Montreal

Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec and the second largest in the country of Canada. The city was originally named Ville-Marie, meaning “City of Mary.” The current name, Montreal, comes from the three-headed hill in the center of the city called “Mont-Royal.”

The official language of Montreal is French. Over 3.5 million people call the Greater Montreal Metropolitan area home as of the 2006 Census. Winters are cold and snowy in Montreal with an average temperature of −14.7 °C (6 °F). Summers produce much precipitation with an average temperature of 26.2 °C (79 °F). Known as “Canada’s Cultural Capital,” visitors from around the world stay at Montreal hotels to experience theater, festivals, visual arts and music and can find the best the best cultural items and locations using a Montreal travel guide. The city is also known for the many churches throughout the streets.

Montreal, Canada is a favorite city to visit in North America. Its cultural arts and music has drawn many intrigued vacationers. Visitors enjoy many attractions throughout including casinos, luxury and unique Montreal hotels, Festivals, Cirque du Soleil and Opus Montreal.

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• Pack Of Guidos

  
  The Dirty's Fresh Dirt — Authority: 589
  THE DIRTY ARMY: Nik I didn’t know guidos existed in montreal.  Nor did I know you were allowed to take your shirt off at Stock BAR.  Girls name is Tanya and she is definitely a dirty girl, I... Our main rss feed is content summary only. Visit thedirty.com for full links, other content, full feeds and more!
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• Woman has disability revoked due to Facebook photos

  
  TechBurgh Blog and PodCast — Authority: 525
  A 29 year old woman in Montreal , Canada has had her disability benefits revoked after insurance company investigators found photos of her on Facebook . Nathalie Blanchard has been on disability leave from her employer, IBM , after being diagnosed with serious depression . After 2 year away from work, ...
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• Als off to Grey Cup after overwhelming Lions

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 167
  The Montreal Alouettes are off to the Grey Cup for the seventh time since 2000 after doing the expected by kicking the stuffing out of the B.C. Lions, 56-18, in the CFLs crossover "East" final Sunday afternoon at Olympic Stadium.
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• Alouettes Blow Out The Lions In East Finals

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 167
  MONTREAL -- Anthony Calvillo tied a CFL playoff record with five touchdown passes as the Montreal Alouettes romped to a 56-18 victory over the B.C. Lions before 53,792 fans on Sunday afternoon to advance to the Grey Cup game.
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• Cupcake Camp Montreal

  
  LAKE JANE - design, decorating, fashion, food and all the other good stuff. — Authority: 529
  Mike, my mother-in-law Andrea and I attended Cupcake Camp Montreal this afternoon and despite only having 1 bite of a cupcake, I feel like I ate 4 dozen. It must be the combination of the excitement and sugar in the air. After donating at the door, we were entitled to 3 cupcakes of our choice from ...
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• Catching Up

  
  Walking Turcot Yards — Authority: 128
  One of the most significant events in the city lately was Gerald Tremblay naming Richard Bergeron of Projet Montreal and Lyne Theriault of Vision Montreal to the executive committee . It’s an excellent move that gives a lot of legitimacy to City Hall at a time when there have been many questionable projects given ...
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• Laraque Hit On Kronwall Will Be Reviewed

  
  KK Hockey — Authority: 641
  from TSN, Montreal Canadiens’ tough guy George Laraque may be in a bit of trouble with the league. The NHL has decided to review Laraque’s knee-on-knee collision with Red Wings’ defenceman Niklas Kronwall that occurred half-way through the first period of Detroit’s shootout victory over the Habs on ...
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• The Cranberries – Tonight @ L’Olympia

  
  cornershopstudios — Authority: 148
  Seven years later The Cranberries reunite on tour, and if you happened to nab a ticket to tonight’s chock-full show at l’Olympia, it’s time for a Zombie walk.With special guest: Griffin House
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• MLS keeps growing and growing

  
  The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog — Authority: 579
  Photo from fOTOGLIF The MLS Cup takes place tonight and it will likely yield the highest television ratings in the league’s history. Thankfully, the promising showdown between the Los Angeles Galaxy and Real Salt Lake landed a beneficial time slot. Last year’s final was squeezed between the NFL’s regular ...
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• BC vs Montreal Live/Live Stream free Online TV CFL-22/11/09

  
  Dapx - Published news — Authority: 178
  BC vs Montreal Live Stream free Online Canadian Football League Canada The Canadian Football League (CFL)BC vs Montreal Live Match scheduled:22-11-2009 from 19:00 until 22:00
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• CFL: Eastern Final live blog

  
  Sporting Madness — Authority: 125
  Its an oddly-named Eastern Final this year in the CFL playoffs, as it features the leagues westernmost team, the B.C. Lions. The Lions finished fourth in the West Division this year with a 8-10 mark, but earned a crossover berth thanks to finishing ahead of Winnipeg. They knocked off Hamilton last week, but now will ...
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• NHL Officiating Concerns

  
  Booktoots's Weblog — Authority: 121
  First of all, let me say that prior to this season I have been on the side of the NHL officiating and referees. That is a tough job and I sure would not want it. It has to be difficult to be skating while keeping your eye on such a fast-paced sport. Plus, you’re in harms way. Kudos to the refs, was my previous ...
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• Winners of the 70th edition of the OSM Standard Life Competition

  
  LSM Newswire — Authority: 142
  PRESS RELEASE For immediate distribution The OSM reveals the identities of the winners of the 70th edition of the OSM Standard Life Competition (piano and percussion) Montreal, November 21, 2009  – The winner of the OSM Standard Life Grand Prize is  Jan Lisiecki, pianist ...
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• Aimee van Drimmelen’s drumskin paintings

  
  Lost At E Minor: For creative people — Authority: 602
  Montreal-based illustrator Aimee van Drimmelen has been collecting used drumskins from local musicians and painting on them. The results are beautiful and for sale (along with her other work) through her etsy store .
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• BC vs Montreal Live Stream Free (Watch Online TV) CFL

  
  Watch Online TV — Authority: 163
  Watch BC vs Montreal Live Stream Free Online TV. This Canadian Football League (CFL) between BC vs Montreal will begin at 01:00 PM November 22, 2009. So guys, to know who will be the winner in this game you can watch BC vs Montreal Live Stream for FREE on here. Click here to Watch BC vs Montreal Live Stream Free ...
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• Review: The Doctors Fox - Plural Non-Possessive

  
  Wildy's World — Authority: 137
  The Doctors Fox - Plural Non-Possessive 2009, The Doctors Fox Every so often a band comes along thats so totally marching to their own drummer they are tough to classify. In this case the drummer is Josh Kiggans, and the band is Bostons The Doctors Fox. Blending Rock, Jazz, Funk, Ska, Doo Wop and Klezmer into a ...
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• When the Montreal Canadiens hockey dynasty ended for good

  
  The Hockey Writers — Authority: 598
  This is a guest post by our friend Michael Langlois from Vintage Leaf Memories When sports historians speak in terms of true dynasties (that is, success that lasts for a few generations, as opposed to a few years), three franchises come to mind: the Yankees in baseball, the Celtics in basketball and the ...
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• 20 Watts Radio: Saturday Nov. 21

  
  20 Watts — Authority: 142
  20 Watts played Annie, Elephant 6 and more on WERW Eric, Chris, Caitlin AND special guest Mary are in the studio this evening!  We’re playing an hour of new music, an hour of Elephant 6 and an hour of local music.  Tune in by clicking this link — we’ll be here until 1! Want to talk to us or request a ...
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• Niklas Kronwall Injury 11/21/09 (video)

  
  Full of Sports — Authority: 173
  Niklas Kronwall gets hit knee on knee with Georges Laraque - from Detroit Red Wings @ Montreal Canadiens on Nov 21, 2009 - http://wingsfights.com Slap Shot found this 5 hours ago on youtube.com Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: NHL , Niklas Kronwall , Georges Laraque , Detroit Red Wings ...
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• Georges Has To Admit It – He Hurt His Team Tonight

  
  Dennis-Kane.com — Authority: 432
  It took Montreal more than two periods to get it even a little bit together against Detroit, mainly because most of the time, especially in the first period, the only Habs players who saw the ice were the penalty killers. All thanks to Georges Laraque for taking a high-sticking call and then a dangerous ...
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