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montreal road closures

Major Montreal road closures are coming this weekend — including one on the Mercier Bridge

If you're driving around Montreal this weekend, you can expect a few inconveniences.

Quebec's Transport Ministry is warning of several major closures from Friday, November 21, through early Monday, November 24, affecting the Honoré-Mercier Bridge, Highway 30 in Brossard, and parts of Route 138.

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coolest street in the world

A Montreal street ranks among the top 5 coolest on Earth & it's not St. Laurent or Wellington

If you had to guess which Montreal street would make a global list of the coolest on Earth, you would probably throw out Saint-Laurent, Notre-Dame, maybe even Wellington. But according to a brand new Time Out ranking, the real standout right now is Sherbrooke Street West.

The international outlet just released its 2025 list of the 31 coolest streets in the world, and Montreal landed in the top five, ranking higher than New York, Berlin and Brisbane.

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health canada

Canadians could soon be eating 'cloned' meat without even realizing it

Does your grocery store steak actually come from a "real" animal? Soon, it may not be so easy to tell, and it all comes down to a quiet regulatory change in Canada's food laws.

According to a recent statement from duBreton, a Quebec-based Certified Humane and organic pork producer, upcoming changes to Health Canada's Novel Foods regulations will allow beef and pork from cloned animals to enter Canada's food system without a safety review and without mandatory labelling.

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quebec alert

Your cell phone is going to ring like crazy in Quebec today — here's why

If you hear your cell phone making a racket this afternoon, don't panic. It's not an emergency, or even an alarm you forgot about — it's a scheduled province-wide test.

On Wednesday, November 19, Quebec's Public Security Ministry is running its annual test of Québec En Alerte, the system that sends emergency notifications to phones, TVs and radios across the province.

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mcgill university

McGill just made a huge jump in a new global university ranking — and cracked the top 10

Montreal's McGill University just scored a major win on the global stage. A new 2026 ranking of the world's most sustainable universities has placed the Montreal school ninth overall — a huge leap from last year, when it sat in 15th place.

The list comes from the higher-ed analysts at QS, who released their 2026 edition of their World University Rankings: Sustainability on November 18. Nearly 2,000 institutions were evaluated based on three pillars: environmental impact, social impact and governance.

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montreal news

This weekend's STM strike was just cancelled — here's what we know

Montrealers got a last-minute break on Friday evening when Société de transport de Montréal (STM) announced that the strike planned for November 15-16 has been cancelled. Regular metro and bus service will run this weekend as scheduled.

The confirmation came via STM's own post on X.

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montreal traffic

Tired of circling the block? A new Montreal app lets you rent other people's parking spots

Montreal drivers know the feeling all too well: circling the block, watching the minutes tick down before a parking sign flips, and hoping a miracle spot opens up. With winter coming and street parking getting even more competitive, one Concordia student thinks he has a solution.

PullinParking Stationnement is a new Montreal-based platform that connects people who have unused parking spaces with drivers who need one. The idea is simple: if you have a driveway, garage, or private spot you're not using, you can rent it out. And if you're a driver, you can book that spot instantly, whether for an hour, a day, or a month.

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montreal weather

Montreal just got hit with a winter weather warning and things are about to get slippery

Montreal is in for a slick weekend. Environment Canada issued a weather warning for the city early Friday morning, and the timing looks messy, with ice expected right when the city is already dealing with a weekend-long STM shutdown.

According to the agency, up to 10 millimetres of ice accretion caused by frozen rain could form between Saturday evening and Sunday morning. That may not sound like much, but it is more than enough to glaze sidewalks, coat windshields, and make untreated roads feel like a skating rink.

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montreal road closures

Multiple highway closures are coming to Montreal this weekend — here's what to expect

If you're planning to drive anywhere around Montreal this weekend, you may want to plan carefully.

Along with a full shutdown of STM metro and bus service, Quebec's transport ministry says several major closures are planned from November 14 to 17, and some of the work could change or get cancelled depending on the weather.

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winter tires quebec

Quebec's winter tire deadline is almost here, but some drivers don't actually need them

Montreal just got hit with a serious blast of snow, and plenty of drivers are now eyeing their untouched winter tires with regret.

December 1 is coming quick, and the Government of Quebec's winter tire requirement is firm: most drivers need to make the switch or risk heavy fines.

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stm strike

Montreal will once again have ZERO bus and metro service this weekend — here's why

While many are celebrating the end of the STM maintenance workers' strike, Montrealers are in for another weekend of transit chaos.

On Wednesday evening, the Administrative Labour Tribunal (TAT) officially approved a two-day strike by 4,500 Société de transport de Montréal (STM) bus drivers, metro operators, and station agents.

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saq

Sour Puss liqueur is returning to SAQ shelves despite Quebec's boycott — here's why

Quebecers who've been missing Sour Puss can finally relax. The tangy, neon-coloured liqueur that disappeared from SAQ shelves due to the province's ongoing boycott of American-made alcohol is officially coming back. And this time, it'll be made right here in Montreal.

In a Tuesday press release, Phillips Distilling Company, the Minnesota-based owner of Sour Puss, confirmed that production of the liqueur will move entirely to Montreal in 2025. It's the first time in the brand's history that the product will be made in Canada, marking what the company calls a "strategic and economic move" to get closer to its main market.

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