U.S. Customs temporarily suspended operations at Montréal-Trudeau Airport (YUL) due to a “smell of construction materials” this morning, July 29, 2026. As a result of this suspension, some flights bound f...
This summer, we’re looking to cool off—it’s already very hot in Montreal, not to mention the humidex—and the tons of ice cream we plan to eat to get through the long, sweltering afternoons of the coming m...
The understated charm of a summer in Quebec lies in the sun’s rays on the purple lupines by the roadside, at the bottom of a plastic cup covered in condensation, in the muggy heat of an afternoon. It’...
In true Montreal fashion, the lawns in front of the Olympic Village were almost entirely covered with half-dressed people, their eyes closed as they gazed up at the hot summer sun during the 1976 Olympics...
Le Cinéma Moderne is the theater where we go to see cutting-edge films, where we attend Q&As with visiting directors so they can explain their work to us, and where we go for a gin martini after an in...
At the bend of a small street shaded by tall trees, in a tiny town that appears as if from a movie as you round a hill covered in the forests of the Eastern Townships, there is a very old red-brick conven...
At Greenspot, pour-over coffee is served just like in diners in the movies, and if you didn’t grow up in the ’50s, it’s quite an exceptional experience. Plus, the coffee is served with a warmth and effici...
July 2026 is a mixed bag in Montreal. There’s a bit of rain, thunderstorms, wind, and long, sunny days. To wrap up the month on a high note, to mark the midpoint of the Montreal summer, and to make the fi...
Blueberries are one of the hallmarks of a Quebec summer—just like marshmallows while camping, jumps into the lake, and the French fry stands in the villages where you stop during a road trip. You could ea...
From August 4 to 14, the large, iconic tipi of the Présence Autochtone festival—which is celebrating its 36th anniversary this year—will be erected in the square and will serve as the centerpiece for the...