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Montreal Pride reinstates Jewish groups recently barred from parade

August 5 , 2025 at 04:59:58 p.m. EDT • :

The reinstatement comes less than a week after the organization issued a statement both condemning "the ongoing genocide in Gaza" and saying it had denied participation in the parade to "organizations spreading hateful discourse."

Host of Montreal's Hillbilly Night remembered for her musical passion, influence on the community

August 5 , 2025 at 06:31:39 p.m. EDT • :

Jeannie Arsenault was the heart of the Wheel Club's Hillbilly Night on Monday evenings for 50 years. When she wasn't on stage, Arsenault made visitors feel welcome, encouraging newcomers and musicians to pick up an instrument or sing along.

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Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke mulls applying road tolls in response to federal cuts

August 5 , 2025 at 03:09:35 p.m. EDT • :

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke said Tuesday that it is looking at imposing tolls on the roads crossing its territory in response to looming federal budget cuts.

Girls play baseball at this Montreal park. The city wants to turn it into a library

August 5 , 2025 at 12:00:00 p.m. EDT • :

The City of Montreal plans to turn one of the baseball fields in the Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough into a library. Parents and coaches say that will make it harder for young players, especially girls, to practise the sport.

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This car has more than 1.2 million km on it — and it's still going strong

August 5 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Andy Campbell's 1985 Toyota Tercel has travelled the equivalent of 1.5 round trips to the moon.

August 5 , 2025 at 07:17:03 a.m. EDT • :

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Montreal Pride reinstates Jewish groups recently barred from parade

Host of Montreal's Hillbilly Night remembered for her musical passion, influence on the community

Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke mulls applying road tolls in response to federal cuts

Girls play baseball at this Montreal park. The city wants to turn it into a library

This car has more than 1.2 million km on it — and it's still going strong

Five-alarm fire rips through downtown Montreal building, 2nd major fire in a week

He's 'Quebec's Taylor Swift' — and he takes his reputation seriously

Quebec's construction holiday the deadliest in last 10 years, say provincial police

Inside the new flight simulator training for some of Canada's commercial aircrafts

Meet the 'Trashy Lady' cleaning up Montreal and raising money for the SPCA