At 4:45 a.m. on May 31, 2026, a full moon will appear in the Montreal sky. Night owls will be able to watch it before going to bed (and sleeping until noon afterward), and early risers will be able to see...
We were incredibly lucky at the start of the week, and because the second half of April was warm and mild—and the buds have emerged on the tree branches. It was warm, the weather was beautiful, and we alm...
This morning in Montreal, there are bare feet in slightly dusty sandals, shorts pulled out of the closets for the first time, and colorful summer dresses that reflect the myriad hues of the first spring f...
Spring has slowly begun in Montreal, and now that we’ve traded our down jackets for waterproof trench coats, we’re seriously thinking about summer. Even though we have six months of winter in Montreal...
The second half of April is always a bit chaotic in Montreal; tulips in bloom, freezing rain, muggy sunny days, and a few snowflakes. The winter coat is packed away and the mid-season trench coat is a bit...
From this morning (Wednesday, April 15, 2026) through Saturday, April 15, 2026, the City of Montreal’s blue-collar workers are on strike. Blue-collar jobs involve physical labor, and for the City of M...
There is almost no snow left on the streets of Montreal—just a few mounds of hardened snow, soiled by dust from the windstorms of early April. As every year, the city’s sidewalks are thawing and revealing...
In April, we don’t “bare a single thread” because the air is freezing, the sun is hot, and the asphalt is wet. But all this cold rain makes the crocuses and tulips bloom, and in May, nature will take over...
Last night, Sunday, April 12, 2026, the race for the leadership of Quebec’s ruling party—the CAQ (Coalition Avenir Québec)—concluded with the election of Christine Fréchette, who received 58% of the vote....
On April 22, we celebrate Earth Day all over the world, and in Montreal, environmentalism is a top priority. Since the 2000s, the city has been a model of ecological transition, and increasingly, Montrea...