Montreal History
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Iconic Archambault music store in downtown Montreal to closePlans to permanently close the Archambault music store on Berri and St. Catherine streets in Montreal came as a shock to long-time clients.ConsumerJan 28, 2023
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Montreal purchases land of historic Black community centre in city’s SouthwestCity council voted to purchase the property that was once occupied by the Negro Community Centre (NCC) on Coursol Street in Little Burgundy, in the city's Southwest borough.CanadaDec 29, 2022
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Moshe Safdie gifts professional archive and Habitat 67 condo unit to McGillMcGill University says the collection is composed of more than 100,000 items including sketchbooks, models and drawings by the renowned architect.CanadaAug 23, 2022
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Montreal’s Chinatown residents decry racism, lack of community safety, supportPeople in the Chinatown community point out that even now racism is a barrier.CanadaFeb 3, 2022
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A look at the challenges ahead for Montreal’s ChinatownMontrealers with roots in Chinatown say various issues put the future of the area, with its rich culture and history, at risk despite recently being granted heritage status.CanadaFeb 2, 2022
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‘Heartbreaking’: Montreal’s Stewart Museum closes permanentlyDespite the closure, history buffs will still be able to continue to enjoy the Stewart Museum's vast collection via the McCord Museum in downtown Montreal.CanadaFeb 16, 2021
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Online petition demands Montreal’s Lionel-Groulx metro station keep its monikerThe move comes as another petition calls for the station to be renamed after late Montreal musician Oscar Peterson.CanadaJun 29, 2020
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‘Warms my heart’: Oscar Peterson’s widow thrilled by petition to change metro station nameA petition launched last week to rename the Lionel-Groulx metro station after Oscar Peterson has been gaining steam with more than 15,000 signatures.CanadaJun 26, 2020
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Montreal Irish famine victims’ remains found during REM excavationThe bones' location corresponds to a known cemetery for up to 6,000 Irish immigrants who crossed the ocean only to die in fever sheds erected on the banks of the St. Lawrence River to contain the typhus epidemic.CanadaNov 27, 2019
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Montreal history unearthed at Pointe-Claire Village archaeological digThe Village is the most picturesque area in Pointe-Claire and also the oldest. Its history could be traced back to the beginning of the 1700s.CanadaSep 17, 2019
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