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YUL Montreal-Trudeau Airport Is Getting Quebec's First-Ever Solo McCafé

If you've ever sprinted through YUL Montreal-Trudeau Airport with a bag under each arm and thought, "what this chaos really needs is a long line of anxious under-caffeinated McDonald's customers," you're in luck. McDonald's Canada is set to open its first solo McCafé in Quebec, conveniently located past security near the bottleneck between the domestic and international terminals.

That means travellers can load up on McDonald's roast coffee and pungent McMuffin breakfast sandwiches before boarding their flights. Other menu items will include espresso drinks, bakery items, grilled cheese and "freshly baked" croissant sandwiches, the company said in a press release.

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Justin Trudeau Ate At One Of His Favourite Montreal Restaurants During A Trip To The City

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Montreal on Sunday to visit his Papineau constituency and once again attend Montreal Greek Independence Day festivities. He also stopped by what he called one of his favourite spots in the city: Greek greasy spoon Marven's.

Trudeau took his Papineau office employees out to lunch at the Parc-Extension eatery.

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North America's Cleanest Airports Were Ranked & Montreal Made The Cut

Montreal's YUL airport was recently ranked as one of the best airports in the world, and now, it's taking on yet another title — one of the cleanest airports in North America.

Skytrax, a consultancy firm located in the U.K. that runs an airline and airport review and ranking site dropped its list of 2023 World Airport Awards winners. When it comes to ranking some of the cleanest airports in North America, Montreal is clearly doing something right.

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Montreal-Trudeau Airport Is Facing Weather-Related Flight Delays & Cancellations

Dozens of flights departing and arriving at Montreal-Trudeau Airport have been delayed or canceled amid a winter storm. Travellers hoping to leave Montreal during the snow surge hitting the East Coast were stymied on Friday morning.

Flights to Quebec City, Toronto, Vancouver and New York have been outright cancelled, while those heading to sunny destinations south of the U.S. and Canada have been delayed. Flights into Montreal from south of the border are mostly cancelled or put on hold.

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Canadian Airport Wait Times Have Been Ridiculous — Here's What The Gov't Is Doing

After weeks of reports of extreme wait times in security and customs lines at Canadian airports, federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra gave an update on May 27 on progress toward actually doing something about it, including hiring more CATSA officers and, at Pearson in Toronto, increasing the number of CBSA kiosks for inbound international travellers.

"The Government of Canada recognizes the impact that significant wait times at some Canadian airports are having on travellers," Alghabra said in the statement.

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