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Montreal was just ranked among the best cities in the world for students

Montreal is a city renowned for many things including great food, a stellar festival scene, top tier nightlife and now, student friendly can be added to the list.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a higher education analytics firm based in the United Kingdom, dropped its Best Student Cities of 2025 ranking and Montreal made the cut.

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2 Quebec destinations were ranked among the best cities in Canada to retire

When it comes to the best cities in Canada for retirement, it appears as if Quebec should definitely be on your radar.

For those hoping to retire soon, selecting where you want to spend your older years is certainly no easy feat. Luckily, ConfidenceClub, an Australian-based company that specializes in self-care products for the elderly, dropped its list of the best cities in Canada to retire in.

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Montreal ranked among the best international cities for food — here's who beat us

It's no secret Montreal restaurants are among the best in all of North America. In fact, Montreal's food scene is often classified as the best globally and Food and Wine magazine would agree.

Montreal was recently ranked among the best international cities for food and drink and while this may not come as a surprise to those of us who live here and enjoy the gastronomical culture, not everyone knows just how tantalizing Montreal's food options are.

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Montreal Ranked Among The Best Cities In The World

Time Out ranked the 50 Best Cities In The World In 2024 and Montreal and Vancouver managed to make the cut.

Time Out sent out its annual questionnaire, surveying city-dwellers from across the globe on what it's like to live, work and play in their hometowns right now.

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Montreal Was Ranked Among The Best Cities In The World

Montreal has much to celebrate after being ranked as one of the best cities in the world.

Time Out ranked the 50 Best Cities In The World In 2024 and only two Canadian destinations managed to make the cut. Time Out sent out its annual questionnaire, surveying city-dwellers from across the globe on what it's like to live, work and play in their hometowns right now.

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This Canadian City Was Ranked As The Friendliest In The World

Canada is known for being among the most welcoming and polite countries globally, and it turns out we are among the friendliest, too.

Insider Monkey, an investing website that tracks the movements of corporate insiders and hedge funds, dropped its ranking of the 10 Friendliest Cities in the World and two Canadian cities appeared on the list.

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The Best Cities To Visit In 2024 Were Ranked & Only 1 Canadian Spot Made The Cut

The best cities in the world to travel to in 2024 were ranked and only one Canadian city managed to make the cut.

CNN dropped its list of 24 must-see global destinations this year and while the ranking included remarkable spots such as South Korea, Morocco, Turkey and Greenland, it appears as if Canada is also proving itself to be a hotspot in 2024.

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Montreal Was Ranked Among The Best Cities In The World

When it comes to choosing where to travel this year, Montreal just might be one city worth adding to your travel bucket list and Euromonitor would agree.

Montreal is known for its renowned selection of restaurants, culture and arts scene and of course, a nightlife that no other Canadian city can compare to. Not to mention Montreal was recently ranked as one of the safest cities in Canada.

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The Cities With The Best Quality Of Life Were Ranked & 5 Canadian Spots Made The Cut

A recent ranking of the cities with the best quality of life in 2023 were ranked and not one, not two but five Canadian cities managed to make the cut. In fact, each Canadian destination that made the list appeared in the top 25, with one city ranking in the top 10.

Mercer, an American consulting firm, ranked a total of 241 cities from across five continents using a methodology developed by Mercer's team of professionals. The ranking assessed living conditions across the globe, taking into consideration factors such as housing, medical care, infrastructure, culture and recreation, education availability of goods and services, climate, sanitation and the prevalence of disease and violence.

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Montreal Was Ranked Among The Best Cities In The World

Montreal has much to be proud of after being ranked as one of the best cities in the world to travel to in 2024. Lonely Planet released its annual list of the best cities to travel to and Montreal didn't just make the cut, but it was the only Canadian city to appear on the ranking.

Lonely Planet listed 10 of the most sought-after destinations, which include travel hotspots such as Paris, Jakarta, Nairobi, Prague, Manaus, and of course…Montreal.

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The Best Bars In The World Were Ranked & 14 Canadian Spots Made The Cut

The best bars in the world were recently ranked and Canada has much to be proud of. Despite not ranking in the top 100, a total of 14 Canadian bars from coast to coast managed to secure a spot on the esteemed list.

Top 500 Bars released its annual global ranking of the best bars in the world and Canada got some major love. "We aggregated the data from over two thousand sources on the web, in more than twenty languages. And we not only used the opinions of experts, journalists and influencers but also rankings, and reviews on platforms, social media and search engines to complete the set," Top 500 Bars wrote on its website.

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Montreal Was Just Ranked 3rd Best City In The World — Take That, Toronto

As Montrealers, we know our city is a gem, but it's still sweet to get global recognition. Lonely Planet, in its golden anniversary edition, has ranked Montreal as the third-best global hotspot to visit in 2024. Not that we're counting, but this is the second time we've caught their eye since 2013. You'll also notice Toronto isn't on the list…

Factors for this year's high ranking include its stellar food scene, many festivals, cultural events, attractions like Mount Royal and Parc Jean-Drapeau, and array of art and museum exhibitions.

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