMONTON – The Alouettes vowed they would be better offensively, but we’re not sure this falls under the category of improvement.
  Montreal actually scored more points this week than last, producing 19 against Edmonton when it tallied 17 a week earlier, against Saskatchewan. But the Als scored two touchdowns against the Roughriders compared to only one on the Eskimos’ defence.
  But the bottom line is this: Thirty-six points through two games and three touchdowns simply isn’
  
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• Jazz fest: Bob Dylan turns the Bell Centre into the last roadhouse

  01-07-2017 13:10
  
  There appeared to be fewer of those puzzled, disappointed looks. It’s as if people now know – finally – that they won’t get the `60s jukebox.
  Bob Dylan and band – ushered from the wings with a snippet of guitar instrumental that sounded like the traditional folk song Wild Mountain Thyme – hit the stage Friday night to a welcoming Bell Centre audience. For the next hour and three-quarters, the fans seemed only too happy to follow the singer as he sprinkled a ha
  
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• Josh Freed: Oh Canada, let's show some national pride

  01-07-2017 13:00
  
  It’s Canada’s 150th birthday and everyone’s wildly celebrating us — except us.
  As we mark a century-and-a-half since Confederation, the world looks enviously at Canada, like a model nation, practically a Shangri-la.
  International papers like the New York Times and Britain’s the Guardian are running daily stories about how sane, civilized and sensitive we are.
  They praise our tolerant, peaceful ways, our “ruthlessly smart immigration policy,” our “b
  
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• From the archives: First Canada day celebrated in style

  01-07-2017 12:00
  
  This story was first published on July 5, 2003, in the Montreal Gazette.
  There seems to be everywhere, throughout British America, a common feeling that this day, July the First, will mark an epoch in the political history of America, we may add of mankind. … It is well that the people should so observe it, and give one day’s rest from their several avocations to celebrate and contemplate the great political event.
  The Gazette, Monday, July 1, 1867
  In such high-flown prose did The G
  
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