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• GM Marc Bergevin says Max Domi will bring energy to Canadiens

  16-06-2018 23:43 via montrealgazette.com
  Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin called it a simple “hockey trade” — a one-for-one deal Friday night that sent Alex Galchenyuk to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Max Domi.
  When asked Saturday morning during a media scrum at the Bell Centre if the trade might be the first step toward something bigger, Bergevin said: “Not at all. Straight one-for-one.”
  Bergevin added that Domi will be in a Canadiens uniform when next season begins.
  About an hour before Bergevin met
  
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• After winning $80K in Montreal, these opera singers look to the future

  16-06-2018 23:00 via cbc.ca
  Mario Bahg and John Brancy were first place winners at the prestigious Montreal International Music Competition. Here's what they have planned.
  
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• This super tall 12-year-old is helping propel his Montreal basketball team to glory

  16-06-2018 22:33 via cbc.ca
  The school, overwhelmed by the success, has stopped counting its awards.
  
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• How cyclists can navigate the blind spots of large vehicles, stay safe on city streets

  16-06-2018 22:29 via globalnews.ca
  A public demonstration revealed to cyclists truck drivers' blind spots by putting them behind the wheel themselves.
  
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• Watch: How to stay out of a truck's blind spots

  16-06-2018 22:28 via montrealgazette.com
  Make eye contact with truck drivers before crossing. Remember that truck drivers can’t hear you, and above all, stay out of their blind spots.
  Those were some of the messages the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec wanted the public to hear in an educational event they held on Saturday.
  The SAAQ demonstrated just how wide trucks’ blind spots are: about three metres on each side of the truck.
  “With the truck in the middle and all the red c
  
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• Update: Abducted girl, 7, and young woman found after Amber Alert issued

  16-06-2018 20:47 via montrealgazette.com
  A seven-year-old girl who was abuducted in the Gaspé town of Matane on Saturday morning was found safe and sound with relatives, the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) said.
  An Amber Alert was retracted about 30 minutes after it was issued.
  The suspect’s vehicle was intercepted around 1:30 p.m., 75 km away from Matane.
  The supect, a 26-year-old man, was to be interrogated. According to SQ spokesperson Christine Coulombe, it’s too soon to say if he’ll face cha
  
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• Update: SQ removes Amber Alert after missing girl, 7, is found

  16-06-2018 20:03 via montrealgazette.com
  The Sûreté du Québec has removed an Amber Alert issued earlier Saturday afternoon to help locate a seven-year-old girl.
  The SQ said the girl, who had been missing since around 10:45 a.m., had been found.
  
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• Amber Alert cancelled after 7-year-old girl found safe in Quebec, suspect arrested

  16-06-2018 19:46 via globalnews.ca
  Police have cancelled an Amber Alert for a girl of around seven years old who was allegedly abducted in Matane, on Quebec's Gaspe Peninsula.
  
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• Montreal Canadiens sign forward Max Domi to a two-year deal

  16-06-2018 18:35 via globalnews.ca
  The newest Hab inked for an average annual value of $3.15 million USD.
  
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• Canadiens sign newly acquired Max Domi to 2-year deal

  16-06-2018 18:23 via cbc.ca
  The Montreal Canadiens agreed to terms on a two-year contract with Max Domi on Saturday, less than 24 hours after the team announced it had acquired him in a trade with Arizona for fellow forward Alex Galchenyuk.
  
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• Kids try to school parents on 'The Floss' dance craze

  16-06-2018 18:00 via cbc.ca
  Kids everywhere are 'flossing' but often their adults can't master the dance move. Daybreak's Shari Okeke met up with kids trying to teach parents how to do 'The Floss.'
  
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• Lightning strike may have killed 50 Canada geese outside of Montreal

  16-06-2018 17:42 via cbc.ca
  After 50 Canada geese were found dead floating in the St. Lawrence River outside Montreal earlier this week, veterinarians are saying they may have died from a lightning strike.
  
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• Transfusions don't go on holiday: Héma-Québec launches summer campaign

  16-06-2018 17:37 via montrealgazette.com
  As National Blood Donor Week comes to an end, Héma-Québec is urging Quebecers to continue donating during summer holiday season.
  At least 1,000 blood donations a day are needed to maintain optimal reserve levels. Every 80 seconds, a person needs blood in Quebec.
  The organization is therefore launching summer campaign with the help of host Isabelle Racicot, musician Patrice Michaud, actress Sophie Nélisse, and olympic medalists Kim Boutin and Mikaël Kingsbury.
  Across Que
  
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• Coyotes believe Alex Galchenyuk can play centre for them

  16-06-2018 17:24 via montrealgazette.com
  The Canadiens didn’t believe Alex Galchenyuk can play centre in the NHL, but the Arizona Coyotes do.
  The Canadiens traded Galchenhuk to the Coyotes Friday night in exchange for left-winger Max Domi, who has also played a little bit of centre in the NHL. When the Canadiens selected Galchenyuk with the No. 3 overall pick at the 2012 NHL Draft, he was supposed to become their No. 1 centre but that never worked out.
  Before the start of last season, Marc Bergevin made it clear he didn’t b
  
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• This is what a recycling crisis in Quebec looks like

  16-06-2018 16:35 via cbc.ca
  Sherbrooke’s recycling plant, Recup-Estrie is drowning in a sea of untreated plastic, paper and metal after a dispute with its sorting company shut down operations for nearly two weeks.
  
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• Longueuil police investigating spate of eight car fires in six hours

  16-06-2018 16:02 via montrealgazette.com
  Longueuil police are continuing to investigate a spate of car fires that occurred early Friday morning.
  Eight vehicles were found in flames between 1 and 7 a.m. Friday in the Greenfield Park and Saint-Hubert boroughs.
  Police believe the cars were searched before being set ablaze.
  Evidence from the fires is still being analyzed.
  As of Saturday morning, all of the car owners had been contacted and no suspects had been identified.
  
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• ICYMI: James Marsden from @WestworldHBO was here earlier this week to discuss his new film and weekend at the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-06-2018 16:00
  ICYMI: James Marsden from @WestworldHBO was here earlier this week to discuss his new film and weekend at the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Shelter: Family of five puts down roots in Vieux-Rosemont duplex

  16-06-2018 15:26 via montrealgazette.com
  Marie-Ève Lépine describes herself as a “super busy mom of three” (her children are all under 10 years old) who spends much of her time ferrying them around to various sports activities. The kids skate and play soccer, while the athletic Lépine likes to run.
  The super busy mom also holds a full-time job. She is the co-ordinator at the School of International Management (ESG) at UQÀM. Her spouse, Frédéric Bastien, is a journalist, author and h
  
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• Quebec government, optometrists reach agreement in principle

  16-06-2018 15:16 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec’s government has reached an agreement in principle with optometrists regarding their participation in the province’s health insurance program (RAMQ).
  Maryse Nolin, director general of the Association des optométristes du Québec, said the association’s members will be called to decide on the agreement in a general assembly on Saturday afternoon.
  At the beginning of the year as many as 90 per cent of the province’s 1,400 optometrists threatened to withd
  
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• Montreal sees biggest job growth among Canadian, U.S. cities

  16-06-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Thanks in part to its high tech and creative sectors, Montreal saw 3.6 per cent job growth last year, putting it in the top spot out of cities in Canada and the United States, according to Montréal International.
  
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• 5 weekend getaways near Montreal even the kids will enjoy

  16-06-2018 14:31 via montrealgazette.com
  Research* has shown the time it takes for a parent’s hair to catch fire is directly related to the length of time one’s child tells knock-knock jokes in the car. That time is approximately one hour.
  Each of these weekend getaways is within a two-hour radius of Montreal. You’re on your own for the second hour.Parc Omega is a safari-style wildlife park that features Canadian animals, mostly from Quebec, like these grey wolves. It is in Montebello. Photo courtesy of Parc Omega
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• Côte-St-Luc cold case: Stabbing death haunts daughters 18 years on

  16-06-2018 14:26 via montrealgazette.com
  At first, Naomi Mouadeb called often. After the initial blur of the first few days, every week or so she picked up the phone and dialled the same number. Then it became every couple of months. Then, gradually, two calls a year became one: every Sept. 2.
  The last time she tried calling, in 2015, no one answered.
  So Mouadeb, 63, drove across the island instead, from her home in Hampstead to Place Versailles, where she knew the Montreal police force housed its major crimes unit.
  Desperate to speak
  
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• Bernier supporters demand his reinstatement after Scheer removes him from shadow cabinet

  16-06-2018 14:22 via globalnews.ca
  Maxime Bernier's supporters are demanding he be reinstated - and using money to show they mean business.
  
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• Karl Lohnes: Create Your own café dining experience at home

  16-06-2018 14:00 via montrealgazette.com
  The rumbling of the Formula One Grand Prix is over and it’s time to enjoy peaceful dinners al fresco. Since dining outdoors at restaurants and cafés are a right of passage in summertime, why not create all the comfort and style of an outdoor café at home? No matter what kind of outdoor space you have or what kind of entertaining you do ­— family-style or dinner for two — these ideas will set the scene for sweet summer dining at home.
  What’s your type?
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• While you were sleeping: Never chug a beer while stopped by police

  16-06-2018 13:58 via montrealgazette.com
  Here’s what happened while you were getting some refreshing shut-eye.
  The Montreal Canadiens traded Alex Galchenyuk to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Max Domi. Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin selected Galchenyuk with the No. 3 overall pick at the 2012 NHL Draft during his first year on the job. Now 24, the forward posted 19-32-51 totals in 82 games with the Canadiens last season. Domi, 23, had 9-36-45 totals with the Coyotes. “At first glance,”
  
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• Week in review: New liquor and cannabis laws, World Cup comes to Montreal, no more calèches

  16-06-2018 13:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Last week in session before fall election
  The Quebec legislature passed its cannabis bill in anticipation of the federal government legalizing the drug this summer. It’s not all peace and love between Quebec City and Ottawa — the main sticking point is over growing plants in your home. While Ottawa will allow it, Quebec’s law prohibits home-grown pot.
  The legislature also passed its law amending how alcohol is regulated in the province. You can now buy beer earlier from d&
  
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• Schukov: 30 clues that summer is here

  16-06-2018 13:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Well now, looky here! It’s almost that time of the year when winter is back in five months, give or take a power failure. The official start of summer depends on where you live.
  In Newfoundland: Never.
  In Iceland, that aptly named floating frosty in the North Atlantic, the First Day of Summer is a national holiday held on the first Thursday after April 18. Then they return to winter.
  In the West Island, summer officially arrives when construction workers drop their tools and abandon heavy
  
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• Josh Freed: We've become a star-struck society when it comes to ratings

  16-06-2018 13:30 via montrealgazette.com
  A friend walked by the new superhospital recently and heard her phone alert dinging. The message?
  Could she please “rate” her experience in the new superhospital she had never visited.
  She didn’t check the questions, but I can imagine them: “Were the nurses friendly, was the doctor helpful, was the wait-time acceptable, exhausting or excruciating?
  “Did the surgeon smile — and say ‘have a good one?’ ”
  It’s hard to go anywhere nowadays wi
  
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• Man hospitalized in serious condition after Montreal North stabbing

  16-06-2018 13:28 via montrealgazette.com
  A 37-year-old man was attacked with a knife in the early hours of Saturday in Montreal North.
  Around 3:45, the victim was stabbed near a bar on Léger Blvd. at its intersection with Chartrand St.
  An argument, for which the motive remains unknown, preceded the attack.
  The suspect, a man in his 30s, fled the scene. Witnesses are offering minimal collaboration with investigators.
  The victim was conscious while being transported to the hospital. He is said to be in a serious condition.
  
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• New rule forcing Montreal pet stores to get their animals from shelters garners mixed reviews

  16-06-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Starting July 1, 2019, pet stores in Montreal will no longer be able to sell cats, dogs and rabbits that come from breeders — instead, they will need to get their animals from shelters.
  
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• Montreal weather: Clouds make way for sunny skies

  16-06-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  The cloud cover you’re seeing this morning should give way to a nice, sunny day.
  The high today is 27 C, with clear skies predicted by 11 a.m. and continuing into the night, according to Environment Canada.
  Don’t forget to submit your photos of Montreal via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by tagging them with #ThisMtl. We’ll feature one per day right here in the morning file. Today’s photo was posted on Instagram by @noriblehcim.
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• Canadiens’ prospective draft picks for 2018: Jay O'Brien, centre

  16-06-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  During the weeks leading up to the NHL Entry Draft, we’re taking a look at players who might be selected by the Montreal Canadiens. The team has five selections in the first two rounds, including the No. 3 overall pick. Check back daily from Thursday to Monday up until the draft on June 22-23 in Dallas, and weigh in on their potential in the comments section below.
  Jay O’Brien, centre
  Height/weight: 6-foot, 174 pounds
  NHL Central Scouting Rank: No. 32 among North American s
  
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• Alouettes at B.C. Lions: Five things you should know

  16-06-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Here are five things you should know about the Alouettes-B.C. Lions game at BC Place on Saturday (10 p.m., TSN, RDS, TSN Radio 690).
  Matchup: Only three of nine teams fail to qualify for the CFL playoffs, and this game brings together two that missed the post-season in 2017. The Als had a franchise-worst record of 3-15, losing their last 11. But the Lions also struggled, finishing 7-11, while losing six of nine at home. It marked the first time they missed post-season play since head coach Wally
  
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• Stu Cowan: At first glance, Alex Galchenyuk trade looks bad for Canadiens

  16-06-2018 07:15 via montrealgazette.com
  Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin better hope this trade works out — but at first glance it sure doesn’t look good.
  Late Friday night, the Canadiens traded Alex Galchenyuk to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Max Domi.
  That’s it … nothing else coming back to Montreal for the player Bergevin selected with the No. 3 overall pick at the 2012 NHL Draft during his first year on the job.
  To give Bergevin the benefit of the doubt — for now — this might be th
  
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• Alouettes quarterback Drew Willy gets one more chance to salvage career

  16-06-2018 04:36 via montrealgazette.com
  VANCOUVER  — There have been highs and lows along the way for Drew Willy. Some inspiring play and some that left fans feeling exasperated. And he has taken some punishment, both of the physical and mental variety.
  But it’s rare for a professional athlete to get a second chance to make a first impression. That, however, is the opportunity that has been handed to Willy at age 31 and now on his fourth Canadian Football League team.
  Released only a year ago by Toronto, Willy suddenl
  
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• Montreal Canadiens trade Alex Galchenyuk to Coyotes for Max Domi

  16-06-2018 04:12 via globalnews.ca
  The Montreal Canadiens have traded forward Alex Galchenyuk.
  
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• Scheer calls on Trudeau to put a stop to ‘queue jumping’ at Canada-U.S. border

  16-06-2018 04:04 via globalnews.ca
  Scheer has sent a letter to Trudeau asking him to table a plan to immediately stop "queue jumping" by the ongoing influx of illegal border crossers.
  
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• Canadiens trade Alex Galchenyuk to Arizona for Max Domi

  16-06-2018 04:02 via montrealgazette.com
  The Canadiens announced late Friday night that they have traded Alex Galchenyuk to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Max Domi.
  The Canadiens announced the trade on their Twitter account after 9:35 p.m.
  Galchenyuk, 24, posted 19-32-51 totals in 82 games with the Canadiens last season, while Domi, 23, had 9-36-45 totals with the Coyotes.
  Read more on the trade here.
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• In case you missed it, here's what happened in Montreal on June 15

  16-06-2018 04:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Gay Village’s rainbow-coloured balls will stay
  After what Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante’s office called “a wave of love from Montrealers,” designer Claude Cormier agreed to create a new installation of the 17,000 multi-coloured balls draped over Ste-Catherine St. in the Gay Village.
  The artist had said last week the installation would be coming down.
  Cormier was touched by how Montrealers reacted when they heard the balls would be removed, the mayor’s office
  
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• Canadiens send Alex Galchenyuk to Arizona for Max Domi

  16-06-2018 03:53 via cbc.ca
  Montreal general manager Marc Bergevin announced on Friday night that the Canadiens have acquired forward Max Domi from the Arizona Coyotes in return for forward Alex Galchenyuk.​
  
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• Canadiens trade Alex Galchenyuk for Arizona's Max Domi

  16-06-2018 03:46 via montrealgazette.com
  The Montreal Canadiens announced Friday night that they are trading winger Alex Galchenyuk to the Arizona Coyotes.
  In return the Canadiens are getting Coyotes forward Max Domi.
  Galchenyuk was drafted No. 3 overall in 2012. He’s scored 108 goals and added 147 assists in 418 games with the Habs.
  Galchenyuk is slated to earn $4.9 Million in each of the next two seasons.
  This story will be updated.
  
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• National Assembly recesses; Quebec leaders prepare for intense election

  16-06-2018 02:53 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — Next stop, the election trail.
  As the last sitting of Quebec’s 41st legislature drew to a close Friday in an atmosphere of tearful farewells including that of the speaker, Jacques Chagnon, the big four political parties were girding themselves for the weeks ahead.
  And the battle lines in the race to the Oct. 1 vote have never been clearer, with the Liberals warning Quebecers not to risk their livelihoods by voting for the Coalition Avenir Québec and the CAQ saying vot
  
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• Minister Hélène David will run in Marguerite-Bourgeoys riding

  16-06-2018 02:16 via montrealgazette.com
  Hélène David will be the Liberal candidate for the Marguerite-Bourgeoys riding, the Canadian Press learned Friday.
  The Minister of Higher Education and Status of Women, elected in Montreal’s Outremont riding in 2014, has been looking for a base since the electoral map was revised. That revision resulted in the merger of her riding with that of Mount Royal, held by the president of the Treasury Board, Pierre Arcand.
  The surprise announcement of the departure of Robert Poë
  
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• Designer responds to 'wave of love': Gay Village's rainbow-coloured balls will stay

  16-06-2018 01:27 via montrealgazette.com
  Last week the Gay Village of Montreal said the 17,000 multi-coloured balls draped over Ste-Catherine St. were coming down.
  But after what Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante’s office called “a wave of love from Montrealers,” designer Claude Cormier agreed to create a 2019 edition of the installation.
  Cormier met with Plante Friday afternoon to discuss the balls’ future, according to an email from the mayor’s office. Cormier was touched by how Montrealers
  
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• Montreal files lawsuit to reclaim $4.5 million it lost to corrupt bids

  16-06-2018 01:21 via montrealgazette.com
  The city of Montreal has filed a lawsuit against six people and an engineering firm, claiming they should pay the city more than $4.5 million they obtained through a fraudulent system of bidding for city contracts.
  The lawsuit, filed Friday morning, names the engineering firm AECOM — formerly Tecsult — and six politicians, civil servants and AECOM executives the city alleges were involved in the collusion scheme.
  “My message is very clear: this money was taken away from Montrea
  
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• Checking In: Renaissance revives N.Y. Fashion District

  16-06-2018 01:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Renaissance means rebirth, and the Renaissance New York Midtown Hotel, across the street from Madison Square Garden and Macy’s Herald Square, represents an exciting post-millennium blend of classic luxury and contemporary esthetics.
  Renaissance, part of Marriott International, once was a conservative brand but now is implementing a design strategy that dances with clever theatricality and lots of surprises.
  Renaissance New York Midtown uses digital imagery, flirty graphics and three-dimens
  
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• ‘What part of hospital don’t you understand?’: New MUHC CEO grilled about patients’ concerns

  16-06-2018 00:45 via globalnews.ca
  The new CEO of the MUHC got an earful at the organization's Friday board meeting, as various user groups voiced a host of concerns.
  
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• Q&A: Chuck D raps on politics in music and the future of Public Enemy

  16-06-2018 00:22 via cbc.ca
  The MC and hip-hop pioneer is now a member of rock-rap supergroup, Prophets of Rage, which is performing at Rockfest in Montebello, Que., later tonight.
  
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