Today will be less miserable (we hope), at least on the weather front. A mix of sun and cloud is expected with a high of 23 C. Feels like 26. At night the sky clears with a low of 14.
This is a total solar eclipse seen from Svalbard, Norway Friday March 20, 2015. An annular solar eclipse has a “ring of fire,” which sounds pretty awesome.
The loonie: At 6:30 a.m., the Canadian dollar was worth 76.2 cents U.S.
Coming up today:
- Not exactly within driving distance, but there will be an annular solar eclipse visible from the Indian Ocean and central Africa.
- The Quebec government makes a second $500-million payment to Bombardier as part of its deal to acquire an equity stake in the CSeries aircraft program.
- The Alouettes play the Ottawa Redblacks at Molson Stadium at 7:30 p.m., two weeks after beating them handily in Ottawa.
- All 32 National Football League teams are in action tonight in their final preseason games.
- Discount retailer Dollarama Inc. releases second-quarter results prior to markets open.
- Yoga wear retailer Lululemon Athletica Inc. releases second-quarter results.
- A new phone app to support young victims of bullying, developed by researcher Isabelle Ouellet-Morin and a team at the Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal and Université de Montréal, is launched.
- The public is invited to pay respects to filmmaker André Melançon at Alfred Dallaire funeral home at 4231 St-Laurent Blvd. between 2 and 10 p.m.
André Melançon holds up his honour award at the Jutra awards ceremony in Montreal, Sunday, March 15, 2015. Melançon has died at the age of 74.
Photo of the day
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Quote of the day, from Page A2 of today’s Montreal Gazette
Look before you leap, For snakes among sweet flowers do creep. – German proverb
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