Montreal
Background
Montreal, or Montréal in French, (pronounced /ˌmʌntɹiˈɑːl/ (help·info) in Canadian English, /mɔ̃ʀeal/ (help·info) in French) is the second largest city in Canada and the largest city in the province of Quebec. Originally called Ville-Marie, the city came to be known as Montreal (derived from the French Mont Royal, "Royal Mountain") by the 18th century.
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...the work of biological sciences Ph.D. student Sonia Do Carmo, supervised by Professor Éric Rassart of the Université du Québec à Montreal (UQAM) Biological Sciences Department, in collaboration with researchers at the Armand-Frappier Institute and the University...
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Biospace
Quebec's Laurentian ski resorts, north of Montreal, are trying to stay low-key. The 14 ski areas dotted along Highway 15 tend to be family owned and operated – translation: reasonably priced.
Mont Saint-Saveur is part of this region's offering, taking
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Gadling
...Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - MonArc Corporation http://www.monacorporation.com/ (MONA.PK) agents having met with principals of ITI Bio Tech have reviewed the ITI's physical plant, equipment operations and inventory. The company is satisfied and will proceed...
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PR Newswire
Women who smoke while pregnant are more likely to have low birth weight babies, but a new study also says the children are more likely to be violent when they are toddlers.
The researchers from Canada and the Netherlands found the risk was even greater
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WPBF West Palm Beach
Mes Aïeux is a Québec folk-music troupewith a difference. Based in cosmopolitan Montreal, the group evokes strong memories of the history of French-speaking Québecois in a song entitled Dégenerations.
The songs title is a play on words, evoking the
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First Things
MONTREAL, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- The chief of Air Canada has ordered a review of how the airline dealt with a storm-ridden December that "made for unflattering visuals for the television."
Chief Executive Officer Montie Brewer wrote a directive to employees
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United Press International
...research was conducted by doctoral student Sonia Do Carmo and supervised by Éric Rassart of the Université du Québec ŕ Montreal (UQAM), in collaboration with researchers at the Armand-Frappier Institute and the University of Valladolid in Spain. Do Carmo...
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New Kerala
...to the economy, but we need the provinces to be with us on that and spend also," Finance Minister Jim Flaherty told reporters in Montreal before a budget-consultation meeting with various stakeholders. "That will result in the ultimate percentage stimulus...
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Vancouver Sun
...a Canadiens team that comes into tonight's game a winner of four of its last five games - and having beaten Lundqvist 6-2 in Montreal last month - they figure to have their work cut out for them. "They're really good at drawing blood and then it's a feeding...
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New York Post
...having All-Star-caliber years to warrant consideration by the league for the starting All-Star roster. But with the voting in Montreal that placed four Canadiens in the starting lineup and the league's determination to have every team represented, it is unlikely...
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Philly.com
Last Week - About Montreal
...of how much things have changed in 30 years. Pressure to exclude South Africa from sport had grown over the boycott of the Montreal Olympics by many African countries. Ireland was keeping a keen eye on Canada as the Commonwealth Games were due to begin...
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Irish Examiner
...game. "We had a bad 10 minutes against Davos and that made us have to work hard in the final round-robin game against Dynamo Moscow," he said. "Had we won the Davos game, we wouldn't have had to win (Tuesday) and maybe we would've been fresher (for final). "Of...
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Canoe
... Montreal band The Dears stopped by the KEXP studio in Seattle on November 6th, performing 'Lights Off' and 'Money Babies' from their 2008 album 'Missles'. Watch the performances below. Tags: The Dears Comment Rules: No profanity, comments must be related...
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Rock Dirt
...F1 Team can look back on a successful season and wants to thank all its fans and partners for their support. In Montreal, Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld celebrated the first one-two in the team's history. In the 18 races that comprised the season, the pairing...
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SportNetwork
...Latendresse has been voted a starter in the 2009 ECHL All-Star Game. The Cyclones are the ECHL affiliate of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens and Nashville Predators. Latendresse 22, is a third-year pro from LaSalle, Quebec. Olivier registered 18 goals and 15...
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Our Sports Central
...short voice messages to text. “Fortunately, there’s a simple, hands-free way to send text messages while behind the wheel,” the Montreal-based company said. “I expect people to be contacting us,” said Bob Bova, president of Vangard Voice Systems Inc., an Irvine...
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The Orange County Register
...a cursory glance at the economic indicators should reassure us that we’ve survived far worse crises. Predicting what Stephen Harper will do isn’t so hard, however, since—as Janet Bagnall points out in the Montreal Gazette—nearly everything he did in 2008 was...
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National Post
...Elvis Stojko and former Secretary of Asia-Pacific David Kilgour, DPA has also received warm greetings from Prime Minister Stephen Harper. In a letter this year, the PM commended the performance company for the “intricate costumes, brilliant choreography and...
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The Epoch Times
...but the market is signalling dangers lie ahead. The yield on Bank of Montreal shares is almost 9 per cent and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce shares yield 6.8 per cent – returns so high that the market is predicting dividend cuts. “It has created something...
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Globe and Mail
...Robert Brown finds himself these days making a lot of upbeat presentations to investors. The president and chief executive officer of flight-simulator maker and pilot-training specialist CAE Inc. wants to make sure his message gets through loud and clear...
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Globe and Mail
Last Month - About Montreal
...in a swanky resort in the Swiss Alps or taking a mud bath in an Arizona spa. In another, employees at places such as UBS AG (UBS: , , ) are laid off in droves, CEOs are sent packing and real compensation reform is taking place. Maybe it's because the times...
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MarketWatch
...Rob Hyndman started talking up the idea of a Toronto holiday party, and soon a group of make-it-happen types like Ryan Taylor as well as Michael O’Connor Clarke, organizational genius Sheri Moore from MCC Planners (another member of the mesh team), Modernmod...
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mathewingram.com
...who judges Spears's 2004 hit Toxic as “one of the best pop songs ever made,” the band expects to meet the singer when she plays Air Canada Centre on March 18. Going to War group members, from left, Adrien Gough, Henry Walter and Peter-John Kerr. (Bandi Szakony) Going...
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Globe and Mail
...former Montreal letter carrier has pleaded guilty to stealing as many as 75,000 pieces of mail while working for Canada Post between January 1999 and November 2005. Éric Belley's trial was set to begin Monday morning, but instead, the heavy-set postman pleaded...
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CBC News
...is only the second time in his career he has seen the weather map go red from Atlantic to Pacific. In Atlantic Canada, residents in Halifax encountered winds up to 60 kilometres per hour causing blowing snow. The nasty weather closed schools and knocked out...
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Canada.com
...World Inc., after filing for bankruptcy in both Canada and the U.S., is seeking to convert some of its debt to equity to avoid a tax penalty in Canada. Quebecor wants to do a "reverse hybrid transaction" between Quebecor World Capital II GP and Quebecor World...
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Financial Post
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Dec. 8, 2008) - Quebecor Media Inc. submitted a brief concerning new media today for discussion during public CRTC hearings in Gatineau beginning Feb. 17, 2009. The company maintains that there is no evidence or
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Street Insider
...format. Next spring, Saltimbanco will play at the Lakeland Center from April 29 through May 3 and at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa from June 25 through July 5. The Montreal, Canada-based circus troupe began in 1984 as part of the celebrations surrounding...
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Tampa Bay Business Journal
...the 2009 National Hockey League All Star Weekend in Montreal! One winning minor hockey coach from over 40 markets where The Home Depot sponsors Major Junior/Junior A/CIS/AHL teams will have this opportunity. A random draw will be conducted after Christmas....
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Our Sports Central
...well beyond current estimates. "This thing will be mining for 100 years from now," he said. A draft agreement reached with the Mongolian government in 2007 was withdrawn early this year as high metal prices prompted the Asian country to push for a higher stake...
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Financial Post