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Aalia Adam leaves Global TV and joins City's Breakfast Television
For the last few months, regular viewers of City’s Breakfast Television began to wonder who would replace morning news correspondent Laura Casella when she went on maternity leave in mid-April.Laura...
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Mention of minor league pro franchise is missing from Coderre's baseball...
It is great to hear that Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre is pledging $11 million to whip the city’s baseball diamonds into shape with Montreal’s new baseball policy."Montreal is a baseball town," the...
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Miss Earth Quebec winners and contestants are committed to the environment
Working in the public school system, I am always amazed how well our students are aware about the importance of environmental matters and taking care of our planet. While this attitude comes through...
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It's Tasso versus Aaron Rand as The Jewel moves Zakaib to drive home slot
Talk about an instant success story! Paul "Tasso Patsikakis" Zakaib has only been hosting The Jewel 106.7 FM's 10 a.m. to Noon slot for two weeks and he has already been handed a nice...
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I felt a pit at the bottom of my stomach when I learned today that former Montreal Expos executive Jim Fanning had passed away at the age of 87.When the Expos came to town in 1969 I was seven years...
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Noelle Hannibal'sCHESS in Concert plays before a standing room only crowd
Montreal does not get a lot of really good musical productions. So when I heard that In The Wings Promotions would be presenting Highlights From CHESS In Concert at La Vitrola on St. Laurent Boulevard...
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Impact run shows we are lucky to still have the Big Owe
For decades Olympic Stadium has been somewhat of a laughing stock in this city. The famous cost overruns from the 1976 Summer Olympic Games which never seemed to end; a roof that was supposed to open...
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Jennifer Garner arrives in Montreal to shoot movie called Nine Lives
Flying back from a business trip in Los Angeles Wednesday afternoon, local pharmaceutical executive Katia Betito was surprised to meet noted American actress Jennifer Garner on her flight.Jennifer...
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Time for sports fans to really get behind the Impact
While the Montreal Canadiens were on their way to a third straight loss in their best of seven division final series with the Tampa Bay Lightning, I was at Saputo Stadium to watch the hometown Impact...
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Thoughts on the Montreal Canadiens season and where they should go from here
The Montreal Canadiens had a successful 2014-2015 season. But now that it is all over here are some of my thoughts and hopes.Will General Manager Marc Bergevin continue to to pad his payroll like he is...
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CIBC Mindstrong Fitness Event to benefit youth mental health at JGH
The Jewish General Hospital Foundation has always been a powerhouse when it comes to fundraising, primarily because its members constantly think outside of the box. A case in point is the upcoming CIBC...
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Local travel agent gets mugged in Detroit - now he wants to help the homeless...
As a veteran travel agent and syndicated radio show host, Beaconsfield’s Stephen Pickford has circled the globe safely for decades. However, that all changed over US Thanksgiving Day Weekend when he...
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Sorry folks but the Tour de l'Île de Montréal is a "disgraceful" inconvenience
It is time to put an end to The Tour de l'Île de Montréal and its sister event the Tour de Nuit. For one reason or another, I was able to stay put in the West End while this "Tour of Inconvenience"...
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Dean Stock's courageous battle with ALS; car wash raises $12 k for the cause
Last summer former NHL tough guy and present-day Hockey Night in Canada commentator PJ Stock took the Ice Bucket Challenge, the hugely successful worldwide fundraising initiative for ALS– a progressive...
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Louis Douville and Jed Kahane taking on bigger roles with Bell Media in...
Louis DouvilleLouis Douville and Jed Kahane have received well deserved promotions at Bell Media. The former has gone from vice-president and general manager of CTV Montreal to occupying the same title...
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CTV Montreal goes for youth and hires Sean Coleman as new weekend sports...
When CTV Montreal gave sports anchor André Corbeil the option of having his workload scaled back to only the weekend broadcasts, he chose instead to move on with his life. He is now the territory...
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Richard Dagenais resurfaces at CJAD
It was great to hear the golden pipes of Richard Dagenais once again. After having his job abolished at the Global TV Morning News last month, he has resurfaced as a freelance news anchor on CJAD...
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Lyric Theatre's Back to Broadway an absolute mastepiece
As I fully expected, the Lyric Theatre Singers have another winner on their hands with their 25th anniversary show at Concordia’s state of the art downtown DB Clarke Theatre (1455 de Maisonneuve). I...
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Gloria Henriquez makes her on-air debut on Global TV
For the past couple of years I got to know Gloria Henriquez in her role as a producer for The Global Morning News. A 2010 Journalism graduate from the University of King's College, she came to Montreal...
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Adelstein named Entrepreneur-in-Residence at John Molson
Westmount's Greg Adelstein has been named the first-ever ‘Entrepreneur-in-Residence’ (EiR) at Concordia University’s JohnMolson School of Business (JMSB). Greg AdelsteinThe EiR role includes...
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