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What scares people in Canada the most?

July 5, 2022 by Matthew Renfrew

Canadians are as scared of spiders as they are of Donald Trump.

What to do in Montreal today

July 4, 2022 by Cult MTL

The top events in Montreal, daily.

Montreal housing crisis: Call 311 if you haven’t found a home

July 3, 2022 by Matthew Renfrew

Assistance to Montrealers is available, and low-income families will be prioritized.

Best Comedians in Montreal: Best of MTL 2022

July 1, 2022 by Cult MTL

Montreal has spoken.

Canada Day celebrations are back at the Old Port of Montreal tomorrow

June 30, 2022 by Matthew Renfrew

“An event honouring the diversity of our cultures, our origins and our talents.”

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64% of Montrealers oppose Bill 96

July 5, 2022 by Matthew Renfrew

Bill 96 is most popular among those outside of Montreal, particularly in Quebec City.

70% of Quebecers believe the Legault government is doing a poor job on health care

July 5, 2022 by Matthew Renfrew

It almost seems like the provincial government’s priorities have been elsewhere.

“Making Montreal a cycling, accessible and green city benefits everyone”

July 5, 2022 by Matthew Renfrew

Mayor Valérie Plante has reacted to an editorial commending her record on the environment.

REVIEWS: The 2022 Montreal Jazz Festival, pt. 1: The comeback that this city needed

July 5, 2022 by Darcy MacDonald

“Did someone say the pandemic isn’t done yet? I couldn’t hear you over all that jazz!”

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What scares people in Canada the most?

July 5, 2022 by Matthew Renfrew

Canadians are as scared of spiders as they are of Donald Trump.

What to do in Montreal today

July 4, 2022 by Cult MTL

The top events in Montreal, daily.

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An inspirational look at Gabor Szilasi, one of the great photographers of Quebec life

May 30, 2022 by Justine Smith

Filmmaker Joannie Lafrenière puts the focus on love and curiosity in the photographer’s work.

A Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibition is coming to Montreal next year

December 18, 2021 by Mr. Wavvy

Seeing Loud: Basquiat and Music at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts will open on Oct. 16, 2022.

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Indie opera company trying to reinvigorate a classic form

January 14, 2019 by Dave Jaffer

An independent opera company is aiming to break down the barriers between opera and contemporary audiences.

ARTISTA applications window is still open

December 19, 2018 by Dave Jaffer

Women aged 16-21 with an interest in theatre as an art form, a profession and a community can (and should) apply to Imago Theatre’s free mentorship program.

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The Maktaba bookstore and boutique in Old Montreal aims to inspire

June 17, 2022 by Lorraine Carpenter

“The concept is a bookshop and boutique, where we can be surrounded by the work of people who inspire us, and therefore offer that inspiration back to the city.”

Martha Wainwright gets personal about music, family, love and heartbreak in her new book

May 2, 2022 by Savannah Stewart

We spoke to the singer-songwriter about her memoir Stories I Might Regret Telling You, and having charted her own course in life, independent from the successes of her musical family.

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Gucci posts “My Body My Choice” jacket photo in response to Roe v. Wade reversal

June 25, 2022 by Matthew Renfrew

“Gucci remains steadfast in its belief that access to reproductive health care is a fundamental human right.”

WATCH: 2022 Met Gala red carpet arrivals

May 2, 2022 by Matthew Renfrew

This year, the dress code for “fashion’s biggest night out” is Gilded Glamour.

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Graffiti artist MONK.E honours late Montreal rapper Jeune Loup with mural

October 14, 2021 by Mr. Wavvy

The 22-year-old rapper was fatally shot in August.

daphne will be Montreal’s first Indigenous artist-run centre

March 5, 2021 by Savannah Stewart

The gallery founders told us about their vision for a meeting place between cultures.

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Montreal’s Compulsion Games gets into the ’60s, drugs and dystopia

March 9, 2017 by JUSTINAS STASKEVICIUS

We spoke to the founder of the Compulsion about their new title, We Happy Few.

Tribute Games takes a pixel from the classics

February 4, 2017 by JUSTINAS STASKEVICIUS

We spoke to one of the (ex-Ubisoft) founders of this local indie studio about their exciting new games.

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Best Comedians in Montreal: Best of MTL 2022

July 1, 2022 by Cult MTL

Montreal has spoken.

All about David Heti

May 26, 2022 by Elisabeth Gill

We spoke to the Montreal comic about the local stand-up scene and being offended by comedy.

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Montreal can finally get its Fringe on again

June 8, 2022 by Dave MacIntyre

This celebration of arts from all corners of the creative spectrum kicks into high gear on June 9, taking over the heart of the Plateau through June 19.

The History of Korean Western Theatre comes to Montreal c/o Festival TransAmériques

May 24, 2022 by Savannah Stewart

An interview with creator Jaha Koo ahead of his play’s run at the FTA in June.

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PHOTOS: Ballets Jazz Montréal is back in full swing this week

June 27, 2022 by Lorraine Carpenter

The dance company is kicking off a summer of shows at Théâtre de Verdure in Parc LaFontaine.

Catherine Gaudet’s dancers step up to power in Les jolies choses

May 28, 2022 by Savannah Stewart

“It’s a journey from something very naive and conformist to something very liberated and powerful,” says Gaudet, whose show is on this week at Festival TransAmériques.

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The Grand Prix in Montreal: The race for sex is on

June 16, 2022 by Ryan Alexander Diduck

Since the Grand Prix is reminding tourists that paying for sex is illegal, we examine three scenarios wherein men come to Montreal and get laid adjacent to the F1.

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Saint-Henri Jazz Week transported the genre into the present tense

May 19, 2022 by Ryan Alexander Diduck

A review of the festival’s show led by master American drummer Billy Drummond: “A bit of cool reborn.”