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A New Dating App Is Launching In Montreal This Month — So You Can Forget All About Tinder

If you're tired of swiping aimlessly on Tinder for hours, mark June 17 on your calendar. This is when the new dating app Teleport will be launching in Montreal.

Teleport is ready to revolutionize the way you online date and build connections by setting you up with five-minute video chats with people that share similar interests as you.

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Eligible Quebecers Can Now Find & Book COVID-19 Vaccines Using Their Transit Apps

As Quebec's COVID-19 vaccine rollout opens to all adults 18+ over the course of the next week and a half, you may be looking for the easiest way to book your vaccine appointment — and if you already use the Transit app, why not start there?

Thanks to a new integration, you can actually find vaccination centres as well as find and book vaccine appointments without leaving the Transit app. Yes, the same app that helps you plan trips on the STM and tells you when the next bus is coming. 

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You Can Get A FREE Subway Footlong When You Buy 2 In Quebec This Month

What's better than a foot-long sub? Three foot-long subs for the price of two available for curbside pickup. Subway Canada's new curbside pickup system gives Quebecers the chance to have just that. 

That means you can get three Subway sandwiches in Quebec for the price of two, from February 4 through February 28 — and have it delivered directly to your car.

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3 Hacks To NOT Get Towed In Montreal This Winter (Besides Reading Signs)

If you live in Montreal and you have a car, you know that dreaded feeling of hearing the snow removal siren — and then running out your door to move your vehicle so it doesn't get ticketed or towed. 

Now that the snow's coming down harder, and with the city's snow removal season officially in session, here are the top three hacks you need to know to avoid getting ticketed or towed this winter. 

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New Data Shows Whether Curfew Is Keeping Montrealers Off Public Transit

Are Montrealers respecting the Quebec-wide curfew and stricter lockdown measures by staying home? 

Transit app — that app where you can plan and pay for rides on the STM, RTL, STL, and exo — has released new data to help us gain more insight. 

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Snow Removal Starts Tomorrow In Montreal & Here's What You Need To Know

With over 20 centimetres of snow falling in the past couple of days, the City of Montreal announced that snow removal season is officially beginning on January 3. 

A statement from the city says that, as of tomorrow, nearly 2,200 snow removal vehicles will start "loading operations" on Montreal's 10,000 km of streets, sidewalks and bike paths, in all its boroughs. Spreading and clearing operations are set to take "as long as necessary to ensure safe travel."

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This Montreal-Made Financial App Actually Helps You Budget No Matter Your Experience Level

Way back in the day, if you wanted to plan out the purchase of a car, a house, an investment, or simply save money, a financial advisor or expert was the only way to go.

If you were really motivated, you might trek from bank to bank armed with documents, then return home to spend several hours analyzing all the options before trying to make the right decision. 

And although there's nothing wrong with doing that, navigating the world of finance does take a lot of meticulous planning, decision-making, and organization.

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Here's How Quebecers Are Still Dating During The Pandemic

If you've been single in Quebec during COVID-19, your DMs have most likely been dry — at least if you've been following public health protocols issued by the government. In the hours of frenzied swiping you can waste when searching for the next love of your life on Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, Facebook Dating and other dating apps, it might seem like there's an endless array of choices in Montreal's dating pool.

But little is known about how Canadians, including Montrealers, are actually using dating apps right now, a period marked by confinement and red-zone closures. 

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We Asked Montreal Restaurants How They Feel About Uber Eats & How We Can Best Support Them

It's easy to get caught up in an Uber Eats ordering cycle. All of your info is already inputted — including special delivery instructions — you can track your food's journey, and a little message even pops up to "Thank you for supporting restaurants."

While there's no question that ordering through a third-party delivery app like Uber Eats or SkipTheDishes is one way to support your favourite neighbourhood food joints, many Montreal restaurants say it's also not the best way. 

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You Can Get A Free Donut From Tim Hortons In Quebec This Thanksgiving Weekend

Thanksgiving weekend is here and though Montrealers aren't really able to travel — or even see their friends and family — there's at least one reason to be festive. This long weekend only, you can get a free Tim Hortons donut when you purchase a drink through the app.

The offer applies to ANY one of Tim Hortons' donuts, including the Dream Donuts. Though, Timbits are ineligible.

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Montrealers Created A New App To Fight Police Misconduct

In the wake of a wave of protests against systemic racism in Quebec, community organizations in Montreal are taking action to change the way the province thinks about policing.

The Clinique Juridique de Montréal-Nord has joined forces with Hoodstock and community lawyers to create a new app — and, according to the website, it's "a democratic tool to balance power between the authorities and the community."

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