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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Montreal

Montreal stories: 6 news summaries

(Newser) - Doctors in Quebec, where Natasha Richardson took her fatal ski-slope tumble, have been arguing since the 1990s for emergency air transport that might have saved her life, CNN reports. Care was delayed not only by the slow manifestation of symptoms from the epidural hematoma she suffered, but also by the... More »

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Canada • helicopter • Quebec • skiing • Montreal • medical evacuation • ski accidents • Natasha Richardson • head trauma • epidural hematoma

(Newser) - Family and friends assembled in New York today for the wake of Natasha Richardson, the AP reports; husband Liam Neeson, their sons, and mother Vanessa Redgrave were among them. “It’s been a very, very sad few days and I think it will stay that way,” said family... More »

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New York City • Canada • hospital • accidental death • skiing • Montreal • Liam Neeson • wake • Natasha Richardson • head trauma

(Newser) - Actress Natasha Richardson is brain dead after a ski accident yesterday in Canada, sources tell the New York Post, and is being taken from the Montreal hospital where she was on life support to New York so loved ones, including mother Vanessa Redgrave, can say their goodbyes. Richardson, 45, fell... More »

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skiing • Montreal • actor • Liam Neeson • ski accidents • Natasha Richardson • Mont Tremblant • brain dead

 Richardson 
 Injured in 
 Ski Accident 

Actress in critical condition

Mar 17, 09 6:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Natasha Richardson is in critical condition following a ski accident in Canada, reports Irish Central. The actress and wife of Liam Neeson suffered a traumatic brain injury and was admitted to a Montreal hospital. “Neeson left the Toronto set immediately to fly to Montreal upon news of his wife’... More »

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celebrity • Montreal • actor • traumatic brain injury • Liam Neeson • ski accidents • Natasha Richardson • Vanessa Redgrave

 Janet Jackson Hospitalized 

Rushed to hospital during sound check

Sep 30, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Janet Jackson was rushed to the hospital last night after "falling ill" during a sound check onstage before a concert, AP reports. The 42-year-old singer canceled her Montreal performance and remains under observation. Jackson, last hospitalized in March with the flu, is on a North American tour. More »

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Janet Jackson • celebrity • Montreal • hospitalization • concert tour

Oscar Peterson Dies at 82

Jazz virtuoso known for quickness at the keyboard

Dec 24, 07 2:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Legendary jazz pianist Oscar Peterson died last night at his home near Toronto from kidney failure, CBC News reports. He was 82. The Canadian musician made hundreds of recordings, won seven Grammys, and played alongside greats like Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, and Ella Fitzgerald. "The world has lost the... More »

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music • Canada • obituary • jazz • musician • Oscar Peterson • piano • Toronto • Montreal • Charlie Parker • Ella Fitzgerald • Louis Armstrong

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