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Montreal Gazette

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Where the rich and famous stay on Grand Prix weekend

Montreal’s the Ritz-Carlton was launched with quite the bang on New Year’s Eve in 1912, and the party has yet to stop at this ever-chichi Golden...

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Montreal Gazette

Bill Brownstein

Brownstein: Montreal producer takes deep dive in documentary Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster

The documentary begins intriguingly enough: “Where do you want to go in the ocean? What is the most known site in the ocean? It’s clearly the...

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Brownstein: Against long odds, Denis Brott brings chamber music fest back for 30th year

Denis Brott is nothing if not resilient. Against the longest of odds, Brott kicks off his 30th Montreal Chamber Music Festival this weekend. More than...

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Brownstein: Martha and Rufus Wainwright help Centennial Academy fight for its future

“Don’t give up / ’Cause you have friends / Don’t give up / You’re not beaten yet / Don’t give up / I know you can make it good …”...

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Montreal nabs 3 one-stars as Michelin Guide debuts in Quebec

Inspectors for the inaugural Michelin Guide Québec were clearly taken by the province’s cuisine scene, doling out props to 102 restaurants. But...

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Brownstein: Pets are making a stand against Trump’s tariffs, too — thanks to their owners

We scour the aisles of our supermarkets — some of us wishing we had packed magnifying glasses — scoping backs of bottles of mayo and ketchup,...

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Montreal Gazette

Bill Brownstein