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Coco the cat is looking for a new home in the Montréal area

1-year-old Coco came to us from a home that was overcrowded with cats. Unfortunately, the experience left him very fearful and nervous. He’s slowly learning to trust again and is coming out of his shell [...]
Music

Five Minutes With: Jazz Musician Michael Prentky

Michael Prentky’s freelancing on trombone can be summarized in three words: chameleon, omnivore and polyglot. Navigating performances with rapper 50 Cent, Mozambican Funk band Kina Zoré (featured on NPR Tiny Desk), avant-garde jazz with the [...]
Comedy

Tragedy Plus Time: Montréal Comedian Saanya Nanda

Saanya Nanda is a Montreal-based comedian who describes her style as “playful horror”—a fitting descriptor for someone who cites Jonathan Swift’s savage satire and Alan Moore’s dark morality as influences alongside Louis C.K.’s structural precision. [...]
Arts

“A Day in the Life” with: Montréal Visual Artist Hélène Montpetit

I met Hélène Montpetit in the early ’90s. She was a mature student at Concordia when I was teaching voice there. She had already been performing for some time and resisted technical voice training somewhat, [...]
Charity

Charitable Choices: Lara Humes Doucet of Face à Face

Lara Humes Doucet, President of the Board of Directors of Le Centre d’écoute et d’intervention Face à Face, shares her journey with the organization and its mission to support Montreal’s most vulnerable adults. In this [...]

“A Day in the Life” with: Montréal Visual Artist Hélène Montpetit

January 14, 2026

I met Hélène Montpetit in the early ’90s. She was a mature student at Concordia when I was teaching voice there. She had already been performing for some time and resisted technical voice training somewhat, [...]
“A Day in the Life” with: Montréal Musical Director Bob Bachelor

January 7, 2026
“A Day in the Life” with: Montréal Sculptor Florent Duchesne

December 31, 2025

Charitable Choices: Lara Humes Doucet of Face à Face

January 13, 2026

Lara Humes Doucet, President of the Board of Directors of Le Centre d’écoute et d’intervention Face à Face, shares her journey with the organization and its mission to support Montreal’s most vulnerable adults. In this [...]
Homegrown Business: Myriam Belzile-Maguire of Maguire

January 12, 2026
Charitable Choices: Courtney Blamey of GAMERella

January 6, 2026

Old Photographs of Mayor Jean Drapeau (1954-1981)

by Dalia Nardolillo in History

Jean Drapeau wasn’t just Montréal’s mayor—he was a dreamer who saw the city’s potential long before anyone else did. Serving for nearly 30 years, Drapeau led Montréal through some of its most iconic moments, including [...]