Three Montrealers short-listed for Polaris Music Prize

When the dust cleared and the Polaris Music Prize’s 40-album long-list was whittled down to 10 finalists on Thursday, three Montreal-based musicians made the cut. 
Leonard Cohen, Leif Vollebekk, and Lisa LeBlanc’s albums are still in the running to be named the big winner at the Polaris Music Prize Gala in Toronto on Sept. 18.
The annual prize, which has been awarded since 2006, recognizes Canadian albums released in the last year on artistic merit with no consideratio