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Jacques Cartier Square timeline
Chateau Vaudreuil15 Dec. 1660 Land between Notre Dame and St. Paul was granted to Joseph Charles d'Aileboust des Musseux, who served as president of the Montreal seigneurs.1672 The property was...
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Why American tourists snub Montreal
American tourists have simply stopped visiting Montreal and la belle province. Under six percent of all tourism in the province comes from the United States, 88 percent of Quebec tourists are...
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The top 5 weird things about Henri Richard
The great little Habs forward Henri Richard long lived in the shadow of his older and larger brother Maurice "The Rocket" Richard but it's now time for us to fully embrace this guy to the point of...
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Vacant old buildings starting to pile up in Montreal
Some notable vacant buildings in Montreal.Royal Victoria Hospital; About 700,000 square feet of unused space was recentlyabandoned with the moving of health facilities to the West End. It's perched in...
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Convicted cocaine tax defrauder still has a big job at the city of Montreal
The head of the city of Montreal's public consultation department spent over four years defrauding taxpayer dollars to buy cocaine. Luc Doray - a lifelong, well-connected ardent separatist and...
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Montreal killer fires from the past
On Tuesday May 14, 1946 Mr. Henry Costello, 30, and her son Henry Jr. 6 and Margaret Rose 3, died in the blaze at 274 Dalhousie in Griffintown, a block that has since been demolished.Seven people were...
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Griffintown - the William Lunn School
this is the William Lunn School shot in 1941 when it was a very busy place.
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Gay male murders in Montreal - a list
A partial list of gay men murdered in Montreal.Mar. 22, 1978 John Court Lund, 44, from Denmark, killed in his apartment at Sherbrooke and Decarie. A 16-year-old boy was later arrested.Victim John Court...
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Toy guns and Montreal mayhem they caused
Richard LanthierJan. 1979 Little Richard Lanthier of Greenfield Park used a fake gun to rob every bank on St. Catherine, except his own , the Royal at St. Matthew where he had an account. The...
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Who murdered Samantha Higgins?
Homicide detectives will be working overtime to solve the distressing murder of Samantha Higgins, 22, who grew up in the Point and disappeared from her home near Lise and Newman in LaSalle early...
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Omar Sharif's Montreal ties
Acting legend Omar Sharif, who died today at age 83, had deep ties to Montreal where he spent considerable time visiting his son Tarek Omar. Omar Sharif was married to Faten Hamama, a top film...
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Who wants to buy Westmount Square?
Wanna buy Westmount square? You have until August 12 to submit your bid for the office/commercial section of Westmount Square. Over five percent of the units are vacant so you'll have to drum up...
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Arrest made in murder of Samantha Higgins
Nick Lazanik Police have reportedly taken Nick Fontanelli 22, in for questioning in relation to the murder and dismemberment of the mother of his two children, Samantha Higgins. The couple had been...
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Montreal's Bus to Nowhere
Montrealers could take a bus to nowhere from the early 1930s to 1973 and possibly beyond. Even the driver claimed not to know where he was going to bring the up-to 48 passengers of a regular city...
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Beware: propane tank swap scam
I proudly brought what I thought was my recent-model propane tank to Gamma Tool Rental on St. J in the West End today. I shelled out a handful of sawbucks for that tank not long ago, as I recall....
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Stevie Wonder, just 14, played a small Montreal club, Elvis, meanwhile, got...
This ad shows that a young Steve Wonder - before he achieved fame - played in Montreal in the week of May 30, 1964.Stevie Wonder had just turned 14 when he performed at a club at Notre Dame and...
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Botched abortions in Montreal history
A list of people in Montreal whose lives took a turn for the worst when they engaged in abortion attempts.Dec. 1913Sadik Bey describeda as a "Turkish military adventurer, crystal gazer and fortune...
View ArticleBrutal pimps exploiting Inuit at Atwater
Four pimps controlling a dozen Inuit prostitutes at Atwater and St. Catherine have attacked a man with a bottle for sleeping with one of the women off the clock. The pimps put the women out on the...
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