Montreal Irish Community
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In photos: How people — and their pets — are celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in MontrealSt. Patrick's Day may look a little different this year, but Montrealers are still bringing out their green and finding unique ways to celebrate the holiday.CanadaMar 17, 2021
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Montreal’s Irish community upset with city’s plan to name REM station after late premierMonday's announcement comes as the city's Irish community has been fighting for months for the light-rail system's Griffintown station to be called Griffintown only, in tribute to the area's historic Irish roots.Jun 22, 2020
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Montreal Irish community mourns the passing of Margaret Healy, ‘a real gem’Margaret Healy was born in Pointe-Saint-Charles on July 30, 1931. She was 88.CanadaMay 26, 2020
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‘Sadness, anger, mistrust’ surrounds Montreal’s proposal to name REM station after late premierThe REM has said it is open to the city's proposal but will establish a committee to organize the naming of stations.CanadaDec 9, 2019
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Blessing at Black Rock site honours Montreal’s Irish communityIn Montreal, about 6,000 Irish refugees died from typhus in 1847.CanadaJun 13, 2019
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Irish community lauds Hydro-Quebec efforts to create memorial park at Black RockFor over a decade, Montreal's Irish community has lobbied authorities for a commemorative park near the Black Rock site, where thousands of typhus victims are buried.CanadaMar 17, 2019
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Montreal Irish community meets to discuss future plans for Black Rock site"We are at the very beginning of planning," officials said, "but it is exciting that we have reached this point."CanadaJan 17, 2019
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Quebec parties promise to remove election signs set up on Black Rock mass grave siteSome Parti Québécois and Liberal signs caught the attention of Montreal's Irish community.CanadaSep 11, 2018
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Father of Confederation remembered in Montreal on 150th anniversary of his assassinationMcGee remains to this day, the only federally elected official in Canadian history to have been assassinated.CanadaApr 7, 2018
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Queen selected to preside over Montreal’s St. Patrick’s Day paradeKathleen Brown-Vandecruys will be the next queen of the Montreal St. Patrick's Day parade.CanadaFeb 4, 2018
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