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Remember back in elementary school when spending time in the cafeteria was the best part of your school day? Well, at Time Out Market Montreal, we get to relive that childhood love for cafeterias — just in a much classier manner.

This culinary hot spot is officially opening again on Friday, July 2 with some new restaurants. I got to go try dishes from some new places yesterday and here's what I thought!

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If you hate having people kick the back of your chair while you're at the movie theatre, you have got to try Cinéma Cineplex Forum's new VIP experience, which officially opens on June 18.

I got the chance to get a sneak peek of the fully renovated VIP section and it did not disappoint — from its comfy seats to its tasty cocktails. 

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While there are a million and one ways to get a workout in during the summer, some can feel rather tedious. But after going to b.cycle's new pop-up rooftop gym, I can easily say that the spinning classes offered there are far from boring.

Not only did I get a sick workout in just 45 minutes, but I also got to see some cool views of the city from the top of Centre Rockland.

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If you walk around Montreal today, you'll notice restaurant and cafe employees unfolding tables and putting out chairs as they prepare to reopen their terrasses tomorrow — and damn it feels good to see! 

Strolling along Rue Sainte-Catherine O., we noticed the city starting to come alive again. It kind of feels like the springtime flowers are blooming, but instead of flowers, they're restaurants and bars. Get excited, folks! 

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On April 3, a march against domestic violence "in the name of Rebekah Love Harry," a 29-year-old woman who died in hospital three days after an alleged assault by her boyfriend, took place in Montreal.

Hundreds of Montrealers met at Cabot Square, then began marching towards Dorchester Square at 5:30 p.m.

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With files from Alanna Moore.

Montrealers took to the streets today to rally on behalf of Joyce Echaquan, an Indigenous woman — Atikamekw from Manawan — who exposed Quebec nurses' racial prejudice via Facebook live in the moments before her untimely death.

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