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Alex Newhook inks four-year contract extension with Montreal Canadiens – Montreal

The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Alex Newhook to a four-year contract extension, the team announced Tuesday. The deal carries an annual average value of $2.9 million. Newhook was acquired June 27 from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for 31st and 37th picks in the 2023 NHL draft and defenceman …

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New Chinatown exhibition celebrates Montreal neighbourhood’s history – Montreal

Six new outdoor exhibitions in the busiest areas of Montreal’s Chinatown are as much a celebration of the city’s Chinese heritage as a way to keep the culture alive. “Chinatown and Chinatown stories have been rendered invisible and have been largely erased, from the collective memory and from the history …

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Montreal unveils plans to address safety concerns in the Village – Montreal

Le Cocktail bar co-owner Luc Généreux says he’s feeling less stressed than he was earlier this week about conditions in the Village. “Yesterday and the day before it was already a lot better,” he said outside his bar, “so things are improving.” Monday he told Global News that he would …

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Man’s body found inside Montreal apartment had marks of violence, police say – Montreal

Montreal police are investigating the death of a 33-year-old man in the Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie borough. A 911 call was made around 7:30 p.m. Monday to report an unconscious man in an apartment on St-Michel Boulevard, near St-Zotique Street. Police say the victim’s body showed marks of violence, but did not …

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Picnics at Montreal park risk hungry birds colliding with planes: airport

The Montreal Trudeau International Airport is cracking down on picnickers at its plane-spotting park, fearing hungry birds will collide with landing or departing aircraft. Montreal’s main airport is the only one in Canada with its own observation park, Anne-Sophie Hamel, spokesperson for the airport, said Monday. But Jacques-de-Lesseps Park has …

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Montreal is the last Canadian team to win the Stanley Cup. Three decades later we look back

Kirk Muller remembers the speech like it was yesterday. Down 2-0 to the Quebec Nordiques in the first round of the 1993 playoffs — and coming off a clunky regular-season finish — Montreal Canadiens general manager Serge Savard addressed the group during a meal. “Our plane broke down and we …

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5-alarm blaze in Montreal difficult to put out due to hot weather: firefighters – Montreal

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A five-alarm fire in Montreal forced several businesses to close and more than 150 firefighters continue to work to put out the flames Thursday. Montreal fire department section chief Robert Rousseau said the fire started on a balcony at the rear of …

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Quebec clamps down on open fires as hot, dry weather sets in – Montreal

As parts of Quebec brace for the first heat wave of the season, the province’s forest fire prevention agency (SOPFEU) is on high alert. An open air fire ban has been issued near forested areas for the majority of regions in Quebec, including the Montérégie, Laurentians, Mauricie and Outaouais regions. …

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Montreal filmmaker documents race to save vanishing Chinatowns across North America

Chinatowns across North America don’t just share a similar look — they also face similar existential threats and David-versus-Goliath-like battles for survival. Whether it’s residents of New York City’s Chinatown protesting a proposed mega jail in their community, or Montreal’s Chinese diaspora fighting to save heritage buildings or struggling to …

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