Last week, in the back room of La Buvette Beaubien, a group of very cool Montrealers dressed in earthy tones gathered to celebrate the launch of the MONTREAL SIGNATURE GUIDE, a practical yet poetic work b...
It’s finally warm and sunny in Montreal, after a disastrous winter and spring—wet, cold, slippery, and endless. Summer, now at the height of its warmth—with heat haze, plants that have grown up the walls...
The sky over Montreal is pitch black in winter and a little lighter in summer—even at the darkest point of the night. This August, the stars transform Montreal’s sky into a cosmic ballet that should—yes,...
At the end of the month, we’ll enter the final phase of the Montreal summer: it’s just a tiny bit cooler, the kids are heading back to school, and the corn and sunflowers paint Quebec green and gold. It’s...
Montreal’s Old Port has a very poorly kept secret: a spa on a boat that’s almost unique in the world, moored year-round at the end of the port, between the Grand Quai and Silo No. 5—a former giant grain s...
325 years ago today, one of North America’s most important diplomatic documents—the Great Peace of Montreal—was signed under a large tree in Montreal. The treaty was signed by representatives of New Franc...
Protective glasses for viewing the eclipse
It’s not just a fashion statement that belongs in the coolest photos from our childhood and, unfortunately, on the noses of Osheaga influencers, beneath a...
Yesterday, Sunday, August 2, 2026, a flight attendants’ strike began at WestJet. It’s a strike no one expected—negotiations seemed to be going well, the airline is one we trust, and it’s vacation time.
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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...
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...