Things get off to a chilly -7 start this morning. But we’ll see mainly sunny conditions for a good part of the day, with increasing cloudiness in the afternoon, Environment Canada is predicting. It will be breezy, with wind gusts of 40 km/h this afternoon. Today’s high: plus 4, according to Environment Canada, or plus 2, according to The Weather Network.
Tonight it will be partly cloudy with a low around minus 10.
Dollar watch:
At 9 a.m., the Canadian dollar was worth 76.61 cents U.S.
Coming up today:
- Heart performs at the Bell Centre.
- On short notice: Prince performs in two shows at Théâtre Maisonneuve, Place des Arts, at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., as part of his new tour called Piano & a Microphone.
- Montreal city council holds its regular monthly meeting.
- The Miami Open men’s and women’s tennis tournaments begin with qualifying rounds.\
- The first tweet on Twitter was posted 10 years ago today.
Photo of the day:
Don’t forget to submit your photos of Montreal via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by tagging them with #ThisMtl. See them appear at montrealgazette.com/thismtl and we’ll feature one per day right here in the morning file. This photo was posted on Instagram by @roberto.zechetto
Quote of the day, from Page 2 of today’s Montreal Gazette:
Kindness is always fashionable, and always welcome. — Amelia Barr
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