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4 ? THE SUBURBAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010 ANDREW SOONG / THE SUBURBAN Rue VézinaLaraque becomes eloquent spokesman for Haiti cause
When the Montreal Canadiens signed enforcer Georges Laraque to a three year, $4.5 million contract fans licked their chops of the prospect of the NHL heavyweight champion flexing his muscles against any goon who looked the wrong way at a member of Le Bleu, Blanc Rouge. Boulevard Décarie Avenue Coolbrook Avenue ClanranaldMike Cohen
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