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Pride Montreal kicks off — with the city's 2SLGBTQ+ community split

July 23 , 2025 at 07:17:36 p.m. EDT • :

Hundreds of artists will take part in Pride Montreal's 19th edition, ending with the traditional parade, while groups who have cut ties with organizers will hold their own event called Wild Pride.

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Quebec City cancels concert of MAGA musician, following lead of other Canadian cities

July 23 , 2025 at 04:41:33 p.m. EDT • :

Sean Feucht was scheduled to play a free concert on Friday at ExpoCité, a site owned and managed by Quebec City. On Wednesday, a spokesperson for the city confirmed that ExpoCité has decided to terminate the contract.

Parents with open work permits threaten to sue Quebec over access to subsidized daycare

July 23 , 2025 at 02:22:24 p.m. EDT • :

Parents from France and Ukraine are threatening to sue Quebec's Family Ministry if the government excludes their children from subsidized daycare programs.

Come inside the century-old Montreal sewing supply shop that's now a pop-up exhibit

July 19 , 2025 at 12:00:00 p.m. EDT • :

For 100 years the H. Fisher & Fils Montreal sewing supply shop operated on the city's storied St-Laurent Boulevard. Now the Museum of Jewish Montreal has reopened it as an exhibit paying tribute to the city's garment industry.

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Quebec pool owners could save big after new safety rules clarified

July 23 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Just months until regulation requiring fencing around all residential swimming pools comes into effect, clarification from the Quebec government concluded that a person's house counts as part of the enclosure — a modification that can save residents thousands of dollars.

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