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• Stu Cowan: It wasn't a good week for Montreal baseball fans - Montreal Gazette

  10-11-2017 23:58 via montrealgazette.com
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  Stu Cowan: It wasn't a good week for Montreal baseball fans
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  But former Expo Warren Cromartie of the Montreal Baseball Project insists city hasn't struck out when it comes to bringing back MLB team. Stu Cowan, Montreal Gazette More from Stu Cowan, Montreal Gazette. Published on: November 10, 2017 | Last ...
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• Poppy cupcakes raise money for veterans

  10-11-2017 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Nov 10: Summit School in Montreal is teaching students in the baking program about Remembrance Day by making cupcakes. As Global’s Dan Spector reports, money raised will go to the Legion.
  
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• Trailblazing Danielle Goyette becomes first Quebec woman to enter Hockey Hall of Fame

  10-11-2017 23:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Former Olympic hockey great Danielle Goyette was visiting friends in Toronto and preparing for a coaching assignment in China last summer when she received a phone call from Hockey Hall of Fame chairman and former NHL star Lanny McDonald.
  Goyette knew McDonald after joining him for a Calgary Flames alumni event. “I thought he was calling me for another event,” she said.
  She was partially right, McDonald was calling her an event, but not one she had in mind. Goyette was thrilled to le
  
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• Helping homeless veterans in Montreal

  10-11-2017 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Nov 10: As Remembrance Day approaches, Montreal’s Old Brewery Mission is launching a new program to provide shelter to homeless veterans. Global’s Phil Carpenter reports.
  
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• Could Montreal Olympic Stadium’s new roof bring Expos back?

  10-11-2017 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Nov 10: The Quebec government says Montreal’s Olympic Stadium will have a new $250-million roof by 2023. Global’s Gloria Henriquez finds out what that could mean for the Expos’ return.
  
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• Montreal special needs students sell poppy cupcakes to benefit veterans

  10-11-2017 23:33 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal special needs students are giving back to veterans in a sweet way.
  
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• Canada's 1st trans mayor elected in village west of Montreal - CBC.ca

  10-11-2017 23:25 via cbc.ca
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  Canada's 1st trans mayor elected in village west of Montreal
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  The small village of Très-Saint-Redempteur, Que., near the Ontario border, is known for its towering historical Catholic church — and now, for being home to Canada's first openly transgender mayor. The election of Julie Lemieux last Sunday flew under ...
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• 'We're writing history': Canada's 1st trans mayor elected in village west of Montreal

  10-11-2017 23:23 via cbc.ca
  The small village of Très-Saint-Redempteur, Que., near the Ontario border, is known for its towering historical Catholic church — and now, for being home to Canada's first openly transgender mayor.
  
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• Canada's first trans mayor elected in western Quebec village

  10-11-2017 23:23 via cbc.ca
  The small village of Très-Saint-Redempteur, Que., near the Ontario border, is known for its towering historical Catholic church — and now, for being home to Canada's first openly transgender mayor.
  
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• Canada's 1st trans mayor elected in western Quebec village

  10-11-2017 23:23 via cbc.ca
  The small village of Très-Saint-Redempteur, Que., near the Ontario border, is known for its towering historical Catholic church — and now, for being home to Canada's first openly transgender mayor.
  
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• Canada's 1st trans mayor elected in village west of Montreal

  10-11-2017 23:23 via cbc.ca
  The small village of Très-Saint-Redempteur, Que., near the Ontario border, is known for its towering historical Catholic church — and now, for being home to Canada's first openly transgender mayor.
  
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• Wine: Go big with a magnum for your next party

  10-11-2017 23:11 via montrealgazette.com
  I attended an exceptional Champagne tasting on Nov. 1, which was part of the programming of La Grande Dégustation de Montréal. It was the largest tasting of high-end Champagne outside of France, as 27 of the top houses got together to pour their top cuvées and rare wines. More than 200 Champagne enthusiasts attended to benefit Fondation Montréal.
  While my list of recommendable wines (if you could even get them) would be too large to fit in this column, what I noticed
  
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• New Montreal program finds housing for homeless vets - CTV News

  10-11-2017 23:06 via montreal.ctvnews.ca
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  New Montreal program finds housing for homeless vets
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  The Old Brewery Mission is joining forces with the Quebec Veterans' Foundation to find housing for homeless veterans. With an estimated 2,500 homeless veterans across Canada, it's a problem that's expected to grow in the coming years. “A lot of them ...
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• Firefighter watched ghost train barrel past him moments before Lac-Mégantic derailment

  10-11-2017 22:32 via cbc.ca
  A volunteer firefighter testified how he watched a tanker-train roll past him on its way to Lac-Megantic, where it exploded in the early hours of July 6, 2013.
  
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• Police seek sexual assault victims in NDG massage therapist case - Montreal Gazette

  10-11-2017 22:30 via montrealgazette.com
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  Police seek sexual assault victims in NDG massage therapist case
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  Massage therapist David Kost pleaded guilty this year to two counts of sexual assault. Police say more victims may be out there. Montreal Gazette. Published on: November 10, 2017 | Last Updated: November 10, 2017 5:04 PM EST. David Kost pleaded guilty ...
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• Buchignani: Lance Stroll looks to spoil F1 party in Brazil

  10-11-2017 22:18 via montrealgazette.com
  This time, we’re told, it’s for real.
  Veteran driver Felipe Massa of Brazil will be racing at his home Grand Prix for the final time this weekend after announcing he will retire from Formula One at the end of the season.
  Granted, he made the same announcement last year — only to be called back to duty when his Williams team found itself scrambling to fill the seat left vacant by the sudden departure of Valtteri Bottas.
  Bottas, you’ll recall, bolted to Mercedes to replace
  
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• From falling concrete to shredded roof, a timeline of the Olympic Stadium's struggles

  10-11-2017 22:16 via cbc.ca
  The Quebec government has committed to a new, $250-million roof by 2023. The stadium and its roof have had a checkered history. Here's a look at some of the problems over the years.
  
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• Montreal General Hospital sexual harassment case sparks internal memo - Montreal Gazette

  10-11-2017 22:10 via montrealgazette.com
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  Montreal General Hospital sexual harassment case sparks internal memo
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  A top MUHC official has denied an employee's many complaints of sexual harassment against a doctor were ignored until a lawyer was hired. Charlie Fidelman, Montreal Gazette More from Charlie Fidelman, Montreal Gazette. Published on: November 10, ...
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• Getting the word out about children's literature in Montreal

  10-11-2017 21:57 via montrealgazette.com
  At a time when digital devices take precedence over print in most homes and offices, Amazon has a stranglehold on the sale of books worldwide, and independent booksellers hang in there purely because of their love of reading, it’s something of a miracle to hear about a bookstore opening instead of yet another store shutting its doors.
  Especially when that bookstore is focused on children’s literature.
  Drawn & Quarterly, a Montreal-based publishing house that specializes in graphi
  
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• Trail blazing Danielle Goyette first Quebec woman to enter hockey Hall

  10-11-2017 21:53 via montrealgazette.com
  Former Olympic hockey great Danielle Goyette was visiting friends in Toronto and preparing for a coaching assignment in China last summer when she received a phone call from Hockey Hall of Fame chairman and former NHL star Lanny McDonald.
  Goyette knew McDonald after joining him for a Calgary Flames alumni event. “I thought he was calling me for another event,” she said.
  She was partially right, McDonald was calling her an event, but not one she had in mind. Goyette was thrilled to le
  
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• Montreal's light-rail builder misses key target, but insists project remains on-schedule

  10-11-2017 21:37 via cbc.ca
  The company behind Montreal's planned light-rail system insists the project is on track — even though it missed Friday's deadline to award two major contracts.
  
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• Laval corruption: Accurso says he was unaware of collusion until arrest

  10-11-2017 21:35 via montrealgazette.com
  Construction magnate Tony Accurso said he gave $75,000 each year to Quebec Liberal Party fundraiser Marc Bibeau in the form of 25 cheques of $3,000 signed by employees of his company, sums that were later reimbursed to them.
  Although he did not specify amounts for other parties during his testimony Friday at his trial for fraud, corruption, abuse of confidence and conspiracy, Accurso noted that he had a budget dedicated for that purpose. He confirmed that on top of the Liberal Party, the other p
  
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• Buchignani: Lance Stroll looks to spoil to party in Brazil

  10-11-2017 21:24 via montrealgazette.com
  This time, we’re told, it’s for real.
  Veteran driver Felipe Massa of Brazil will be racing at his home Grand Prix for the final time this weekend after announcing he will retire from Formula One at the end of the season.
  Granted, he made the same announcement last year — only to be called back to duty when his Williams team found itself scrambling to fill the seat left vacant by the sudden departure of Valtteri Bottas.
  Bottas, you’ll recall, bolted to Mercedes to replace
  
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• What the Puck: Canadiens crease crisis as Carey Price mystery deepens

  10-11-2017 21:20 via montrealgazette.com
  What’s up with Carey Price?
  Wow, what a situation. Here we are, whether you like it or not, in the midst of a full-blown goalie controversy in Montreal, the most intense since that rather exciting netminder duel in 2010.
  That was the time that a young Slovak named Jaroslav Halak stole the No. 1 goalie job out from under the nose of Carey Price and went on to provide hockey fans ici with one of the most exciting playoff runs of the past 24 years.
  Before you haters go nuts, let me come right
  
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• What the Puck: Canadiens crease crisis as Carey Price mystery deepens - Montreal Gazette

  10-11-2017 20:52 via montrealgazette.com
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  What the Puck: Canadiens crease crisis as Carey Price mystery deepens
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  There is a full-blown goaltending controversy in Montreal with Minnesota kid Charlie Lindgren giving Carey Price a run for his money. Brendan Kelly, Montreal Gazette More from Brendan Kelly, Montreal Gazette. Published on: November 10, 2017 | Last ...
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• Opinion: Thirty years after the shooting of Anthony Griffin

  10-11-2017 20:25 via montrealgazette.com
  Nov. 11 is Remembrance Day. On that day, many of us will remember not only the sacrifice of our veterans, but also Anthony Griffin, a young English-speaking black man who was fatally shot 30 years ago at the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce police station by police officer Allan Gosset.
  On Nov. 11, 1987, Griffin, 19 years old and unarmed, was brought to the station after failing to pay his cab fare. He attempted to run away from the police car, but stopped after being ordered to. Griffin turned around
  
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• Police arrest teen in connection with illegal protest in Quebec City last August

  10-11-2017 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  An 18-year-old man was arrested in Montreal Thursday in connection with an August rally that saw demonstrators clash with riot police in Quebec City.
  
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• Don Macpherson: The Plante effect

  10-11-2017 19:49 via montrealgazette.com
  Suddenly last Sunday evening, when 43-year-old Valérie Plante was declared elected as mayor of Montreal, the three leading candidates for Quebec premier seemed to age.
  Assuming that none of them steps down before next year’s general election — and there was reported speculation this week about both Liberal Premier Philippe Couillard and Parti Québécois Leader Jean-François Lisée doing just that — the Liberals, the PQ and François Legaul
  
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• 'We're not lazy, we're old': 71-year-old worker at Costco wins right to sit on the job

  10-11-2017 19:46 via cbc.ca
  After being ordered to stay on his feet or go home, a 71-year-old sample server at Costco has won the right to use a bench at work.
  
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• 5 Montreal stories you must read this week: November 10

  10-11-2017 19:43 via globalnews.ca
  Some career politicians in Montreal are moving on with their lives after failing to be reelected.
  
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• Canadiens Notebook: Goalie Zach Fucale called up from AHL Rocket

  10-11-2017 19:23 via montrealgazette.com
  The Canadiens held an optional practice Friday in Brossard with only nine players on the ice, including one goalie: Charlie Lindgren.
  The Canadiens later announced why: Al Montoya is out with an upper-body injury and the team has called up goalie Zach Fucale from the AHL’s Laval Rocket on an emergency basis. Fucale has a 4-1-0 record, a 3.46 goals-against average and a .881 save percentage this season with the Rocket.
  Montoya hasn’t played the last three games, but took a slapshot fr
  
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• Laval corruption: I wasn't one of Vaillancourt's favourites, Accurso testifies

  10-11-2017 19:14 via montrealgazette.com
  Construction magnate Tony Accurso did not enjoy good relations with former Laval mayor Gilles Vaillancourt, a Laval courtroom heard on Friday.
  Testifying for the second day in his defence, Accurso recalled repeatedly and unsuccessfully seeking help from Vaillancourt with zoning changes to agricultural lands near a quarry he had acquired in 2002.
  “I would show him solutions and he would show me problems,” said Accurso. “I was not one of his favourites.”
  Accurso, who faces
  
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• Fourth person arrested in connection with far-right counter-protest in Quebec City

  10-11-2017 19:03 via cbc.ca
  A fourth person has been arrested in connection with a counter-demonstration that was held alongside a protest by a far-right group in Quebec City in August.
  
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• SQ should investigate our daughter's disappearance, Marilyn Bergeron's parents say

  10-11-2017 18:53 via montrealgazette.com
  The parents of Marilyn Bergeron say they have received many tips since they made a public appeal in February about their daughter’s disappearance nearly 10 years ago.
   Andrée Béchard and Michel Bergeron say 43 people provided tips about the disappearance, and with this new evidence, they would like the Sûreté du Québec to take the investigation off the hands of the Service de police de la ville de Québec. They said Marilyn, who would have
  
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• Dismantling Olympic Stadium would be 'foolish,' says man in charge

  10-11-2017 18:46 via cbc.ca
  The head of the Olympic installations board, Michel Labrecque, says it's "impossible to think about dismantling" the concrete behemoth, even if a new roof could cost as much as half the price of doing so.
  
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• Dismantling Montreal's Olympic Stadium would be 'foolish,' says man in charge

  10-11-2017 18:46 via cbc.ca
  The head of the Olympic installations board, Michel Labrecque, says it's "impossible to think about dismantling" the concrete behemoth, even if a new roof could cost as much as half the price of doing so.
  
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• Contract makes Carey Price tough to trade | HI/O Bonus

  10-11-2017 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Our panel wonders if the Canadiens would consider trading Carey Price?
  
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• Baby won't wait, so Longueuil cops help deliver in couple's bathroom

  10-11-2017 17:55 via montrealgazette.com
  Four Longueuil police officers suddenly found themselves playing the role of midwife after it became clear the ambulance wouldn’t arrive in time to get an expectant mother to hospital.
  Officers Éric Courcy, Simon Paré-Descoteaux, Marie-Claude Lussier and Mathieu Beaulieu answered a 911 call placed at 3 a.m. Friday from a home in Vieux Longueuil, as backup. But with no ambulance in the offing and it becoming clear from the moment they arrived that the baby was unwilling to wa
  
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• Canadiens Notebook: Goalie Zach Fucale called up from AHL Rocket - Montreal Gazette

  10-11-2017 17:40 via montrealgazette.com
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  Canadiens Notebook: Goalie Zach Fucale called up from AHL Rocket
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  Carey Price s'entraîne de nouveau avec Stéphane Waite ce matin.@CP0031 is back out there solo working with Stephane Waite again this morning. #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/75B4HaakZ5. — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) November 10, 2017 ...
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• Update: REM contracts will be awarded by year's end, Caisse says

  10-11-2017 17:39 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec’s Caisse de dépôt says it still expects to award contracts before the end of the year to companies that will build its $6-billion electric train.
  According to a report in Friday’s Journal de Montréal, Friday was the day that the five consortiums running to build or provide the rolling stock for the project were to hear which would be chosen by CDPQ Infra, the Caisse’s infrastructure division.
  Jean-Vincent Lacroix, a spokesperson for CDPQ Inf
  
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• The Right Chemistry: Jellyfish protein, Prevagen and brain function

  10-11-2017 17:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Wouldn’t we all like to have healthy brain function, a sharper mind and clearer thinking? Of course we would. And a dietary supplement called Prevagen promises to deliver the goods, at least according to the ads that are featured in magazines and on CNN ad nauseam.
  The supposed “active” ingredient is a protein called “apoaequorin” that according to the marketer “was originally plucked from a variety of jellyfish.” That bit of info is meant to conjure up
  
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• Take a culinary journey through Montreal - Toronto Star

  10-11-2017 17:02 via thestar.com
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  Take a culinary journey through Montreal
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  A guide to all the best spots to stop for a bite in the city that takes its food seriously. Bonbons a la Barbe de Dragon sells dragon's beard candy. (Rick McGinnis). Montreal's flair for the unexpected can be found at Le Virunga, where chef Maria-José ...
  
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• Montreal homeless shelter to offer temporary housing for veterans

  10-11-2017 17:00 via cbc.ca
  A Montreal homeless shelter is trying to help veterans, including Daniel Lalonger, get off the street.
  
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• Hasbro "Must-Haves" for the 2017 Holiday Season! btmontreal.ca/videos/hasbro-…

  10-11-2017 16:59
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• Where to find Remembrance Day ceremonies in the Montreal area

  10-11-2017 16:41 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal-area Remembrance Day ceremonies began Friday, with a commemoration at 11 a.m. in Côte St. Luc at Veteran’s Park, next to the Côte St. Luc Library at 5851 Cavendish Blvd.
  And while much attention will be paid to Saturday’s memorial at the cenotaph at Place du Canada — which begins at 10:45 a.m. at the corner of Peel St and René-Lévesque Blvd. W. and is expected to include a flyby by two Armed Forces helicopters— several other municipaliti
  
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• What Remembrance Day means for one Canadian Forces veteran. Full interview at btmontreal.ca/videos https://t.co/P1lk4k1M11

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  What Remembrance Day means for one Canadian Forces veteran. Full interview at btmontreal.ca/videos https://t.co/P1lk4k1M11
  
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• Winter blast leaves Montreal drivers scrambling to change tires

  10-11-2017 16:32 via globalnews.ca
  Friday's blast of wintry weather serves as a good reminder to get your vehicle winter ready.
  
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• Winter blast leaves area drivers scrambling to change tires

  10-11-2017 16:32 via globalnews.ca
  Friday's blast of wintry weather serves as a good reminder to get your vehicle winter ready.
  
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• Shield of Athena art auction

  10-11-2017 16:32 via globalnews.ca
  Shield of Athena executive director Melpa Kamateros joins Global’s Laura Casella to talk about the organization’s upcoming art auction.
  
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• Where to find Remembrance Day ceremonies in the Montreal area - Montreal Gazette

  10-11-2017 16:31 via montrealgazette.com
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  Where to find Remembrance Day ceremonies in the Montreal area
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  Several municipalities and branches of the Royal Canadian Legion will hold their own ceremonies throughout the Montreal area this weekend. Montreal Gazette. Published on: November 10, 2017 | Last Updated: November 10, 2017 10:30 AM EST.
  
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