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Eric Engels: Habs ice Full Deck, as the Canes Bring bad Weather to Montreal
Submitted by paul on Tue, 10/28/2008 - 1:26pm.Another grey day in Montreal, but the optimism is shining through. For the first time this season, Guy Carbonneau will shuffle a full deck, as the Canadiens entertain the Carolina Hurricanes, at the Bell Centre tonight.While Gazette writers were quick to p...
Drunk driver smashes semi, closing Highway 20 in Montreal
Submitted by paul on Tue, 10/28/2008 - 10:22am.A major highway in Montreal was shut down for several hours early Tuesday after a drunk truck driver smashed his tractor-trailer into a concrete median and jackknifed it across both sides of the road, police said. Highway 20 reopened in both directions sho...
Sutter speaks out on hit that dropped his son
Submitted by paul on Mon, 10/27/2008 - 6:44pm.MONTREAL - Brent Sutter was speaking as a father, a coach and a longtime hockey man Monday in discussing his son, Brandon. Brent Sutter is coach of the New Jersey Devils. He played in the NHL for many years and was a tough character who was in on his share of hard hits, saying he suffered eight or n...
Quebec woman dies during kinky sex: police
Submitted by paul on Tue, 02/26/2008 - 6:41pm.A Quebec man may face criminal charges after a woman died while they were having sadomasochistic sex. The 39-year-old woman died Saturday night in a home in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville on Montreal's South Shore, police said. She went into cardiac arrest whi...
Quebec woman dies during kinky sex: police
Submitted by paul on Tue, 02/26/2008 - 6:41pm.A Quebec man may face criminal charges after a woman died while they were having sadomasochistic sex. The 39-year-old woman died Saturday night in a home in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville on Montreal's South Shore, police said. She went into cardiac arrest whi...
Juno soars at Independent Spirit Awards
Submitted by paul on Sun, 02/24/2008 - 12:24pm.Teen-pregnancy comedy Juno dominated the Independent Spirit Awards by taking three trophies, including best picture and the lead actress prize for Canadian Ellen Page. The film, directed by Montreal-born Jason Reitman, also garnered a first-time screenplay...
Juno soars at Independent Spirit Awards
Submitted by paul on Sun, 02/24/2008 - 12:24pm.Teen-pregnancy comedy Juno dominated the Independent Spirit Awards by taking three trophies, including best picture and the lead actress prize for Canadian Ellen Page. The film, directed by Montreal-born Jason Reitman, also garnered a first-time screenplay...
Despite $26-million loss, Domtar hopes to avoid downtime
Submitted by paul on Fri, 02/15/2008 - 6:28pm.Montreal-based Domtar Corp., created last year in a merger of Domtar Inc. and the Weyerhaeuser fine paper business, has posted a fourth-quarter loss of $26 million, or five cents a share, after a dizzying array of non-operational gains and charges. Without...
Canadiens have quietly risen to contender status
Submitted by paul on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 4:37pm.FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Rewind to before training camp. Remember what Canadiens captain Saku Koivu said that caused such a stir in Montreal among media and fans? Koivu said the Canadiens would make the playoffs but wouldn't win the Stanley Cup. He later explained he meant this year's team was good...
