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from 1997 to 2000. The show was originally broadcast daily at 7 p.m., but was later moved to the 6 p.m. slot and ended its run in the 10 p.m. slot, with no name change. Although literally a reference to the program's original time slot, the title was also a
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reports delivered by a personality not normally associated with meteorology. During an appearance in this segment on
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had turned her back on her Québécoise identity to chase pop stardom, the show interviewed Dion's sister, asking her three questions to determine whether Dion was still Québécoise: did she still like
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nominations in 1999 — including two separate nods for Labrèche as best host of a comedy series, once for the regular series and once for
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to shave off his trademark moustache in exchange for a $ 1,000 donation to the
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in a city street before the city fixed it, by intentionally digging a pothole on avenue Claude. Later the same year, after
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338:30 novembre
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184:Jean Leloup
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70:Production
62:of seasons
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