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It's official: the Montreal Canadiens are in the playoffs and that means it's time to throw on your retro jersey, grab your roomies and celebrate like you're at a Habs game IRL.

May 20 marks the Game 1 opening-round matchup in Toronto against the Maple Leafs, which is sure to be one for the books. For this game and every game during the 2021 playoffs season, the Montreal Canadiens will be hosting a whole series of events and initiatives so you can cheer on the Habs in style. 

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Maple syrup is good for two things: pancakes and dessert. Well, Beau Events in Lasalle couldn't decide which was better, so it created The Cabane à Beau.

Or, as I like to call it, the ultimate Canadian cookie.

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How is it already the weekend again? The weather's warming up, people are smiling and there are tons of things to do in Montreal for you to have another jam-packed weekend of socially distanced fun.

As Montrealers feel spring in the air and see some colour returning to our bright and vibrant city, we feel like anything is possible, and this weekend is no exception.

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To help celebrate cabane à sucre season, one of Montreal's favourite ice cream shops, Gaufres et Glaces, is celebrating by offering a gorgeous waffle ice cream cone that celebrates every Canadian's sweet spot for maple syrup. 

Because the only thing more Canadian than eating maple syrup is eating ice cream in the winter... Do Canadians fear the cold? Of course not! 

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You might say Simon Bernard has maple syrup in his veins. For more than 30 years, the owner of La p'tite cabane d'la côte, a sugar shack in Mirabel, has harvested the sweet sap of over 3,500 maple trees to produce delicious maple products as well as crispy oreilles de crisse, old-fashioned pea soup, and mountains of fèves au lard, not to mention many evenings of fun.

But lately, Quebec’s sweetest tradition has fallen on sour times.

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