Erik Leijon
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Erik Leijon
@erikleijon.bsky.social
· Oct 11
Montreal mayoral candidates face off on special live episode | The Corner Booth
YouTube video by Montreal Gazette
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Our Corner Booth Live event is now on YouTube for those who couldn’t make it. Interesting discussion with the three candidates. Let me know if it sways your vote in any way! youtu.be/vLQxi7uyQSA?...
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Update: The STM says service will gradually resume starting Wednesday at 6:15 a.m. for buses and 6:30 a.m. for the métro, with full service resuming by Thursday. montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
STM maintenance union halts strike to resume talks
The walkout will end at 6 a.m. Wednesday, the union announced Tuesday night.
montrealgazette.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Update: The STM says service will gradually resume starting Wednesday at 6:15 a.m. for buses and 6:30 a.m. for the métro, with full service resuming by Thursday. montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
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Canada lost its measles-free status. What's the situation in Quebec? montrealgazette.com/news/health/...
November 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Canada lost its measles-free status. What's the situation in Quebec? montrealgazette.com/news/health/...
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'No to Bill 2': Thousands of doctors pack Bell Centre for massive protest against health-care law montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
November 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
'No to Bill 2': Thousands of doctors pack Bell Centre for massive protest against health-care law montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
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Councillor for Montreal East will be elected by lottery after tie vote montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
November 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Councillor for Montreal East will be elected by lottery after tie vote montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
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The city of Montréal-Est says a judicial recount of its tied city council race confirmed the tie, so the winner will be decided by lottery on Monday ville.montreal-est.qc.ca/resultats-pr...
Résultats préliminaires | Élections municipales 2025 - Ville de Montréal-Est
Le 26 octobre et le 2 novembre 2025, les citoyens de Montréal-Est se sont présentés aux urnes afin de voter pour le conseil municipal 2025-2029. Suite au recensement des votes, […]
ville.montreal-est.qc.ca
November 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The city of Montréal-Est says a judicial recount of its tied city council race confirmed the tie, so the winner will be decided by lottery on Monday ville.montreal-est.qc.ca/resultats-pr...
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'Blow up myths about the English-speaking community' | The Corner Booth montrealgazette.com/news/the-cor...
November 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
'Blow up myths about the English-speaking community' | The Corner Booth montrealgazette.com/news/the-cor...
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My weekly #Habs Mailbag answering questions about Andrei Markov, Oliver Kapanen, Ivan Demidov, Samuel Montembeault, Josh Anderson and smelling salts: montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
Habs Mailbag: Don't expect Canadiens to retire Andrei Markov's number
Toe Blake, Steve Shutt and Jacques Lemaire should be at top of the list — in that order — if Habs decide to hang more banners in rafters.
montrealgazette.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
My weekly #Habs Mailbag answering questions about Andrei Markov, Oliver Kapanen, Ivan Demidov, Samuel Montembeault, Josh Anderson and smelling salts: montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
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Check out this Hockey Inside/Out Bonus episode as former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Chris Nilan and Rick Green weigh in on the beating Habs' Jayden Struble put on the Ottawa Senators' Nick Cousins: montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
Chris Nilan and Rick Green approve Jayden Struble pounding message home | HI/O Bonus
Former Habs Chris Nilan and Rick Green talk about the defenceman's fight with Ottawa's Nick Cousins and look back on their NHL melees.
montrealgazette.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Check out this Hockey Inside/Out Bonus episode as former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Chris Nilan and Rick Green weigh in on the beating Habs' Jayden Struble put on the Ottawa Senators' Nick Cousins: montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
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Quebec's Premier Tech pulls sponsorship of Israel cycling team montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
November 8, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Quebec's Premier Tech pulls sponsorship of Israel cycling team montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
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Former Côte-St-Luc mayor files for recount after losing election by single vote montrealgazette.com/news/local_p...
November 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Former Côte-St-Luc mayor files for recount after losing election by single vote montrealgazette.com/news/local_p...
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At 7-foot-9, Terrebonne's Olivier Rioux makes NCAA basketball history montrealgazette.com/sports/baske...
November 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
At 7-foot-9, Terrebonne's Olivier Rioux makes NCAA basketball history montrealgazette.com/sports/baske...
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Pratte: To fix Montreal, look beyond first 100 days of new regime montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu...
November 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Pratte: To fix Montreal, look beyond first 100 days of new regime montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu...
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Hanes: How Luc Rabouin and Projet Montréal blew it montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu...
November 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Hanes: How Luc Rabouin and Projet Montréal blew it montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu...
Special midweek episode
'Despicable tactic': An untold story about the 1995 referendum | The Corner Booth montrealgazette.com/news/the-cor...
November 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Special midweek episode
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Here's link to this week's Hockey Inside/Out Show as I join former Canadiens' Chris Nilan @KnucklesNilan30 and Rick Green to talk about some concerns following #Habs 5-4 shootout loss to Flyers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhyj...
November 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Here's link to this week's Hockey Inside/Out Show as I join former Canadiens' Chris Nilan @KnucklesNilan30 and Rick Green to talk about some concerns following #Habs 5-4 shootout loss to Flyers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhyj...
We back
Are concerns starting to creep in for the Canadiens? | HI/O Show montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
November 5, 2025 at 9:19 PM
We back
Suzuki sacrificing himself for an overtime point
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Suzuki sacrificing himself for an overtime point
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Zohran Mamdani’s opponents tried to smear him for his youth, inexperience, and leftist politics. But New Yorkers didn’t want a hardened political insider to be mayor—they wanted Zohran Mamdani.
The Mamdani Era Begins
His opponents tried to smear him for his youth, inexperience, and leftist politics. But New Yorkers didn’t want a hardened political insider to be mayor—they wanted Zohran Mamdani.
www.newyorker.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Zohran Mamdani’s opponents tried to smear him for his youth, inexperience, and leftist politics. But New Yorkers didn’t want a hardened political insider to be mayor—they wanted Zohran Mamdani.
I did it. I found the most impractical snack.
November 5, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I did it. I found the most impractical snack.
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Downward, La Spirale. Another La Ronde landmark to be dismantled montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
November 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Downward, La Spirale. Another La Ronde landmark to be dismantled montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
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Updated count reverses result in Côte-St-Luc mayor's race, David Tordjman wins by one vote montrealgazette.com/news/local_p...
November 4, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Updated count reverses result in Côte-St-Luc mayor's race, David Tordjman wins by one vote montrealgazette.com/news/local_p...