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Canadians get free access and discounts on national parks, museums, and train travel this winter

Plus discounts on travel and glamping all across the Great White North.

J.P. Karwacki

Léa Begin's holiday gift guide to essential beauty and skincare products

The founder of a go-to address for clean beauty and custom skincare in Montreal gives her top picks.

The Main

The Bulletin: A hyperpop party, live blacksmithing, a toy drive, and late-night raves [Issue #159]

The Bulletin is a collection of what's happened, what’s happening, and what’s to come in and around Montreal.

The Main

200 handpicked artisans returns to Montreal for the 69th time

The Salon des métiers d'art du Québec takes over the Palais des congrès December 11–21 with slow shopping, exhibitions, and demonstrations of craft in action.

Mason Persaud

The steamie is an ugly and weird hot dog. It's also essential to Montreal food culture

We built this city's culinary history and fuelled its nights out with this soggy, unphotogenic icon.

The Main

Old Port's free New Year's Eve celebration Grand Minuit is back for a midnight countdown to 2026

The Old Port's free New Year's celebration returns with Patrick Watson, Pierre Kwenders, and others leading up to a midnight countdown.

J.P. Karwacki

What to watch during the holidays according to Montreal's Cinema Moderne

Curated by the team behind a tiny-but-mighty Mile End cinema's programming that goes far beyond the usual suspects.

J.P. Karwacki

A holiday gift guide to cookbooks and kitchen essentials with Appetite for Books

Montreal's cookbook shop owner knows what works in a home kitchen. Here's what he says you should gift this year.

The Main

After three years, Bonheur d'Occasion is closing—but there's more to come

The acclaimed Notre-Dame West bistro serves its final plates December 20, with a new project on the horizon.

The Main

80 years later, AM radio institution CJAD is the enduring 'voice of Montreal'

Montreal's heritage radio station has survived ice storms, reported defining moments in Quebec, and weathered challenges to the radio industry.

The Main

A drone light show's lighting up ROYALMOUNT's skating rink

Complimentary skating, hot chocolate, and a choreographed aerial display set to DJs spinning and mixing live.

J.P. Karwacki

Old Montreal's SonoLux is an interactive hotel built on art, sound, and hospitality

Épik Collection's latest project rotates art exhibitions every six months, with guests' rooms as part of the gallery.

The Main

Lululemon prepares to open a two-level flagship in downtown Montreal

The athletic apparel giant is betting big on downtown with a massive two-storey store at a key intersection of the city's retail scene.

The Main

After 33 years, Frite Alors! on Laurier Avenue East closes its doors

The Laurier location was where Frite Alors! grew its second address, marking the birth of a Montreal institution.

J.P. Karwacki

The Gothic Montreal mansion where the CIA broke minds with LSD and electroshock

The Ravenscrag manor housed the Allan Memorial Institute, where patients seeking help became victims of Cold War experiments.

J.P. Karwacki

What will happen to 128 years of Chinatown history when Wing Noodles closes?

As Montreal's oldest fortune cookie factory shuts down after 128 years, a secret salvaged archive holds the blueprint for what could keep its memory alive.