A baby was born this morning on Jacques-Cartier bridge during the rush hour. The parents are missing the opportunity to name him Jacques-Cartier, or even Dupont.
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We’ve been warned. Wednesday will see the first real snow of this winter, 20 cm* expected, followed by a bit more on Thursday (or possibly rain, if the weather gods are displeased), followed by the classic Montreal deke into bright but frigid weather for the weekend.
*8 inches, or, for those of us in the biz, dang close on 48 picas of snow. -
Rue Frontenac falls back into Journal de Montréal habits and tries to make a scandal out of a little arts grant to UQÀM.
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Don’t try to flag a cab today after lunch. A funeral is being held at that time for murdered cabbie Mohammed Nehar-Belaid. Also this afternoon, a suspect is to appear in court to face charges in his murder.
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An irrelevant hook about the Olympic torch opens this retelling of the rivalry over the origins of poutine.
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Education minister Michelle Courchesne has decided that a Montreal CEGEP should no longer extend courses to three Orthodox Jewish establishments, a deal and tradition that’s been going on since 1985.