When thinking outside the box just isn't enough
While dancing may only be officially allowed at indoor venues in Quebec starting on November 15th, last night Valérie Plante got the ball rolling early: Here’s @Val_Plante’s official victory dance @CTVMontreal pic.twitter.com/z4ZvoWK23O — Kelly Greig (@KellyGreig) November 8, 2021 And she had reason to celebrate. Not only did Plante get re-elected Mayor of Montreal with […]
As Montrealers head to the polls for the second day in a row (and the fourth nonconsecutive day if you count the advanced voting last weekend) to choose their next mayor, city council, borough councils and borough mayors, we’re announcing the results of our poll. FTB readers have, once again, chosen Valérie Plante of Projet […]
Jason C. McLean and Dawn McSweeney just watched the English Debate between Valérie Plante, Denis Coderre and Balarama Holness and share their thoughts on it and the 2021 Montreal Municipal Election (November 6th and 7th) As mentioned in the video – The Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles Anthem The fake granite tree stumps Follow Dawn McSweeney on Twitter & […]
This week, we have a couple of groups that we have previously covered for their virtual performances that have switched back to in-person. Let’s get started: Titelaine Launch On veut vivre notre vie en vacances What a better time than fall to think about summer vacation, or vacations in general. That’s probably what Montreal duo […]
This year’s POP Montreal (the 20th edition) was an entertaining distraction that was most definitely needed coming on the heels of a heavy lockdown in Montreal. I can’t speak for anyone else, but I for one was extremely happy to see live music flourish in Montreal and boy did POP not disappoint for the 20th time. As […]
It may be fall, but this weekend is Osheaga Weekend in Montreal! More specifically, it’s the Osheaga Get Together this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Parc Jean-Drapeau. Sure, the three days in early August chock full of both international, Canadian and local musical talent and tons of audience members (aka Osheaga Proper) skipped this year […]
We may be in the midst of POP Montreal, but that’s not all that’s happening in our fair city culturally this weekend and week. So, with that in mind, please allow us to take a little break from our POP coverage and present some other options: The 17th Montreal International Black Film Festival is Up […]
Just because we’ve stuck inside for a year and a half doesn’t mean we can’t have fun…right? With this years POP Montreal taking place in the midst of COVID-19 restrictions, it will be a bit of a leaner festival. It will, however, be a much more local presentation with some major acts coming out of […]
I’d like to start by acknowledging the elephant in the room: writing a preview for a live music festival feels a little strange considering we’ve all been avoiding large public gatherings in enclosed spaces for the last year and a half. It’s probably going to feel even more weird being back at a live rock […]
It’s mid-September and POP Montreal is almost upon us. Next week, much of our coverage will be of that festival, so now let’s look at a few events taking place in the days before: Candyass Returns to Café Cléopatra Back in the before times (aka the years leading up to and including 2019), you could […]
Monday is Election Day in Canada. Host Jason C. McLean and Special Guest Samantha Gold discuss the latest polls, whether or not calling this election was a good idea, the youth vote and more. Follow Samantha Gold on Facebook @samiamart and Instagram @samiamartistmtl Follow Jason C. McLean on Twitter @jasoncmclean Facebook Comments
September is Suicide Awareness Month and today (September 10th) is World Suicide Prevention Day. Tomorrow, Suicide and Mental Health (SAMH) Montreal will be holding a Suicide and Mental Health Awareness Walk in Montreal. It starts at 1pm in front of the Sir George-Etienne Cartier Monument on du Parc (where the tam tams take place). It […]
Sand sculptor Jonathan Bouchard aka Jobi is trying to make the best of pandemic life. With CBC’s reality competition show Race Against the Tide having wrapped last summer and many travel restrictions still in effect, the Saint Calixte QC native is trying to branch out into other artistic mediums. I had a chance to sit […]
It’s official. Quebecers who want to use certain services or take part in certain activities deemed “non-essential” need to present proof of being adequately vaccinated against COVID-19 to do so. Quebec is the first Canadian province to implement a COVID vaccine passport, but with Ontario, BC and Manitoba working on their own systems, it won’t […]
At some point a duck needs to be called a duck: Any reliable source will show that Canada’s real estate market has been inflating proportionately higher than all other economic sectors for the past 20 years or so. If we look at the real cause and real effects of this, we’ll see very easily that […]
Jason C. McLean and Special Guest Dawn McSweeney go through some of the week’s top news, roundup-style. Topics: The US leaving AfghanistanThe 2021 Canadian Federal ElectionOnlyFans dropping explicit contentForced sterilization of Native women in SaskatchewanGatineau boy’s father denied human rights complaint Follow Dawn McSweeney @mcmoxy on Twitter and Instagram Follow Jason C. McLean @jasoncmclean on […]
