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    When a Ballet Inspired a Jewellery Collection
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    When a Ballet Inspired a Jewellery Collection

    A two-year collaboration between Mona Fine Joaillerie and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens explores the shared language of movement, transformation, and craft.

    Propeller Is a Charming Detour That Never Quite Takes Off
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    Propeller Is a Charming Detour That Never Quite Takes Off

    John Travolta turns a childhood memory and lifelong passion for flying into a gentle period drama whose warmth often outweighs its storytelling.

    POCHA MTL Is Back With Four Days of K-Pop, Korean Street Food, and Culture By the Canal
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    POCHA MTL Is Back With Four Days of K-Pop, Korean Street Food, and Culture By the Canal

    The festival returns to the Peel Basin June 11 to 14, 2026.

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    Bistrot Fortune Cooks Straight Out of Montreal’s Cultural Crossroads

    A modern Vietnamese bistro from three longtime hospitality veterans, where diaspora identity and Latin American influences shape a distinctly Montreal menu.

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    Obsession Turns Male Entitlement Into Genuine Horror

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    Things to do in Montreal this June
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    Things to Do in Montreal This June

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    Away from the dining room, Fred Morin’s studio is filled with paintings, sculptures, found objects, and the ideas that shape his restaurants.

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    Montreal Is One of the Great Electronic Music Cities in the World, and Dômesicle Proves It

    Each year, Dômesicle transforms the dome into an immersive party. This summer, the SAT's flagship electronic music series returns with 11 nights showcasing the very best of local and international electronic music scenes.

    Four Montreal Restaurants Make North America’s 50 Best List
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    Four Montreal Restaurants Make North America’s 50 Best List

    Canada placed 14 restaurants on the 2026 list, five of them in the top ten.

    The Bulletin: A Trophy Parade, Rocks 'n' Fossils, Pyjamas in the Museum, and Taking Back the Streets [Issue #183]
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    The Bulletin: A Trophy Parade, Rocks 'n' Fossils, Pyjamas in the Museum, and Taking Back the Streets [Issue #183]

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

    Here's Where Montreal Is Going Car-Free This Summer
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    Here's Where Montreal Is Going Car-Free This Summer

    From the Plateau to Verdun, Montreal’s annual pedestrian street season returns in 2026 with new additions, missing favourites, and nearly seven kilometres of car-free city life.

    YATAI MTL 2026: A Complete Guide to Montreal's Biggest Japanese Street Market
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    YATAI MTL 2026: A Complete Guide to Montreal's Biggest Japanese Street Market

    Four days of ramen, sake, Studio Ghibli cosplay, and a Shiba Inu runway at the Peel Basin.

    What Happened to Frederick Law Olmsted’s Vision for Mount Royal?
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    What Happened to Frederick Law Olmsted’s Vision for Mount Royal?

    As Mount Royal Park turns 150, the story of its creation reveals how Olmsted's vision for the mountain was compromised almost from the very beginning.

    A Westmount Renovation That Leaves the Century-Old Bones Alone
    J.P. Karwacki

    A Westmount Renovation That Leaves the Century-Old Bones Alone

    Montreal studio Vives St-Laurent's latest work shows that sometimes the smartest move is knowing what not to touch.

    Inside Databells, Where Global Statistics Become a Song You’ll Only Hear Once
    J.P. Karwacki

    Inside Databells, Where Global Statistics Become a Song You’ll Only Hear Once

    Artist Rich Loen spent four years building a room of 100 wired bells that transforms births, deaths, harvests, and human behaviour into a performance that never repeats itself.

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    The Plateau Restaurant That Feeds the City on Its Own Dime

    Mama Khan's Abdul Raziq Khan wouldn't have it any other way.

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