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Alex Kenjeev, Law School Grad, Pays Off $114,000 Student Loan Balance In Cash

Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Oleary Ventures, Montreal, University of Toronto, Debt, Paying Off Loan in Cash, Student Debt, Law School Debt, Majoring in Debt, Alex Kenjeev, Huffington Post, Student Loans, Student Loan Debt, Huffington Post College, College News

For many law school graduates, it takes over a decade of steady monthly payments by check or automatic bank withdrawals to pay off student loans. N...

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Louise Brooks and Silent Film Star in Montreal

Thomas Gladysz | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Louise Brooks, Montreal, The Artist, Entertainment, Silent Film, Entertainment News, Movie News, Canada, Hollywood, Entertainment News
Thomas Gladysz

Jean Dujardin, who won nearly every Best Actor award around the world for his portrayal of fading star George Valentin, prepared for his role by watching classic silent films and by studying silent era actors, notably Douglas Fairbanks.

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Smoke Bombs Shut Down Subway

Reuters | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Montreal, Video, Montreal Subway Shut Down, Reuters, Montreal Subway Smoke Bomb, Montreal Subway, Montreal Subway Bomb, World News

OTTAWA, May 10 (Reuters) - The subway system in Montreal, Canada's second-largest city, was partially shut down on Thursday after someone set off sm...

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Arianna Huffington's GPS for the Soul to Be Launched at C2-MTL 2012

Caroline Lavergne | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Creativity, Montreal, Emotional Wellness, Innovation, C2-Mtl, Commerce, Arianna Huffington, Gps-Soul, Healthy Living News
Caroline Lavergne

In case you haven't heard, Arianna Huffington will showcase the GPS for the Soul mobile application in a world premiere at C2-MTL, a global event on commerce and creativity taking place under Montreal's spring sun from May 22 to May 25.

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Mighty Movie Podcast: Philippe Falardeau on Monsieur Lazhar

Dan Persons | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Tragedy, Oscars 2012, Monsieur Lazhar, Montreal, Recovery, Education, Children, Philippe Falardeau, Oscar Nominations, Oscars, Healing, School, Canada, Oscar Nominees, Fellag, Entertainment News
Dan Persons

Philippe Falardeau's Monsieur Lazhar finds finely-shaded drama in a venue that has defeated many a filmmaker: a classroom full of children.

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WATCH: Free Pugs for Everyone!

Greg Voakes | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Montreal, Video, Pugs, Funny Videos, Just for Laughs, Cute Animals, Dogs, Cute Animal Videos, Comedy News
Greg Voakes

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5 Things To Love About Montreal

Pam Grout | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Ice Village, John Lennon, Give Peace a Chance, Cirque Du Soleil, Bed-in for Peace, Metro, Queen Elizabeth, Montreal, Jeanne Mance, La Tohu, Travel News
Pam Grout

Tourist destinations are not created equal. If you're a liberal like me, you'll appreciate these top five reasons to add Montreal to your bucket list.

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PHOTOS: All-Night Montreal Party Celebrates The Arts

Pam Grout | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Montreal en Lumiere, Nuit Blanche, Montreal, Cirque Du Soleil, Sam Brownback, Pointe-a-Calliere, Slidepollajax, Travel News
Pam Grout

If you're over 40, you should probably click out of this page as soon as possible. This post is about an all-night party in Montreal that doesn't even kick into high gear until 3 a.m. or so.

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Nuit Blanche Is The Wildest Night Of The Year

Posted 02.23.2012

Read More: Montreal, Video, John Cage, French Art Festival, Quebec, Canadian Art, Montreal Art Festival, Installation, All-Nighter, Gendrphone, Nuit Blanche, Art Festival, White Night, Arts News

Are you ready to stay up all night? For one night only, February 25, the city of Montreal turns into a living gallery, performance space and carnival....

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Nothing Provincial About It: Introducing Le HuffPost Québec

Arianna Huffington | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Montreal, Quebec, Le Huffingtonpost Post Quebec, Huffpo Quebec, Huffpost Canada, Huffpost Quebec, Canada, Slidepollajax, Media News
Arianna Huffington

I'm delighted to announce the launch of our fourth international edition, Le Huffington Post Québec, which joins HuffPost Canada in covering America's neighbor to the north.

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Cirque's Michael Jackson Show Is Breathtaking

Jay Weston | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Michael Jackson, Montreal, Staples Center, Cirque Du Soleil, Michael Jackson Cirque Du Soleil, La Around Town, Berry Gordy, Los Angeles News
Jay Weston

The Michael Jackson Immortal World Tour was an all-in exhibition which encompassed all of the visual, musical, dance and acrobatic arts in one kaleidoscopic event that left me breathless and drained of emotion.

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Website Brings NY (Or LA, Or SF...) To You

Posted 12.23.2011

Read More: You Are Listening To, Montreal, Cool Website, Procrastination Websites, Youarelisteningto Website, Internet Art, Chicago, You Are Listening to Website, Los Angeles, New York, Arts News

With every city boasting its own unique atmosphere and flavor, it is a crime that we can only choose one of them to live in at a time. Luckily the web...

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Last Place Canadiens Fire Head Coach

AP | Posted 02.16.2012

Read More: Nhl, Montreal, Jacques Martin, Canadiens Fire Jacques Martin, Montreal Canadiens, Hockey, Jacques Martin Fired, Sports News

MONTREAL — Sloppy play, blown leads, a poor record at home. It proved all too much for the last-place Montreal Canadiens, who fired coach Jacqu...

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Banned for Life From Facebook, Man Finds a Home on Google Plus (Video)

Dan McDermott | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Steve Jobs, Spyware, Banned, Navajo Nation, Vancouver, Social Networking, Spying, Facebook, Guinness Book of World Records, Social Media, Montreal, Google+ Hangouts, Gadgets, Apple, Navajo, Google Plus, Guinness World Records, Captcha, Facebook Lawsuit, Gps, Google Plus Brands, Hacking, Walter Isaacson, Hackers, Video, Technology News
Dan McDermott

My special guest on this edition of Google Plus Week is Adam Guerbuez, the Montreal marketer who got sued for $873 million by Facebook and lost.

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Montreal Congregation Agrees To Pay $18 Million To Sexual Abuse Victims

AP | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Montreal, Church, Church Sex Abuse, Montreal Congregation, Montreal Congregation Sex Abuse, Sex Abuse, Church Sex Abuse Montreal, Victims Quebec Sex Abuse, Church Montreal, Montreal Congregation Pay Victims, World News

MONTREAL -- A Roman Catholic organization has agreed to pay up $18 million in compensation for sexual abuse committed over several decades in Quebec. ...

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An Architect Visits The Beautiful Remains Of A Montreal Expo

Fathom | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Architecture, Canada, Architecture Canada, Montreal, Habitat 67, Montreal Travel, Travel News
Fathom

Habitat was built for Expo '67, entitled "Man and His World," from the title of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's masterpiece.

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BlackAtlas.com: 7 Winter Getaways To Book Now

Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Lake Tahoe, Cancun, Montreal, Bv-Life, Rio De Janeiro, Slidepollajax, Grenada, Getaways, Disney World, Winter, Los Cabos Mexico, New York City, Black Voices News

Let's face it: We can be a hard bunch to please. Don't think so? Just take a look at your Facebook news feed and you're likely to encounter a bevy of ...

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Good Neighbors: Bringing Humor Back to Noir

Kristin McCracken | Posted 09.28.2011

Read More: Magnolia Pictures, Montreal, Jacob Tierney, Emily Hampshire, The Trotsky, Good Neighbors, Jay Baruchel, Independent Movies, Tribeca Film, Scott Speedman, Entertainment News
Kristin McCracken

With so many action movies and shoot-em-ups, it's nice to find some respite with a good old-fashioned noir, one focused on characters in one charismatic location.

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WATCH: Interview With 'Zombie Boy', Rick Genest

Constantin Bjerke | Posted 09.24.2011

Read More: Rico Zombie, A/W 11, Icon, Lucifer, Gaga, Rick Genest, Model, Tattoo, Campaign, Beauty, Horror, Canada, Catwalk, Paris, Death, Mugler, Nicola Formichetti, Montreal, Show, Carnival, Macabre, Style, Zombie Boy, crane.tv, Artist, Freak, Fashion, Muse, Performance, Arts News
Constantin Bjerke

After recovering from brain tumour and a life less ordinary, Rick Genest became increasingly fascinated by the frontiers between life and death. A per...

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Sure, Montreal has a Festival Culture, but Prince Still Blows Minds

Crai S. Bower | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Festivals, Tourism, Montreal, Quebec, Jazz, Bella Fleck, Burlesque, Reggae, Travel, Tattoo, Music, Blues, Gay Pride, Canada, Culture, Travel News
Crai S. Bower

The math is easy, even for a writer. 800 concerts in ten days equals 80 concerts a day at Montréal's International Festival de Jazz. But how does thi...

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Montreal's Hotels For The Homeless

CP | Posted 08.05.2011

Read More: Floods, Hotels, Montreal, Quebec, Canadian-Red-Cross, Red Cross, Homelessness, Evacuation, Montreal-Canada, Homeless Shelters, Canada, Home News

THE CANADIAN PRESS -- ST-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, Que. -- Quebec's once-in-a-century floods that have forced hundreds from their homes are transforming som...

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On the Culture Front: Beyond New York, Montreal High Lights and the Bruise Cruise

Chris Kompanek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Miami, Travel, Culture, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Surfer Blood, Bruise Cruise, Johnny Depp, Montreal, Vivian Girls, Black Lips, Vanessa Paradis, Montreal High Lights, New York News
Chris Kompanek

There's something about traveling that changes cultural perspective, and with that in mind, I set out for two radically different cultural experiences last month.

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Real New Yorkers Don't Toast Their Bagels

The Daily Meal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: NY Restaurants, Montreal, Maria Balinska, Mimi Sheraton, Montreal Bagels, St. Viateur Bagel, New Yorkers, New York City, Bagels, Ny Food, Food News

Toasting. A highpoint of civilization. Think about it -- fire plus the greatest thing since, sliced bread. You take something perfect -- bread in a...

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Chefs' Favorite Oyster Restaurants

Find. Eat. Drink. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Boston, Mike Lata, Charleston, Montreal, Matt Jennings, Joe Beef, Oyster, Cochon, Red Rooster Harlem, Amanda Freitag, Oysters, The Oyster House, Casamento's, Donald Link, Philadelphia, Michael Mina, Marcus Samuelsson, Swan Oyster Depot, Jimmy Bradley, Slidepollajax, Food News
Find. Eat. Drink.

It's true you can now get oysters all year long, but it's the cold winter waters when oysters store up sugars, resulting in a plumper and sweeter tas...

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The Most Beautiful Subway Stations in the World (SLIDESHOW)

TravelSort | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stained Glass, Montreal, Subway Art, Subways, Subway, Slidepollajax, Moscow, Stockholm, Metro, St. Petersburg, Travel News
TravelSort

What do you think when you think of subway stations? Dark and grimy? Me too, until my first trip to St. Petersburg. If you're traveling in any of these cities, take a tour of the subway.

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