/biology/taxonomy/term/164/all en /biology/channels/news/nuit-blanche-returns-redpath-museum-364138 <div> <div> <p><span><span>On March 1, <span>Nuit blanche t<span>ook over<span> Montr茅al for its 22<span><span>nd<span><span> edition. 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