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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Montreal Gazette · Storify]]></title><description><![CDATA[New home for Montreal breaking news, sports, arts, lifestyle + multimedia]]></description><link>http://storify.com/mtlgazette</link><generator>NodeJS RSS Module</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 21:11:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://storify.com/rss/mtlgazette" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The worst commuting day of the year]]></title><description><![CDATA[<html><body><div id="storify-minimal" style="font-family: Museo Sans,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif; color: #333;"><p id="description" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; margin-bottom: 5px;">Tuesday, Sept. 6, is supposed to be the most chaotic day of traffic in Montreal, according to the Sûreté du Québec. We collect your commuting scoops in this feed.</p><p id="meta" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0; color: #999; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #ddd; margin-bottom: 20px;">Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/mtlgazette" style="color: #429ec6;">The Montreal Gazette</a> · 
<span>Thu, Oct 27 2011 00:04:03</span></p><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">#TrafficTue Best day this summer for commuting, didn't need to take an un reliable 545 shuttle bus! Metro was packed though.</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/khalas_eric" style="color: #429ec6;">khalas_eric</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/khalas_eric/status/111132483013185536" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Sep 06 2011 10:43:43</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><p style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0;"><b>Worst commute day? Not for Karen Bleakley of Dorval:</b><br />"I took the 8:22 AMT inbound&nbsp;train at Dorval this morning. Despite the parking lot being overfull, as it usually is, the train had many empty seats.&nbsp;&nbsp;From the train, I&nbsp;couldn't help but noticing the cars zooming inbound along highway 20. They didn't even slow at the 13, a usual bottleneck, and this was 8:30 in the morning, the Tuesday after Labour Day. "</p></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><p style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0;"><b>George Gervin has a positive story about switching to public transit:</b><br /> "I started last year taking the Vaudreuil train, metro and South Shore bus. It takes me 1.5 hours in total each way but it is well worth it. <br />The only negative is the high temperatures in the Metro and bus, if you wantmore people to switch to public transport and get cars of the road, install Air Conditioning in the metro and buses."</p></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><b>The Gazette's Andy Riga has the 511 on the government's new traffic communication channels:</b></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">#MTQ's new Mobilité Montréal 511 page features Montreal traffic, roadwork, links to public transit, etc. http://t.co/URmWeZm #traffictue</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/andyriga" style="color: #429ec6;">andyriga</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/andyriga/status/111085571849465856" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Sep 06 2011 07:37:18</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">New Radio Circulation 730 (former CKAC)... you can listen to new Montreal traffic station here: http://t.co/GfMdVU8 #traffictue #MtlCircul</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/andyriga" style="color: #429ec6;">andyriga</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/andyriga/status/111080839604994049" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Sep 06 2011 07:18:30</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Finally found website for Radio Circulation 730AM - La circulation, en tout temps: http://t.co/tC59P34 #traffictue</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/andyriga" style="color: #429ec6;">andyriga</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/andyriga/status/111085937563418624" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Sep 06 2011 07:38:46</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Still no word on when (if?) Montreal's new English all-traffic radio station will launch. http://bit.ly/oSnXdx</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/andyriga" style="color: #429ec6;">andyriga</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/andyriga/status/111087671190896640" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Sep 06 2011 07:45:39</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><b>Elma took one hour by train and metro from Vaudreuil to Peel:</b><br />"Great way to travel. Grab your coffee and read The Gazette and protect the environment at the same time."</div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><p style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0;"><b>Costa Hovris took his motorcycle downtown:</b><br />"The commute wasn't any different today than most other days other than the obvious beefed up police presence and the "Uncle Harry" school buses at most corners.</p></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Pretty happy to be on foot today. How are you surviving #TrafficTue ?</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/WolfeToday" style="color: #429ec6;">WolfeToday</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/WolfeToday/status/111079086637584385" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Sep 06 2011 07:11:32</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><br /><b>Lynne Darroch has only good things to report:</b><p style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0;">"All I have to say about&nbsp;my morning's trip from NDG<br />to&nbsp;Brossard is HALLELUJAH!</p>The Mercier reopened, and THOUSANDS of cars are now back off "my" south-bound 10 route over the Champlain Bridge. <br /><p style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0;">I'm back to a 25 minute commute, versus the 55 minutes it was taking all summer.</p>This, plus the reopening of the Ville Marie St-Jacques exit last week and Villa Maria metro station today means that the artificial wall around NDG is finally lifting."</div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><b>Angie Lipartiti reports one of the few bad experiences this morning taking the bus and metro from Montreal North:</b><br /><p style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0;">"VERY BAD, CANNOT MOVE OR BREATHE. LOTS OF STUDENTS AND BACKPACKS."</p></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">#traffictue - o delays on St-Urbain/Maisonneuve path. Lots of commuters as usual. Danger comes from turning motorists and buses on St-Urbain</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/_VeloCite" style="color: #429ec6;">_VeloCite</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/_VeloCite/status/111073456744955904" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Sep 06 2011 06:49:10</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">No real #traffictue mayhem at Guy/de Maisonneuve http://t.co/cOOWlI7</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/moniquebeaudin" style="color: #429ec6;">moniquebeaudin</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/moniquebeaudin/status/111070347335438336" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Sep 06 2011 06:36:49</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Maybe everyone put their bikes away for the winter. De Maisonneuve path empty. #traffictue http://t.co/Zagt3Ww</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/moniquebeaudin" style="color: #429ec6;">moniquebeaudin</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/moniquebeaudin/status/111071685100322816" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Sep 06 2011 06:42:07</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Just in time for #traffictue, #AMT launches new mobile services for train commuters. http://t.co/nkMI0Of</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/andyriga" style="color: #429ec6;">andyriga</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/andyriga/status/111068921540526082" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Sep 06 2011 06:31:09</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">For traffic, public transit updates, follow my Getting-Around-Montreal Twitter list. http://t.co/dXmvnHA #traffictue</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/andyriga" style="color: #429ec6;">andyriga</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/andyriga/status/111068684763676672" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Sep 06 2011 06:30:12</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><b>Sabrina Prioletta drove downtown from Montreal North:</b><br />"I noticed a 20 min. increase in commute from 1-2 weeks ago. Park Avenue was much less congested than usual. Henri-Bourassa more congested than usual."</div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><p style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0;"><b>Elisa Shepherd reports good news from Châteauguay:</b><br />"Hwy 138 to the Mercier bridge was backed-up almost to Chateauguay, but with the bus lane we breezed through." <br /></p></div><div class="footer"><img src="http://storify.com/public/img/logo.blue.small.png" alt="Powered by Storify" /></div></div><img src="http://stats.storify.com/record/view.gif?sid=4e654b3d010b3756430b66af&amp;referer=%2F%2Fstorify.com%2Frss%2Fmtlgazette" width="1" height="1" /></body></html>]]></description><link>http://storify.com/mtlgazette/the-worst-commuting-day-of-the-year</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://storify.com/mtlgazette/the-worst-commuting-day-of-the-year</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Montreal Gazette]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:24:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bono would never say that]]></title><description><![CDATA[<html><body><div id="storify-minimal" style="font-family: Museo Sans,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif; color: #333;"><p id="description" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; margin-bottom: 5px;">The hashtags #bonodirajamaisca and #bononedirajamaisca were trending in Montreal on Friday. Here is a selection of things the U2 frontman is unlikely to say at the band's double bill.</p><p id="meta" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0; color: #999; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #ddd; margin-bottom: 20px;">Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/mtlgazette" style="color: #429ec6;">The Montreal Gazette</a> · 
<span>Thu, Oct 27 2011 00:59:54</span></p><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">"Which metro station is closest to my hotel?"  #BonoNeDiraJamaisCa</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/sugarsammyk" style="color: #429ec6;">sugarsammyk</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/sugarsammyk/status/89351254073024512" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jul 08 2011 08:12:53</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Le Canadien est une meilleure équipe avec Eric Cole #bonodirajamaisca</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/quaisvieuxport" style="color: #429ec6;">quaisvieuxport</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/quaisvieuxport/status/89391352017715201" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jul 08 2011 10:52:13</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">"J'aime assez ça quand tu cris son nom!" #Bonodirajamaisça</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/angelthegr8" style="color: #429ec6;">angelthegr8</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/angelthegr8/status/89394924969132032" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jul 08 2011 11:06:25</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Si vous me faites 5 ovations debout vous aurez tous droit à 8 ailes gratuites! #BonoNeDiraJamaisCa</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/CageAuxSports" style="color: #429ec6;">CageAuxSports</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/CageAuxSports/status/89387414778425345" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jul 08 2011 10:36:35</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">"Désolés si on est en retard, il y avait un incident sur la ligne orange qui a ralenti le service jusqu'à Namur!" #BonoNeDiraJamaisCa</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/MLucePLegros" style="color: #429ec6;">MLucePLegros</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/MLucePLegros/status/89387646983471104" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jul 08 2011 10:37:30</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">"Guys, is it just me, or is this all getting a little too over-the-top?" #BonoNeDiraJamaisCa</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/BasemBoshra" style="color: #429ec6;">BasemBoshra</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/BasemBoshra/status/89350111452332032" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jul 08 2011 08:08:21</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">"I've been waiting for 3 hours to see a doctor..." #bonodirajamaisça</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/ssars" style="color: #429ec6;">ssars</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/ssars/status/89353144164823042" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jul 08 2011 08:20:24</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Juré, demain j'arrête de chanter. #Bonodirajamaisça</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/JeremieBatt" style="color: #429ec6;">JeremieBatt</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/JeremieBatt/status/89362251617808385" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jul 08 2011 08:56:35</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Quelqu'un a vu Ruth Ellen Brosseau? #BonoDiraJamaisCa</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/jlbenoit" style="color: #429ec6;">jlbenoit</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/jlbenoit/status/89353011436072960" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jul 08 2011 08:19:52</a></div></blockquote><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/OrphelineJ/status/89361136956358656" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://twitpic.com/show/large/5mzhgj" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>RT @wikijeff: Ce sont mes 2 filles!  http://twitpic.com/5mzhgj #bonodirajamaisça</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/OrphelineJ" style="color: #429ec6;">OrphelineJ</a></div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">&nbsp;<b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Don't get the reference?</b> <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1080636/What-St-Bonos-wife-say-partying-teenage-girls.html" style="color: #429ec6;">Click here.</a><br /><p style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0;"><br /></p></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Je viens de m'acheter un appart dans Hochelaga-Maisonneuve #bonodirajamaisça</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/Sy_Fortin" style="color: #429ec6;">Sy_Fortin</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/Sy_Fortin/status/89351975241654272" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jul 08 2011 08:15:45</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">...j'espère être invité à Star Académie cette année !!! #bonodirajamaisca</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/smenard97" style="color: #429ec6;">smenard97</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/smenard97/status/89352934973906944" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jul 08 2011 08:19:34</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">We'd like to sing Where the Streets Have No Holes...#BonoDiraJamaisCa</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/chris_paquet" style="color: #429ec6;">chris_paquet</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/chris_paquet/status/89356276408131584" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jul 08 2011 08:32:51</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">RT @MaximMartin2M: Notre accent est fake car #jeudiconfession on vient de Trois-Pistols #bonodirajamaisça</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/OrphelineJ" style="color: #429ec6;">OrphelineJ</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/OrphelineJ/status/89360315963285504" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jul 08 2011 08:48:54</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Je suis en train décrire une toune en français pour le canadiens #bonodirajamaisca</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/CLOUTIERJOHN" style="color: #429ec6;">CLOUTIERJOHN</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/CLOUTIERJOHN/status/89347065074814976" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jul 08 2011 07:56:14</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Merci Montréal, vous êtes malade, on vous rembourse tous vos billets #bonodirajamaisca</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/anouckgmayer" style="color: #429ec6;">anouckgmayer</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/anouckgmayer/status/89343648512212992" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jul 08 2011 07:42:40</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">"OK gang, je vous sors toute pour une grosse poutine à la Banquise!" #bonodirajamaisca</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/PierreLandry" style="color: #429ec6;">PierreLandry</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/PierreLandry/status/89335379790020608" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jul 08 2011 07:09:48</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">On a préparé un medley de chansons québécoises ! #bonodirajamaisça</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/MarieCostisella" style="color: #429ec6;">MarieCostisella</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/MarieCostisella/status/89334856101789697" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jul 08 2011 07:07:44</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Hello, can you tell me, vous euh, pouvez dire a moi where le tim horton le plus near is #bonodirajamaisça</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/StylesMedia" style="color: #429ec6;">StylesMedia</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/StylesMedia/status/89340195157184512" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jul 08 2011 07:28:57</a></div></blockquote><div class="footer"><img src="http://storify.com/public/img/logo.blue.small.png" alt="Powered by Storify" /></div></div><img src="http://stats.storify.com/record/view.gif?sid=4e172c74f65377c350031423&amp;referer=%2F%2Fstorify.com%2Frss%2Fmtlgazette" width="1" height="1" /></body></html>]]></description><link>http://storify.com/mtlgazette/bono-would-never-say-that</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://storify.com/mtlgazette/bono-would-never-say-that</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Montreal Gazette]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 18:21:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[British press roundup]]></title><description><![CDATA[<html><body><div id="storify-minimal" style="font-family: Museo Sans,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif; color: #333;"><p id="description" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; margin-bottom: 5px;">The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge make waves wherever they go. Now, they're on our home turf. What do their fellow Brits think of our hospitality?</p><p id="meta" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0; color: #999; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #ddd; margin-bottom: 20px;">Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/mtlgazette" style="color: #429ec6;">The Montreal Gazette</a> · 
<span>Thu, Oct 27 2011 01:06:32</span></p><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/richardgaisford/status/87551440784076800" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://yfrog.com/h4biubjj:iphone" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>#royaltour2011 #PEI Prince Edward Island. Will &amp; Kate will be well received. Fresh lobster a speciality here. http://yfrog.com/h4biubjj</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/richardgaisford" style="color: #429ec6;">richardgaisford</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Love the informal look.  And who'd think of such warm response from Quebec? Haven't seen a more adoring crowd  #royaltour #rv</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/britishroyals" style="color: #429ec6;">britishroyals</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/britishroyals/status/87608142820679680" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Sun, Jul 03 2011 12:46:23</a></div></blockquote><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/03/prince-william-canada-protest-quebec" title="Prince William and the royal party could have been forgiven for not noticing, but there was a part of Quebec that had no intention of welcoming him and his wife, except with whistles, saucepan lids, vuvuzelas and, incongruously, bagpipes." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/About/General/2011/7/3/1309721805975/Demonstrators-hold-a-bann-003.jpg" alt="Prince William and Kate heckled by protesters in Quebec | World news | The Guardian" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/03/prince-william-canada-protest-quebec" title="Prince William and the royal party could have been forgiven for not noticing, but there was a part of Quebec that had no intention of welcoming him and his wife, except with whistles, saucepan lids, vuvuzelas and, incongruously, bagpipes." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Prince William and Kate heckled by protesters in Quebec | World news | The Guardian</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Prince William and the royal party could have been forgiven for not noticing, but there was a part of Quebec that had no intention of welcoming him and his wife, except with whistles, saucepan lids, vuvuzelas and, incongruously, bagpipes.</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14008838" title="The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have sailed into Quebec City on board a Canadian naval ship, on the latest leg of their first overseas tour." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/53835000/jpg/_53835128_012369735-1.jpg" alt="Royal French skills tested in Quebec" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14008838" title="The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have sailed into Quebec City on board a Canadian naval ship, on the latest leg of their first overseas tour." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Royal French skills tested in Quebec</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have sailed into Quebec City on board a Canadian naval ship, on the latest leg of their first overseas tour.</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/jul/03/royal-fashion-kate-middleton-diplomacy-canada" title="Duchess of Cambridge's wardrobe has shown respect and brought emotional warmth during her first foreign visit Let's skip the debate over whether or not Duchess Kate is a style icon. She's not, by the way - but that misses the point. What she is, rather, is a fashion diplomat." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2011/7/3/1309702871871/Duchess-of-Cambridge-003.jpg" alt="Royal fashion: Kate Middleton shows diplomacy in Canada | UK news | The Guardian" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/jul/03/royal-fashion-kate-middleton-diplomacy-canada" title="Duchess of Cambridge's wardrobe has shown respect and brought emotional warmth during her first foreign visit Let's skip the debate over whether or not Duchess Kate is a style icon. She's not, by the way - but that misses the point. What she is, rather, is a fashion diplomat." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Royal fashion: Kate Middleton shows diplomacy in Canada | UK news | The Guardian</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Duchess of Cambridge's wardrobe has shown respect and brought emotional warmth during her first foreign visit Let's skip the debate over whether or not Duchess Kate is a style icon. She's not, by the way - but that misses the point. What she is, rather, is a fashion diplomat.</div></div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/SkyNewsHack/status/87552393633472513" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://twitpic.com/show/large/5ko6vg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>#royaltour #Canada Don't ask, I have no idea! Someone enlighten me. http://twitpic.com/5ko6vg</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/SkyNewsHack" style="color: #429ec6;">SkyNewsHack</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">#royaltour #Canada I joke not, as the goat stands to attention alongside the 22nd Regiment, I can smell goats cheese. #peckish</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/SkyNewsHack" style="color: #429ec6;">SkyNewsHack</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/SkyNewsHack/status/87554633492480001" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Sun, Jul 03 2011 09:13:45</a></div></blockquote><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2010812/Kate-Middleton-steps-warship-stunning-dress-royal-couple-arrive-Quebec.html" title="Last updated at 6:05 PM on 3rd July 2011 The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge joined sailors on a Canadian warship for a church service today. The royal couple were included in prayers during the inter-denominational event held in their honour on the deck of HMCS Montreal." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2011/07/03/article-2010812-0CDA16A500000578-225_87x84.jpg" alt="Kate Middleton steps off warship in stunning dress as royal couple arrive in Quebec" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2010812/Kate-Middleton-steps-warship-stunning-dress-royal-couple-arrive-Quebec.html" title="Last updated at 6:05 PM on 3rd July 2011 The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge joined sailors on a Canadian warship for a church service today. The royal couple were included in prayers during the inter-denominational event held in their honour on the deck of HMCS Montreal." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Kate Middleton steps off warship in stunning dress as royal couple arrive in Quebec</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Last updated at 6:05 PM on 3rd July 2011 The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge joined sailors on a Canadian warship for a church service today. The royal couple were included in prayers during the inter-denominational event held in their honour on the deck of HMCS Montreal.</div></div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/BBCPeterHunt/status/87272166072123392" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://yfrog.com/h8bhbkhj:iphone" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>In Montreal and a small protest,outside hospital William and Kate are visiting, by a radical group seeking Quebec Indep. http://yfrog.com/h8bhbkhj</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/BBCPeterHunt" style="color: #429ec6;">BBCPeterHunt</a></div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2010605/Kate-Middleton-serves-treat-reveals-talent-kitchen.html" title="Last updated at 3:25 PM on 3rd July 2011 Until now Prince William's only culinary boast has been that he makes a mean shepherd's pie. After 40 minutes in a Canadian cookery school however, it was herb and cranberry-crusted lamb and croustillant a l'effiloche de canard confit - and a distinctly competitive attitude to his lobster soufflé." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2011/07/02/article-2010605-0CD6C6F500000578-871_87x84.jpg" alt="Kate Middleton serves up a treat as she reveals her talent in the kitchen" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2010605/Kate-Middleton-serves-treat-reveals-talent-kitchen.html" title="Last updated at 3:25 PM on 3rd July 2011 Until now Prince William's only culinary boast has been that he makes a mean shepherd's pie. After 40 minutes in a Canadian cookery school however, it was herb and cranberry-crusted lamb and croustillant a l'effiloche de canard confit - and a distinctly competitive attitude to his lobster soufflé." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Kate Middleton serves up a treat as she reveals her talent in the kitchen</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Last updated at 3:25 PM on 3rd July 2011 Until now Prince William's only culinary boast has been that he makes a mean shepherd's pie. After 40 minutes in a Canadian cookery school however, it was herb and cranberry-crusted lamb and croustillant a l'effiloche de canard confit - and a distinctly competitive attitude to his lobster soufflé.</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-william/8613091/Royal-tour-Prince-William-and-Kate-Middleton-bring-cheer-to-cancer-victim-with-only-12-weeks-to-live.html" title="Prince William and Kate Middleton brought comfort to the man who was recently told he had only 12 weeks to live. Mr Joyce, 47, a former computer expert from Ottawa, struggled to his feet and lent against a walking frame as the Duke, 29, arrived. The Prince told him to sit down and relax." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01936/joyce_1936454g.jpg" alt="Royal tour: Prince William and Kate Middleton bring cheer to cancer victim with only 12 weeks to live" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-william/8613091/Royal-tour-Prince-William-and-Kate-Middleton-bring-cheer-to-cancer-victim-with-only-12-weeks-to-live.html" title="Prince William and Kate Middleton brought comfort to the man who was recently told he had only 12 weeks to live. Mr Joyce, 47, a former computer expert from Ottawa, struggled to his feet and lent against a walking frame as the Duke, 29, arrived. The Prince told him to sit down and relax." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Royal tour: Prince William and Kate Middleton bring cheer to cancer victim with only 12 weeks to live</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Prince William and Kate Middleton brought comfort to the man who was recently told he had only 12 weeks to live. Mr Joyce, 47, a former computer expert from Ottawa, struggled to his feet and lent against a walking frame as the Duke, 29, arrived. The Prince told him to sit down and relax.</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-william/8613826/Royal-tour-day-four-live.html" title="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-william/8613826/Royal-tour-day-four-live.html?service=artBody This page will automatically update every 90 secondsOn Off 13.20pm William and Kate are due to arrive in Quebec at 2pm BST after an eventful third day. An egg was thrown at their car and the couple have been warned to expect more protests today. Gordon Rayner reports." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01936/montrealmiddleton_1936543g.jpg" alt="Royal tour day four: live" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-william/8613826/Royal-tour-day-four-live.html" title="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-william/8613826/Royal-tour-day-four-live.html?service=artBody This page will automatically update every 90 secondsOn Off 13.20pm William and Kate are due to arrive in Quebec at 2pm BST after an eventful third day. An egg was thrown at their car and the couple have been warned to expect more protests today. Gordon Rayner reports." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Royal tour day four: live</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-william/8613826/Royal-tour-day-four-live.html?service=artBody This page will automatically update every 90 secondsOn Off 13.20pm William and Kate are due to arrive in Quebec at 2pm BST after an eventful third day. An egg was thrown at their car and the couple have been warned to expect more protests today. Gordon Rayner reports.</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2010812/All-aboard-Royal-couple-stay-overnight-Canadian-warship-prove-definitely-sea-legs.html" title="The royal couple were included in prayers during the inter-denominational event held in their honour on the deck of HMCS Montreal." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2011/07/03/article-0-0CD9E9EC00000578-552_87x84.jpg" alt="All aboard! Royal couple stay overnight on Canadian warship and prove they definitely have sea legs" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2010812/All-aboard-Royal-couple-stay-overnight-Canadian-warship-prove-definitely-sea-legs.html" title="The royal couple were included in prayers during the inter-denominational event held in their honour on the deck of HMCS Montreal." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">All aboard! Royal couple stay overnight on Canadian warship and prove they definitely have sea legs</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">The royal couple were included in prayers during the inter-denominational event held in their honour on the deck of HMCS Montreal.</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8613284/Royal-tour-the-fashion-verdict.html" title="The verdict so far? Impressive. In three days, the Duchess of Cambridge's sartorial choices have proved not only stylish, but also patriotic, diplomatic, witty and thrifty. Many more experienced women would give anything to hit just one of those notes. The Duchess' natural style setting is demure elegance but that does not mean boring." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01936/tree_1936330g.jpg" alt="Royal tour: the fashion verdict" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8613284/Royal-tour-the-fashion-verdict.html" title="The verdict so far? Impressive. In three days, the Duchess of Cambridge's sartorial choices have proved not only stylish, but also patriotic, diplomatic, witty and thrifty. Many more experienced women would give anything to hit just one of those notes. The Duchess' natural style setting is demure elegance but that does not mean boring." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Royal tour: the fashion verdict</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">The verdict so far? Impressive. In three days, the Duchess of Cambridge's sartorial choices have proved not only stylish, but also patriotic, diplomatic, witty and thrifty. Many more experienced women would give anything to hit just one of those notes. The Duchess' natural style setting is demure elegance but that does not mean boring.</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/british-royals-put-down-roots-ottawa-175104272.html" title="Prince William and his bride Catherine landed Saturday in Quebec province -- the only stop in Canada where they would face protests during their first official foreign trip as newlyweds. The former French colony was conquered by the British in 1763, but its culture and language survived and the Canadian province is now a bastion of French culture in North America." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2PvQ6_EnfCspKSE4xk6SgQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTkwO3E9ODU7dz05MA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_GB/News/AFP/photo_1309639196754-2-0.jpg.cf.png" alt="Quebec: a bump on the royals' cross-Canada tour" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/british-royals-put-down-roots-ottawa-175104272.html" title="Prince William and his bride Catherine landed Saturday in Quebec province -- the only stop in Canada where they would face protests during their first official foreign trip as newlyweds. The former French colony was conquered by the British in 1763, but its culture and language survived and the Canadian province is now a bastion of French culture in North America." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Quebec: a bump on the royals' cross-Canada tour</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Prince William and his bride Catherine landed Saturday in Quebec province -- the only stop in Canada where they would face protests during their first official foreign trip as newlyweds. The former French colony was conquered by the British in 1763, but its culture and language survived and the Canadian province is now a bastion of French culture in North America.</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/07/02/uk-royals-idUKTRE75T5A820110702" title="OTTAWA | Sat Jul 2, 2011 10:58pm BST OTTAWA (Reuters) - A visit to Canada by Britain's Prince William and Kate took on a quieter note on Saturday as the newlyweds prepared to head for Quebec and a politically sensitive phase of their royal tour." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://uk.reuters.com/resources/r/?m=02&amp;d=20110702&amp;t=2&amp;i=451086367&amp;w=130&amp;fh=&amp;fw=&amp;ll=&amp;pl=&amp;r=2011-07-02T215846Z_01_BTRE7610UIK00_RTROPTP_0_CANADA-ROYALS" alt="Quieter royal tour heads for mixed Quebec reception
| Reuters" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/07/02/uk-royals-idUKTRE75T5A820110702" title="OTTAWA | Sat Jul 2, 2011 10:58pm BST OTTAWA (Reuters) - A visit to Canada by Britain's Prince William and Kate took on a quieter note on Saturday as the newlyweds prepared to head for Quebec and a politically sensitive phase of their royal tour." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Quieter royal tour heads for mixed Quebec reception
| Reuters</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">OTTAWA | Sat Jul 2, 2011 10:58pm BST OTTAWA (Reuters) - A visit to Canada by Britain's Prince William and Kate took on a quieter note on Saturday as the newlyweds prepared to head for Quebec and a politically sensitive phase of their royal tour.</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8613442/Canadian-Royal-Tour-William-and-Kate-face-anti-royal-protests.html" title="William and Catherine were confronted with a small number of demonstrators when they arrived at the Sainte-Justine University hospital in Montreal on Saturday. A crowd of about 100 protesters gathered with placards saying &quot;parasites&quot; and showing a crown with a cross through it." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01936/protestSUM_1936498g.jpg" alt="Canadian Royal Tour: William and Kate face anti-royal protests" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8613442/Canadian-Royal-Tour-William-and-Kate-face-anti-royal-protests.html" title="William and Catherine were confronted with a small number of demonstrators when they arrived at the Sainte-Justine University hospital in Montreal on Saturday. A crowd of about 100 protesters gathered with placards saying &quot;parasites&quot; and showing a crown with a cross through it." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Canadian Royal Tour: William and Kate face anti-royal protests</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">William and Catherine were confronted with a small number of demonstrators when they arrived at the Sainte-Justine University hospital in Montreal on Saturday. A crowd of about 100 protesters gathered with placards saying "parasites" and showing a crown with a cross through it.</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14000755" title="It's day three of Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge's tour to Canada. What are commentators making of it so far? Canadian blogger Lainey Gossip gets swept away and describes the young couple as &quot;rock stars&quot;, commenting on how Prince William was guiding Kate through public appearances." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/53819000/jpg/_53819588_012356621-2.jpg" alt="Royal Canada tour reaction so far" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14000755" title="It's day three of Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge's tour to Canada. What are commentators making of it so far? Canadian blogger Lainey Gossip gets swept away and describes the young couple as &quot;rock stars&quot;, commenting on how Prince William was guiding Kate through public appearances." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Royal Canada tour reaction so far</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">It's day three of Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge's tour to Canada. What are commentators making of it so far? Canadian blogger Lainey Gossip gets swept away and describes the young couple as "rock stars", commenting on how Prince William was guiding Kate through public appearances.</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-13979858" title="A selection of the best news pictures Photos from around the world on 1 July 90 years of the Communist Party Public sector workers on strike Duke and Duchess' first overseas tour Readers photographs on the theme of hands Shaping the future of the medium Photos from around the world on 27 June Images from this year's Glastonbury Festival" class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/53794000/jpg/_53794936_012345061-1.jpg" alt="In pictures: Royals visit Canada" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-13979858" title="A selection of the best news pictures Photos from around the world on 1 July 90 years of the Communist Party Public sector workers on strike Duke and Duchess' first overseas tour Readers photographs on the theme of hands Shaping the future of the medium Photos from around the world on 27 June Images from this year's Glastonbury Festival" class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">In pictures: Royals visit Canada</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">A selection of the best news pictures Photos from around the world on 1 July 90 years of the Communist Party Public sector workers on strike Duke and Duchess' first overseas tour Readers photographs on the theme of hands Shaping the future of the medium Photos from around the world on 27 June Images from this year's Glastonbury Festival</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/jul/01/william-kate-visit-canada" title="A US girl travelled 21 hours to report that Will 'smelled amazing'. Nice, but there's a Canadian effort to make the visit mean more By the time the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge touched down in Ottawa, rain was threatening from high clouds." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2011/7/1/1309515178287/Duchess-of-Cambridge-003.jpg" alt="William and Kate's visit highlights Canada's weirdness | Colin Horgan | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/jul/01/william-kate-visit-canada" title="A US girl travelled 21 hours to report that Will 'smelled amazing'. Nice, but there's a Canadian effort to make the visit mean more By the time the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge touched down in Ottawa, rain was threatening from high clouds." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">William and Kate's visit highlights Canada's weirdness | Colin Horgan | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">A US girl travelled 21 hours to report that Will 'smelled amazing'. Nice, but there's a Canadian effort to make the visit mean more By the time the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge touched down in Ottawa, rain was threatening from high clouds.</div></div><div class="footer"><img src="http://storify.com/public/img/logo.blue.small.png" alt="Powered by Storify" /></div></div><img src="http://stats.storify.com/record/view.gif?sid=4e0cd6801fb7233b311a60ce&amp;referer=%2F%2Fstorify.com%2Frss%2Fmtlgazette" width="1" height="1" /></body></html>]]></description><link>http://storify.com/mtlgazette/royal-visit-how-the-brits-see-us</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://storify.com/mtlgazette/royal-visit-how-the-brits-see-us</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Montreal Gazette]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 20:58:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decision Canada: Election Night]]></title><description><![CDATA[<html><body><div id="storify-minimal" style="font-family: Museo Sans,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif; color: #333;"><p id="description" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; margin-bottom: 5px;">A collection of the most interesting tweets, pictures, videos and links to emerge during May 2, the day of the 2011 federal election.</p><p id="meta" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0; color: #999; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #ddd; margin-bottom: 20px;">Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/mtlgazette" style="color: #429ec6;">The Montreal Gazette</a> · 
<span>Thu, Oct 27 2011 01:57:15</span></p><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><b>We asked Canadians on Twitter how they feel about the results. Here some selected answers:</b></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">@mtlgazette this is going to be hard to explain to the classroom tomorrow. On a positive, lots of youth made it out to vote.</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/LaurusEducation" style="color: #429ec6;">LaurusEducation</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/LaurusEducation/status/65261015553679360" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Mon, May 02 2011 20:46:53</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">@mtlgazette Great Result all around!</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/cdn2010" style="color: #429ec6;">cdn2010</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/cdn2010/status/65257715265568768" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Mon, May 02 2011 20:33:46</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">@mtlgazette Jack and Gilles went up a hill to fetch a pail of water/Gilles fell down, and broke his crown, and served as jocular fodder.</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/loriofmontreal" style="color: #429ec6;">loriofmontreal</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/loriofmontreal/status/65257419990765568" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Mon, May 02 2011 20:32:36</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">@mtlgazette Two leaders defeated, incredible fall of Liberals, Layton now more popular than Broadbent and Bloc annihilated. Historic night</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/Cullister" style="color: #429ec6;">Cullister</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/Cullister/status/65257929103769601" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Mon, May 02 2011 20:34:37</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">@mtlgazette thrilled that layton is the officialy opposition. while I'm happy that there's a majority, I'm not happy that it's conservative</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/angiebrownell" style="color: #429ec6;">angiebrownell</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/angiebrownell/status/65256965617614848" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Mon, May 02 2011 20:30:47</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">@mtlgazette I am so satisfied to see the Bloc go down in flames - I hope that the PQ gets the message loud and clear</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/donjames96" style="color: #429ec6;">donjames96</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/donjames96/status/65256520148992000" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Mon, May 02 2011 20:29:01</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">@mtlgazette - Glad The Bloc is finished! #elxn41</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/DollarsnSenseTV" style="color: #429ec6;">DollarsnSenseTV</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/DollarsnSenseTV/status/65256127683760128" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Mon, May 02 2011 20:27:27</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">@mtlgazette Although our governing system isn't perfect, it's the best we got :l Might as well deal with it.</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/iPomegranate" style="color: #429ec6;">iPomegranate</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/iPomegranate/status/65256302187790336" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Mon, May 02 2011 20:28:09</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">@mtlgazette I can not believe the tory govt has been so successful. I am so sad about the liberal party. I am worried.</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/CGaydos" style="color: #429ec6;">CGaydos</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/CGaydos/status/65256179089145857" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Mon, May 02 2011 20:27:40</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">@mtlgazette Sad and happy. Sad that the conservatives is almost surely majoritary, but happy about the Jack wave on Quebec.</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/ROBLOX_Ren97" style="color: #429ec6;">ROBLOX_Ren97</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/ROBLOX_Ren97/status/65256017373569025" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Mon, May 02 2011 20:27:01</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">@mtlgazette very pleased with the ndp results! Glad quebec has decided to participate in canada again! #elxn41</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/Daerlyn" style="color: #429ec6;">Daerlyn</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/Daerlyn/status/65256402507153408" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Mon, May 02 2011 20:28:33</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">@Daerlyn @mtlgazette Not everyone in Quebec. I did'nt. Je suis fier d'avoir voté pour le Bloc. Un simple recul pour prendre un bon élan.</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/deny2k" style="color: #429ec6;">deny2k</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/deny2k/status/65257317091909632" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Mon, May 02 2011 20:32:11</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">@mtlgazette im very dissapointed!! I really believe we could change!! Canada has spoken but at least we have Layton in Quebec :D</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/chery2621" style="color: #429ec6;">chery2621</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/chery2621/status/65256688818720768" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Mon, May 02 2011 20:29:41</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">@mtlgazette Disappointed in the majority. Very very disappointed. Glad for the NDP growth, but the Cons are worrying. #elxn41</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/D1433" style="color: #429ec6;">D1433</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/D1433/status/65256615061880832" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Mon, May 02 2011 20:29:24</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><b>Lots of interesting tweets on Quebec's role in the election:</b></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Will Quebec be ok being represented by the young, inexperienced #ndp rather then being represented by the government?  #elxn41  #cdnpoli</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/AmitAryaMewati" style="color: #429ec6;">AmitAryaMewati</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/AmitAryaMewati/status/65252345172340736" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Mon, May 02 2011 20:12:26</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">RT @themattyg: Tears of joy for Quebec. You've seen the light that the "partie trahison" has no place in the Canadian Parliament. #elxn42 #CityVote</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/rwhammond" style="color: #429ec6;">rwhammond</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/rwhammond/status/65252348083179520" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Mon, May 02 2011 20:12:26</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">That NDP candidate from Quebec? The one vacationing in Vegas? The cocktail waitress? Who speaks no French? Elected. #KforKwality</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/ezralevant" style="color: #429ec6;">ezralevant</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/ezralevant/status/65242775939055616" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Mon, May 02 2011 19:34:24</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">RT @Altavistagoogle: Quebec proves once again it is a distinct society</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/techberry" style="color: #429ec6;">techberry</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/techberry/status/65252304944771072" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Mon, May 02 2011 20:12:16</a></div></blockquote><div class="footer"><img src="http://storify.com/public/img/logo.blue.small.png" alt="Powered by Storify" /></div></div><img src="http://stats.storify.com/record/view.gif?sid=4dbf32163e72a8391d01c709&amp;referer=%2F%2Fstorify.com%2Frss%2Fmtlgazette" width="1" height="1" /></body></html>]]></description><link>http://storify.com/mtlgazette/decision-canada-election-night</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://storify.com/mtlgazette/decision-canada-election-night</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Montreal Gazette]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 03:49:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bin Laden killed]]></title><description><![CDATA[<html><body><div id="storify-minimal" style="font-family: Museo Sans,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif; color: #333;"><p id="description" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; margin-bottom: 5px;">Tweets, videos, photos, news updates and more as the world reacts to the killing of Al-Qa'ida leader Osama bin Laden</p><p id="meta" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0; color: #999; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #ddd; margin-bottom: 20px;">Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/mtlgazette" style="color: #429ec6;">The Montreal Gazette</a> · 
<span>Thu, Oct 27 2011 01:58:01</span></p><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><i>Osama bin Laden was killed Sunday in what has been called a surgical strike by the U.S. military, which had tracked the Al-Qa'ida leader to a compound in Abbottabad, near a Pakistani military training facility and just two hours from the country's capital, Islamabad.</i></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><b>Video: How bin Laden lived in his last days.</b></div><div class="element video" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; width: 400px;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/645CPp4pJe4?wmode=transparent&amp;showinfo=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" style="display: block;"></iframe><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; padding-top: 5px;"><span>Osama Bin Laden Killed: How Did They Do It?</span> · 
<a style="color: #429ec6;">ABCNews</a></div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><b>40-minute raid ends with 2 bullets in bin Laden's head.</b></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/02/osama-bin-laden-killed-abbottabad-raid" title="Osama bin Laden's death was the denouement of a decade-long search for America's public enemy number one" class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/About/General/2011/5/2/1304368002242/Aerial-view-of-bin-Ladens-003.jpg" alt="Osama bin Laden's death: a crash, a raid, then two shots to the head | World news | The Guardian" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/02/osama-bin-laden-killed-abbottabad-raid" title="Osama bin Laden's death was the denouement of a decade-long search for America's public enemy number one" class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Osama bin Laden's death: a crash, a raid, then two shots to the head | World news | The Guardian</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Osama bin Laden's death was the denouement of a decade-long search for America's public enemy number one</div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><b>Why U.S. forces disposed of bin Laden's body at sea.</b></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/05/02/bin.laden.burial.at.sea/index.html" title="Osama bin Laden was buried at sea from the deck of a U.S. aircraft carrier because there was &quot;no land alternative,&quot; a senior Department of Defense official said Monday." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/newsscanner/no_image_cnn_90x51.jpg" alt="'No land alternative' prompts bin Laden sea burial" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/05/02/bin.laden.burial.at.sea/index.html" title="Osama bin Laden was buried at sea from the deck of a U.S. aircraft carrier because there was &quot;no land alternative,&quot; a senior Department of Defense official said Monday." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">'No land alternative' prompts bin Laden sea burial</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Osama bin Laden was buried at sea from the deck of a U.S. aircraft carrier because there was "no land alternative," a senior Department of Defense official said Monday.</div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><b>Bin Laden's death emboldens U.S. in war on terror.</b></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/02/bin-laden-dead-war-al-qaida" title="Bin Laden dead after shoot-out in Abbottabad compound then buried at sea as US tells al-Qaida: 'You cannot defeat us'" class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/About/General/2011/5/2/1304350314592/osama-bin-laden-dead-003.jpg" alt="Osama bin Laden dead – but Clinton vows to continue war on al-Qaida | World news | guardian.co.uk" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/02/bin-laden-dead-war-al-qaida" title="Bin Laden dead after shoot-out in Abbottabad compound then buried at sea as US tells al-Qaida: 'You cannot defeat us'" class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Osama bin Laden dead – but Clinton vows to continue war on al-Qaida | World news | guardian.co.uk</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Bin Laden dead after shoot-out in Abbottabad compound then buried at sea as US tells al-Qaida: 'You cannot defeat us'</div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><b>Athletes pay tribute to the 'real heroes': the military.</b></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/giants/ci_17978916?nclick_check=1" title="WASHINGTON -- Before the top of the fourth inning on Military Appreciation Night at Nationals Park, the public address announcer encouraged everyone at the baseball stadium to cheer for the active or retired members of the service who were in the stands Monday, recipients of free tickets.Lee Greenwood's &quot;God Bless the USA&quot; blared through the ballpark, a group of military personnel seated behind home plate waved their red Nationals caps, thousands of fans rose to applaud, along with players f... " class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site568/2011/0315/20110315_015621_specialcontent_giants_world.jpg" alt="After bin Laden's death, sports world praises military - San Jose Mercury News" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/giants/ci_17978916?nclick_check=1" title="WASHINGTON -- Before the top of the fourth inning on Military Appreciation Night at Nationals Park, the public address announcer encouraged everyone at the baseball stadium to cheer for the active or retired members of the service who were in the stands Monday, recipients of free tickets.Lee Greenwood's &quot;God Bless the USA&quot; blared through the ballpark, a group of military personnel seated behind home plate waved their red Nationals caps, thousands of fans rose to applaud, along with players f... " class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">After bin Laden's death, sports world praises military - San Jose Mercury News</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">WASHINGTON -- Before the top of the fourth inning on Military Appreciation Night at Nationals Park, the public address announcer encouraged everyone at the baseball stadium to cheer for the active or retired members of the service who were in the stands Monday, recipients of free tickets.Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA" blared through the ballpark, a group of military personnel seated behind home plate waved their red Nationals caps, thousands of fans rose to applaud, along with players f... </div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><p style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0;"><b>Data 'trove' at bin Laden's compound could help U.S. hunt down senior Al-Qa'ida figures.</b><br /></p></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/984439--bin-laden-leaves-a-treasure-trove-of-terrorist-data" title="As Osama bin Laden shifts from millstone to milestone in America’s collective memory, U.S. intelligence teams are frantically scouring a “robust trove” of data gathered during Monday’s dramatic takedown in search of clues to other senior Al Qaeda figures." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://media.thestar.topscms.com/images/f7/1d/0742337c4cd98107eadd7de0fa91.jpeg" alt="Bin Laden leaves a treasure trove of terrorist data - thestar.com" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/984439--bin-laden-leaves-a-treasure-trove-of-terrorist-data" title="As Osama bin Laden shifts from millstone to milestone in America’s collective memory, U.S. intelligence teams are frantically scouring a “robust trove” of data gathered during Monday’s dramatic takedown in search of clues to other senior Al Qaeda figures." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Bin Laden leaves a treasure trove of terrorist data - thestar.com</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">As Osama bin Laden shifts from millstone to milestone in America’s collective memory, U.S. intelligence teams are frantically scouring a “robust trove” of data gathered during Monday’s dramatic takedown in search of clues to other senior Al Qaeda figures.</div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><p style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0;"><b>Americans deserved to see bin Laden's body, relatives of 9/11 victims say.</b></p></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-0503-bin-laden-new-york-20110503,0,64196.story" title="Rosaleen Tallon kissed her three children good night and went to sleep feeling at peace. The terrorist responsible for the death of her brother,  New York  firefighter Sean Patrick Tallon, was dead. Her two boys and her little girl had been assured that the &quot;bad man&quot; behind the attacks that claimed their uncle was gone." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-05/61322116-02171957.jpg" alt="Osama bin Laden's burial at sea upsets relatives of Sept. 11 victims" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-0503-bin-laden-new-york-20110503,0,64196.story" title="Rosaleen Tallon kissed her three children good night and went to sleep feeling at peace. The terrorist responsible for the death of her brother,  New York  firefighter Sean Patrick Tallon, was dead. Her two boys and her little girl had been assured that the &quot;bad man&quot; behind the attacks that claimed their uncle was gone." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Osama bin Laden's burial at sea upsets relatives of Sept. 11 victims</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Rosaleen Tallon kissed her three children good night and went to sleep feeling at peace. The terrorist responsible for the death of her brother,  New York  firefighter Sean Patrick Tallon, was dead. Her two boys and her little girl had been assured that the "bad man" behind the attacks that claimed their uncle was gone.</div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><b>Was U.S. raid on bin Laden's compound illegal?</b></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2011/0502/Was-it-legal-for-the-US-commandos-to-kill-Osama-bin-Laden" title="US legal analysts say the Navy SEALs who killed Osama bin Laden in his compound in Pakistan were acting within the full authority of both international and American law." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://www.csmonitor.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/images/0502_legalkill/10046083-1-eng-US/0502_LegalKill_full_380.jpg" alt="Was it legal for the US commandos to kill Osama bin Laden? - CSMonitor.com" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2011/0502/Was-it-legal-for-the-US-commandos-to-kill-Osama-bin-Laden" title="US legal analysts say the Navy SEALs who killed Osama bin Laden in his compound in Pakistan were acting within the full authority of both international and American law." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Was it legal for the US commandos to kill Osama bin Laden? - CSMonitor.com</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">US legal analysts say the Navy SEALs who killed Osama bin Laden in his compound in Pakistan were acting within the full authority of both international and American law.</div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><p style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0;"><b>Profiteers look to make fortune off Osama bin Laden's death.</b></p></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/retail/2011-05-02-bin-laden-death-merchandise_n.htm" title="Looks like Osama bin Laden is worth more dead than alive, in the make-a-buck marketing world of souvenirs, collectibles and tchotchkes." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://i.usatoday.net/money/_photos/2011/05/02/bin-laden-death-merchandise-NL3P03R-x.jpg" alt="Marketers jump into Osama bin Laden death biz - USATODAY.com" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/retail/2011-05-02-bin-laden-death-merchandise_n.htm" title="Looks like Osama bin Laden is worth more dead than alive, in the make-a-buck marketing world of souvenirs, collectibles and tchotchkes." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Marketers jump into Osama bin Laden death biz - USATODAY.com</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Looks like Osama bin Laden is worth more dead than alive, in the make-a-buck marketing world of souvenirs, collectibles and tchotchkes.</div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><b>Pakistan knew where Osama bin Laden was cowering, Salman Rushdie says.</b></div><div class="footer"><img src="http://storify.com/public/img/logo.blue.small.png" alt="Powered by Storify" /></div></div><img src="http://stats.storify.com/record/view.gif?sid=4dbecf20694f717e1511e227&amp;referer=%2F%2Fstorify.com%2Frss%2Fmtlgazette" width="1" height="1" /></body></html>]]></description><link>http://storify.com/mtlgazette/bin-laden-killed-in-pakistan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://storify.com/mtlgazette/bin-laden-killed-in-pakistan</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Montreal Gazette]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 04:50:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harper ad a copy of American presidential hopeful's: Liberals]]></title><description><![CDATA[<html><body><div id="storify-minimal" style="font-family: Museo Sans,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif; color: #333;"><p id="description" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; margin-bottom: 5px;">A new 60-second TV ad for Conservative leader Stephen Harper is “strikingly similar” to a campaign video by American presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty, the Liberals have charged.</p><p id="meta" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0; color: #999; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #ddd; margin-bottom: 20px;">Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/mtlgazette" style="color: #429ec6;">The Montreal Gazette</a> · 
<span>Thu, Oct 27 2011 14:05:57</span></p><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">Harper’s ad <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rEkFG5MNTk" style="color: #429ec6;">Our Country</a> has sweeping landscape panoramas, footage of soldiers marching to battle and close-ups of dauntless-looking citizens set to an orchestral score, much like Pawlenty’s video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfkNEq1XioE" style="color: #429ec6;">Courage to Stand</a>.<br /><br />Both videos feature rousing patriotic speeches by their respective politicians.<br /><br />Hours after the Conservative party posted the video online, the Liberals uploaded another one, showing both ads side-by-side.<br /><b><br /></b></div><div class="element video" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; width: 400px;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fGXGwr3nr7g?wmode=transparent&amp;showinfo=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" style="display: block;"></iframe><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; padding-top: 5px;"><span>Harper ad strikingly similar to Tea Party Governor ad</span> · 
<a style="color: #429ec6;">liberalvideo</a></div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><b>Reaction on social media was swift. A few highlights from Twitter:</b></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Hey Stephen Harper, the Tim Pawlenty is calling - he wants his ad back.</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/justin_ling" style="color: #429ec6;">justin_ling</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/justin_ling/status/55645551374499841" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, Apr 06 2011 07:58:27</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Globe and Mail says TPaw's ad is "noisier, flashier, more expensive" than Harper's. Is that not a fitting metaphor for America?</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/ByronTau" style="color: #429ec6;">ByronTau</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/ByronTau/status/55640450106793984" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, Apr 06 2011 07:38:11</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Harper's Tea Party-esque ad could be bolder: I mean, how sure are we that Ignatieff was born in Canada? Sounds a little foreign doesn't he?</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/DonACameron" style="color: #429ec6;">DonACameron</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/DonACameron/status/55631099723911169" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, Apr 06 2011 07:01:02</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">Although the video is getting plenty of scorn online, it's being warmly received by Harper's target audience, who may not necessarily use Twitter.<br /><br />Thierry Giasson, a professor of political marketing at Université Laval, said the online ridicule may even bolster Conseravtive party faithful.<br /><br />"They'll see that values they belive in, like patriotism, are being attacked," he told The Gazette.<br /></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">Pawlenty, the former governor of Minnesota, is using the video to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Courage-Stand-American-Tim-Pawlenty/dp/1414345720" style="color: #429ec6;">promote his book</a> as he embarks on a campaign to unseat Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential elections.</div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">Accoring to the Huffington Post, the Pawlenty ad was made by 22-year old Canadian-born <a href="http://www.lumierefilmgroup.com/Lumiere%20Film%20Group%20l%20New%20Media%20Production%20Firm/Lucas%20R.%20Baiano.html" style="color: #429ec6;">Lucas Baiano</a>, a video prodigy. </div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/17/tim-pawlenty-hires-video-_n_837175.html" title="WASHINGTON -- Tim Pawlenty is smart, articulate and has a strong conservative record. Heâs a super-nice fellow, supporters say, personable and down to earth." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/257894/thumbs/s-PAWLENTY-large.jpg" alt="Tim Pawlenty Hires Video Prodigy Lucas Baiano To Spice Up Image" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/17/tim-pawlenty-hires-video-_n_837175.html" title="WASHINGTON -- Tim Pawlenty is smart, articulate and has a strong conservative record. Heâs a super-nice fellow, supporters say, personable and down to earth." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Tim Pawlenty Hires Video Prodigy Lucas Baiano To Spice Up Image</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">WASHINGTON -- Tim Pawlenty is smart, articulate and has a strong conservative record. Heâs a super-nice fellow, supporters say, personable and down to earth.</div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">Baiano also made a video for former president Bill Clinton and for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. It was noted for the same flashy stylings used by Hollywood blockbusters:</div><div class="element video" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; width: 400px;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/O--k-34ECRY?wmode=transparent&amp;showinfo=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" style="display: block;"></iframe><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; padding-top: 5px;"><span>Lucas Baiano</span> · 
<a style="color: #429ec6;">lumiereB</a></div></div><div class="footer"><img src="http://storify.com/public/img/logo.blue.small.png" alt="Powered by Storify" /></div></div><img src="http://stats.storify.com/record/view.gif?sid=4d9c8f301509c5db4a0005ae&amp;referer=%2F%2Fstorify.com%2Frss%2Fmtlgazette" width="1" height="1" /></body></html>]]></description><link>http://storify.com/mtlgazette/harper-ad-a-copy-of-american-presidential-hopefuls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://storify.com/mtlgazette/harper-ad-a-copy-of-american-presidential-hopefuls</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Montreal Gazette]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 21:09:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2011 Canadian election campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[<html><body><div id="storify-minimal" style="font-family: Museo Sans,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif; color: #333;"><p id="description" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; margin-bottom: 5px;">Canadians are vigorously talking about the federal election in social networks. Here are some highlights.
Curated and annotated by Roberto Rocha, multimedia reporter:
rrocha@montrealgazette.com</p><p id="meta" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0; color: #999; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #ddd; margin-bottom: 20px;">Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/mtlgazette" style="color: #429ec6;">The Montreal Gazette</a> · 
<span>Thu, Oct 27 2011 02:21:34</span></p><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">The election buzz for April 29. We select and comment on tweets, photos and videos around the federal campaign.</div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><b>Protesters crashed this morning's Conservative rally in Montreal:</b></div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/paulvieira/status/63975744153456640" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://api.plixi.com/api/tpapi.svc/imagefromurl?size=medium&amp;url=http://plixi.com/p/97053736" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>RT @ElliottLouise: Orange wave comes to Mount Royal. Ultimate symbol of the wave held by protester outside #CLSH rally! #elxn41 http://plixi.com/p/97053736</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/paulvieira" style="color: #429ec6;">paulvieira</a></div></div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/thelieisacake/status/63962913878192128" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://yfrog.com/h046531440j:iphone" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>RT @PeterHarris: Protestors try to crash Harper's Montreal rally ... blow horns and all http://yfrog.com/h046531440j  #elxn41</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/thelieisacake" style="color: #429ec6;">thelieisacake</a></div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><b>But a few were not impressed by Jack Layton's grasp of economic theory:</b></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Grading macro finals and watching Jack Layton fumble through macro policy. Looks like he'd also fail intro macro.</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/scottskjei" style="color: #429ec6;">scottskjei</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/scottskjei/status/63976471391248384" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Apr 29 2011 07:42:34</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">RT @stephenfgordon: Seriously, Mr Layton. We've learned some things about monetary policy since 1970. Get up to speed.</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/rsporter" style="color: #429ec6;">rsporter</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/rsporter/status/63975678827180032" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Apr 29 2011 07:39:25</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><b>A handy guide to the Elections Canada ban on tweeting results before all polls close:</b></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://vancouver.openfile.ca/blog/topics/election-file/2011/explainer-elections-act-and-social-media-set-election-night-clash" title="This explainer provides an overview of the blackout law that will take effect May 2, as per Canada's Elections Act, and the backlash Elections Canada is facing from social media users. It will be updated with new information as it becomes available. If you have information that should be added, please leave a comment below. Canadians are subject to a blackout law that takes effect on election day and remains in place until the last polls have closed in all electoral districts across the coun... " class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://www.openafile.com/files/national/ad_td.jpg" alt="Explainer: The Elections Act and social media set for election night clash? | OpenFile" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://vancouver.openfile.ca/blog/topics/election-file/2011/explainer-elections-act-and-social-media-set-election-night-clash" title="This explainer provides an overview of the blackout law that will take effect May 2, as per Canada's Elections Act, and the backlash Elections Canada is facing from social media users. It will be updated with new information as it becomes available. If you have information that should be added, please leave a comment below. Canadians are subject to a blackout law that takes effect on election day and remains in place until the last polls have closed in all electoral districts across the coun... " class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Explainer: The Elections Act and social media set for election night clash? | OpenFile</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">This explainer provides an overview of the blackout law that will take effect May 2, as per Canada's Elections Act, and the backlash Elections Canada is facing from social media users. It will be updated with new information as it becomes available. If you have information that should be added, please leave a comment below. Canadians are subject to a blackout law that takes effect on election day and remains in place until the last polls have closed in all electoral districts across the coun... </div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><u><b>The election buzz for April 28.</b></u></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><b>Not a lot of support on Twitter for the Globe and Mail's endorsement of Stephen Harper.</b></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">RT @erinantcliffe: Me too. RT @laurajomcgrath I am boycotting @globeandmail and refusing to visit their website or buy their paper from here on. #elxn41</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/mramsees" style="color: #429ec6;">mramsees</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/mramsees/status/63620558910275584" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Apr 28 2011 08:08:17</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">whoa, contempt of parliament = "strength of character" &amp; "moderate and pragmatic" // the Globe endorses Harper http://bit.ly/kQu7mf #elxn41</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/markdjarvis" style="color: #429ec6;">markdjarvis</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/markdjarvis/status/63438927570280448" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, Apr 27 2011 20:06:33</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">@brodiefenlon @wicary That kind of endorsement is a great way to alienate the majority of its potential readers #elxn41 #cdnpoli</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/thinkinthebox" style="color: #429ec6;">thinkinthebox</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/thinkinthebox/status/63620594490540032" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Apr 28 2011 08:08:26</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">RT @raskenbo: I'd have more respect for G&amp;M endorsement had they said: "We endorse #cpc 'cos we were told to by our corporate masters." #elxn41 #cdnpoli</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/Deepak_Minhas" style="color: #429ec6;">Deepak_Minhas</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/Deepak_Minhas/status/63620326319337472" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Apr 28 2011 08:07:22</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Globe &amp; Mail's Con Party endorsement attacks spending promises from NDP &amp; ignores Cons wanting jets that keep costing more &amp; more. #elxn41</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/craigmazerolle" style="color: #429ec6;">craigmazerolle</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/craigmazerolle/status/63620605286682624" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Apr 28 2011 08:08:28</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">RT @taramseguin: Ever have a bad dream, then wake up and find out it's all true? G&amp;M endorses dismantler of democratic process. http://bit.ly/lKm9Ju #elxn41</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/seacan2" style="color: #429ec6;">seacan2</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/seacan2/status/63620605471244289" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Apr 28 2011 08:08:29</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><b>One of the most retweeted #elxn41 tweets this morning:</b></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><b>A young New Democrat meets her idol:</b></div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/RosieBarton/status/63606907805507585" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://api.plixi.com/api/tpapi.svc/imagefromurl?size=medium&amp;url=http://plixi.com/p/96715979" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>This girl cried after meeting Layton. Not joking. #elxn41 http://plixi.com/p/96715979</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/RosieBarton" style="color: #429ec6;">RosieBarton</a></div></div><div class="footer"><img src="http://storify.com/public/img/logo.blue.small.png" alt="Powered by Storify" /></div></div><img src="http://stats.storify.com/record/view.gif?sid=4d9495be89ee5b5342000e69&amp;referer=%2F%2Fstorify.com%2Frss%2Fmtlgazette" width="1" height="1" /></body></html>]]></description><link>http://storify.com/mtlgazette/the-election</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://storify.com/mtlgazette/the-election</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Montreal Gazette]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:07:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Groundhog Day: Battle of the Whistle-pigs]]></title><description><![CDATA[<html><body><div id="storify-minimal" style="font-family: Museo Sans,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif; color: #333;"><p id="description" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; margin-bottom: 5px;">Every Feb. 2, the groundhog wakes up from a deep sleep and ventures outside. If he sees his shadow, he harrumphs and goes back into his hole – and we’ll have six more weeks of winter. If there’s no shadow, you can relax and know that spring is on its way.</p><p id="meta" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0; color: #999; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #ddd; margin-bottom: 20px;">Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/mtlgazette" style="color: #429ec6;">The Montreal Gazette</a> · 
<span>Thu, Oct 27 2011 14:32:09</span></p><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">My son's teacher told the class they had to watch the news tomorrow. "Because of Egypt?", I said. Nope. Groundhog Day. #WeAreDoomed</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/Chris_Gorham" style="color: #429ec6;">Chris_Gorham</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/Chris_Gorham/status/32657322400550912" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Feb 01 2011 20:31:27</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">@TWNShelleyS @TWN_AM_SHOW Poor groundhog!  Used to be Saint John Sam before that storm blew him all the way to Shubenacadie! LOL!</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/chris_m_twn" style="color: #429ec6;">chris_m_twn</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/chris_m_twn/status/31143209002340353" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jan 28 2011 16:14:54</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Watch Punxsutawney Phil web cast, Twitter, Facebook updates http://tf.to/fVFs</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/rinews1" style="color: #429ec6;">rinews1</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/rinews1/status/32664766426128384" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Feb 01 2011 21:01:01</a></div></blockquote><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/ShanStevenson/status/32665299949985792" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://api.plixi.com/api/tpapi.svc/imagefromurl?size=medium&amp;url=http://plixi.com/p/74164256" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>Punxsutawney Phil's early prediction is good for the Steelers! http://plixi.com/p/74164256</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/ShanStevenson" style="color: #429ec6;">ShanStevenson</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">BREAKING: Punxsutawney Phil has announced that Groundhog Day 2011 is CANCELED due to #snowpocalypse. "Winter ending early? That's funny."</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/barefootmichael" style="color: #429ec6;">barefootmichael</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/barefootmichael/status/32428340316999680" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Feb 01 2011 05:21:33</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element " style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Can you dig it! Wiarton Willie had better have his wooleys on 2 nite if you get my drift.</p><div class="meta">— <a style="color: #429ec6;">Mike Miller</a> · 
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=187873591232666&amp;id=100000590432098" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Feb 01 2011 20:42:35</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element " style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">The story of how one man turned a white fur hat into a famous weather-predicting groundhog.</p><div class="meta">— <a style="color: #429ec6;">Dave Lockie</a> · 
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=177744828933421&amp;id=820860323" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Feb 01 2011 16:07:25</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element " style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Everyone's talking about the storm but what about Wiarton Willie??  Will he see his shadow tomorrow?</p><div class="meta">— <a style="color: #429ec6;">Pat Schwenk</a> · 
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=198437906840460&amp;id=783656459" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Feb 01 2011 16:33:03</a></div></blockquote><div class="footer"><img src="http://storify.com/public/img/logo.blue.small.png" alt="Powered by Storify" /></div></div><img src="http://stats.storify.com/record/view.gif?sid=4d48e63a7cdedff53f001216&amp;referer=%2F%2Fstorify.com%2Frss%2Fmtlgazette" width="1" height="1" /></body></html>]]></description><link>http://storify.com/mtlgazette/groundhog-day-battle-of-the-whistlepigs2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://storify.com/mtlgazette/groundhog-day-battle-of-the-whistlepigs2</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Montreal Gazette]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 05:21:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Groundhog Day: Battle of the Whistle-pigs]]></title><description><![CDATA[<html><body><div id="storify-minimal" style="font-family: Museo Sans,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif; color: #333;"><p id="description" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; margin-bottom: 5px;">Every Feb. 2, the groundhog wakes up from a deep sleep and ventures outside. If he sees his shadow, he harrumphs and goes back into his hole – and we’ll have six more weeks of winter. If there’s no shadow, you can relax and know that spring is on its way.</p><p id="meta" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0; color: #999; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #ddd; margin-bottom: 20px;">Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/mtlgazette" style="color: #429ec6;">The Montreal Gazette</a> · 
<span>Thu, Oct 27 2011 02:30:51</span></p><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">Sorry, Alberta. The eastern groundhogs predict an early spring, but Balzac Billy's a holdout. Keep the snowshovel handy.</div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Balzac Billy saw his shadow.. 6 more weeks of winter</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/997thewolf" style="color: #429ec6;">997thewolf</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/997thewolf/status/32830474833371136" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, Feb 02 2011 07:59:29</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element " style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">So, Balzac Billie saw his shadow meaning 6 more weeks of winter and not an early spring. Well, here in Alberta 6 more weeks of winter is an early spring isn't it!?</p><div class="meta">— <a style="color: #429ec6;">Roger Rhodes</a> · 
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=192209754141068&amp;id=627440382" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, Feb 02 2011 07:22:14</a></div></blockquote><div class="element video" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; width: 400px;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/u_uJGf1O1C4?wmode=transparent&amp;showinfo=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" style="display: block;"></iframe><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; padding-top: 5px;"><span>GROUNDHOG DAY DANCE.. BUT MY MIC WASN'T ON :(</span> · 
<a style="color: #429ec6;">LinzC16</a></div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.groundhog.org/" title="Looking for answers to your Groundhog Day questions? You've come to the right spot!" class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://www.groundhog.org/fileadmin/templates/images/rotator/aftershow.jpg" alt="Home - Groundhog Day - Groundhog Day" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.groundhog.org/" title="Looking for answers to your Groundhog Day questions? You've come to the right spot!" class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Home - Groundhog Day - Groundhog Day</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Looking for answers to your Groundhog Day questions? You've come to the right spot!</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/groundhog/" title="Learn all you wanted to know about groundhogs with pictures, videos, photos, facts, and news from National Geographic." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/005/cache/groundhog_567_600x450.jpg" alt="Groundhogs, Groundhog Pictures, Grounghog Facts - National Geographic" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/groundhog/" title="Learn all you wanted to know about groundhogs with pictures, videos, photos, facts, and news from National Geographic." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Groundhogs, Groundhog Pictures, Grounghog Facts - National Geographic</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Learn all you wanted to know about groundhogs with pictures, videos, photos, facts, and news from National Geographic.</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.hoghaven.com/" title="A site about Groundhogs (Woodchucks) that is educational and entertaining. 
Includes information, photos, recordings, animations, postcards, and more." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://www.hoghaven.com/photos/2hogs.jpg" alt="Groundhogs at HogHaven - Groundhog Woodchuck Photo Video Recording Day" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.hoghaven.com/" title="A site about Groundhogs (Woodchucks) that is educational and entertaining. 
Includes information, photos, recordings, animations, postcards, and more." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Groundhogs at HogHaven - Groundhog Woodchuck Photo Video Recording Day</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">A site about Groundhogs (Woodchucks) that is educational and entertaining. 
Includes information, photos, recordings, animations, postcards, and more.</div></div><blockquote class="element " style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">So what's the prognosis for additional winter if the groundhog sees a snowman instead of a shadow?</p><div class="meta">— <a style="color: #429ec6;">Terry Bean</a> · 
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=189648341053402&amp;id=506081442" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, Feb 02 2011 07:04:51</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element " style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Including today's forecast, Phil has seen his shadow 98 times and hasn't seen it just 16 times since 1887. TODAYshow.com has the full story.</p><div class="meta">— <a style="color: #429ec6;">Ted Palmer</a> · 
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=195963110415247&amp;id=1787040331" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, Feb 02 2011 06:48:23</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">We're still waiting on Balzac Billy, but Wiarton Willie and Shubenacadie Sam DID NOT see their shadow this morning. Early spring? #Groundhog</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/weathernetwork" style="color: #429ec6;">weathernetwork</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/weathernetwork/status/32800458347126784" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, Feb 02 2011 06:00:13</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element " style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">To the relief of the winter-weary, the world's most famous groundhog is predicting an early spring.</p><div class="meta">— <a style="color: #429ec6;">Benjamin Daddona</a> · 
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=190315587659193&amp;id=100000114905570" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, Feb 02 2011 06:48:17</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">In case you missed it, it's unanimous: Wiarton Willie joined his rodent brethren in Nova Scotia and Pennsylvania,... http://fb.me/H8wDPXlp</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/981CHFI" style="color: #429ec6;">981CHFI</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/981CHFI/status/32788436083548162" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, Feb 02 2011 05:12:27</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">CP 24 Breaking News! Wiarton Willies sees shadow. #journalism #integrity</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/zedlacher" style="color: #429ec6;">zedlacher</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/zedlacher/status/32788537078185984" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, Feb 02 2011 05:12:51</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Wiarton Willie predicts an early spring... But he did it from an insulated clear box. #yzf #NWT</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/simjas79" style="color: #429ec6;">simjas79</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/simjas79/status/32788447424942080" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, Feb 02 2011 05:12:29</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Just noticed there are a few other Wiarton Willies on Twitter.  I am the only real one.</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/WiartonEWillie" style="color: #429ec6;">WiartonEWillie</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/WiartonEWillie/status/32788713536753664" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, Feb 02 2011 05:13:33</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">It's Groundhog Day: Wiarton Willie hasn't yet emerged but Punxsy Phil says spring is coming. No word from Bill Murray.</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/IntelLH" style="color: #429ec6;">IntelLH</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/IntelLH/status/32785877788794880" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, Feb 02 2011 05:02:17</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Okie, onto waiting for Wiarton Willie, watching CityTV livestream. http://bit.ly/hrTGOK #groundhogday</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/calvin_lau" style="color: #429ec6;">calvin_lau</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/calvin_lau/status/32785498539823104" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, Feb 02 2011 05:00:46</a></div></blockquote><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbdal49/5409467121" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5020/5409467121_deac2420e3.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>Photographer sees his shadow - 6 more weeks of winter</span> · 
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbdal49/5409467121" style="color: #429ec6;">rbdal</a></div></div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/momstownca/status/32595853260623873" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://twitpic.com/show/large/3vlrt9" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>Will be watching for Willie's appearance tmo! RT @JennValentyne: Hanging out w Wiarton Royalty at the Wiarton Inn. http://twitpic.com/3vlrt9</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/momstownca" style="color: #429ec6;">momstownca</a></div></div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/oldcurmudgeon/5410336618" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4120/5410336618_5995edb963.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>The Blizzard Feb 2</span> · 
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/oldcurmudgeon/5410336618" style="color: #429ec6;">Still The Oldie</a></div></div><div class="footer"><img src="http://storify.com/public/img/logo.blue.small.png" alt="Powered by Storify" /></div></div><img src="http://stats.storify.com/record/view.gif?sid=4d48e5aa7cdedff53f001127&amp;referer=%2F%2Fstorify.com%2Frss%2Fmtlgazette" width="1" height="1" /></body></html>]]></description><link>http://storify.com/mtlgazette/groundhog-day-battle-of-the-whistlepigs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://storify.com/mtlgazette/groundhog-day-battle-of-the-whistlepigs</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Montreal Gazette]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:05:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uprising in Egypt]]></title><description><![CDATA[<html><body><div id="storify-minimal" style="font-family: Museo Sans,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif; color: #333;"><p id="description" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; margin-bottom: 5px;">A breaking timeline of unfolding events in Egypt through social media and news media reports</p><p id="meta" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0; color: #999; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #ddd; margin-bottom: 20px;">Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/mtlgazette" style="color: #429ec6;">The Montreal Gazette</a> · 
<span>Thu, Oct 27 2011 14:34:41</span></p><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/NazNabeeh/status/36177521615568897" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://yfrog.com/h78l1fnj:iphone" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>My little sis #jan25 London celebrations #egypt http://yfrog.com/h78l1fnj</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/NazNabeeh" style="color: #429ec6;">NazNabeeh</a></div></div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/DavidMuirABC/status/36139910628909056" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://yfrog.com/h76yxjhj:iphone" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>IMAGE from space on this day of history in #Tahrir Square  http://yfrog.com/h76yxjhj  #Feb11 #Egypt  courtesy Digital Globe</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/DavidMuirABC" style="color: #429ec6;">DavidMuirABC</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Obama urges Egyptian army ensure democratic change http://t.co/thDEDbj</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/Reuters" style="color: #429ec6;">Reuters</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/Reuters/status/36168585336328192" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Feb 11 2011 13:03:57</a></div></blockquote><div class="element video" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; width: 400px;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/S-RUzjpJyoo?wmode=transparent&amp;showinfo=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" style="display: block;"></iframe><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; padding-top: 5px;"><span>Scenes from Cairo: Revolutionary Party</span> · 
<a style="color: #429ec6;">AlJazeeraEnglish</a></div></div><div class="element video" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; width: 400px;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/NCCilgwfRO8?wmode=transparent&amp;showinfo=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" style="display: block;"></iframe><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; padding-top: 5px;"><span>Egyptian Revolution - إرحل يعني امشي</span> · 
<a style="color: #429ec6;">ziadaly</a></div></div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/HusseinMaher/status/36164623530987520" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://yfrog.com/h7b4qsfj:iphone" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>http://yfrog.com/h7b4qsfj الكورنيش في الإسكندرية
#tahrir #mubarakout #egypt #jan25</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/HusseinMaher" style="color: #429ec6;">HusseinMaher</a></div></div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/alrefai/status/36164761859268608" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://twitpic.com/show/large/3ypim3" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>صورة للشعب المصري الراكع | http://twitpic.com/3ypim3 | #Jan25 #Egypt #fb</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/alrefai" style="color: #429ec6;">alrefai</a></div></div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/LabibaLaith/status/36165158803873793" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://twitpic.com/show/large/3yqgfp" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>“@halmustafa: صورة لاحتفالات بيروت بتنحي الرئيس مبارك (REUTERS) http://twitpic.com/3yqgfp” #Egypt #Lebanon</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/LabibaLaith" style="color: #429ec6;">LabibaLaith</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Obama finally gets it right. Pitch perfect speech embracing people power in #Egypt, while acknowledging challenges.</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/NickKristof" style="color: #429ec6;">NickKristof</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/NickKristof/status/36156312249180160" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Feb 11 2011 12:15:11</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">OK, by popular demand, a question: What country is the next Egypt? #NextToFall</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/NickKristof" style="color: #429ec6;">NickKristof</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/NickKristof/status/36149929122463744" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Feb 11 2011 11:49:49</a></div></blockquote><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/digiphile/status/36154778585145344" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://twitpic.com/show/large/3yq74d" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>"Egypt has played a pivotal role in human history for over 6000 years"-President Obama http://wh.gov/live http://twitpic.com/3yq74d</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/digiphile" style="color: #429ec6;">digiphile</a></div></div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/Ali_Bahnasawy/status/36150788208340992" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://twitpic.com/show/large/3yq2c8" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>Celebrations in Korba ! Too crowded for me to set on my coffee shop ! #Jan25 http://twitpic.com/3yq2c8</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/Ali_Bahnasawy" style="color: #429ec6;">Ali_Bahnasawy</a></div></div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/lulimorais/status/36150042431594496" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://yfrog.com/h465cfnj:iphone" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>@Dima_Khatib celebrating around the world #jan25 http://yfrog.com/h465cfnj</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/lulimorais" style="color: #429ec6;">lulimorais</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Egypt Today is a free and proud nation. God bless</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/ElBaradei" style="color: #429ec6;">ElBaradei</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/ElBaradei/status/36123421939073024" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Feb 11 2011 10:04:29</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Celebrations in the Arab World from the Gulf to the ocean, the tyrant has gone down. Viva la #Revolution :D #egypt #jan25</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/Khaledtron" style="color: #429ec6;">Khaledtron</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/Khaledtron/status/36148030608650240" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Feb 11 2011 11:42:16</a></div></blockquote><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/brian4NY/status/36148040070864896" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://api.plixi.com/api/tpapi.svc/imagefromurl?size=medium&amp;url=http://plixi.com/p/76470980" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>#jan25 #Egypt celebrate in jersey city rite now http://plixi.com/p/76470980</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/brian4NY" style="color: #429ec6;">brian4NY</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Al Jazeera continues to bring you the latest from #Egypt where the streets are full with jubilant crowds - watch live http://aje.me/ajelive</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/AJEnglish" style="color: #429ec6;">AJEnglish</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/AJEnglish/status/36144896276430848" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Feb 11 2011 11:29:49</a></div></blockquote><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/NahlahAyed/status/36140581503635456" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://yfrog.com/gyxdeaoj:iphone" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>Jubilation in the square moments after Mubarak quit.#egypt http://yfrog.com/gyxdeaoj</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/NahlahAyed" style="color: #429ec6;">NahlahAyed</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">My aunt-who lives next to Mubarak- told me the guards started firing in celebration the moment he left. REVOLUTION! #JAN25</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/Sandmonkey" style="color: #429ec6;">Sandmonkey</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/Sandmonkey/status/36142486766231552" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Feb 11 2011 11:20:14</a></div></blockquote><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/monasosh/status/36140249927131136" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://yfrog.com/gy4vuuj:iphone" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>We just scratched out "Mubarak" name from metro-stations map &amp; replaced it wt " the martyrs" #Jan25 http://yfrog.com/gy4vuuj</span> · 
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