By Devin Alfaro
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Photo du jour : Suburban duplexes
A car-friendly adaptation of the classic Montreal duplex, common in many early post-war inner suburbs. These examples are on Rue Ducas in Lasalle.
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A new era for Montreal-Quebec relations?
A month has now passed since the provincial elections and the dust has finally settled. The new MNAs have been sworn in and the new cabinet is in place...
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Photo du jour : Khanda
A Khanda, one of the main symbols of Sikhism, visible on the gate of the Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar in Lasalle.
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Photo du jour : Election special
Graffiti in a laneway near St-Denis and Villeray.
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Montreal, the forgotten election issue
Former federal Prime Minister Kim Campbell was once infamously quoted (supposedly out of context) as saying that “an election is no time to...
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Montreal’s election prospects
In the federal election of May 2011 Montreal’s political geography was rewritten as the orange wave knocked out long established incumbents from...
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Photo du jour : Silo 5
The Old Port’s Silo 5, out of commission since 1996.
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Photo du jour : Bière d’épinette de Chez-Nous
A wonderfully kitschy gem located on Marie-Anne just east of De Lorimier, in the east end of the Plateau. Unfortunately the casse-croûte in question is...
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Photo du jour : Most beneficient and most glorious reign
Detail of a monument to Queen Victoria, in Dorchester Square. The amount of “The Maple Leaf Forever” style kitsch in this one public space is...
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Photo du jour : Dorchester Square
Dorchester Square looking towards the north, as seen last fall. The prominent statue is a monument to Montrealers who fought in the Boer War. Extremely...
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Opposition showdown in Rosemont on the horizon
Vieux-Rosemont council district. Last week Vieux-Rosemont city councillor Pierre Lampron resigned, citing personal reasons. Having previously been the...
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Photo du jour : Wilfred Laurier monument
The back of the Wilfred Laurier monument, in Dorchester Square, as seen last fall. Its design features the crests of the provinces imbedded in a stylized...