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A Live Feed Shows A Huge Crowd Marching Through Montreal To Protest Quebec Health Measures

If you're around the Olympic Stadium on Saturday — or you simply log into Facebook and watch the live feed — you'll see a huge crowd marching through the streets of Montreal in protest to express, as the Facebook event page puts it, "disagreement with health measures in Quebec." 

The march, dubbed "Québec Debout," is one of six protests happening "for freedom" across Quebec on May 1. 

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The GoFundMe For Mirielle Ndjomouo's Family Has Raised Over $20K In Less Than A Week

The GoFundMe page set up for the family of Mireille Ndjomouo, a woman who died due to lack of proper care in a Quebec hospital last week, has already raised over $20,000 in less than a week.

The page, started by Christine Ndjomouo, Mirielle's sister, is asking people to donate to return Mirielle's body to Cameroon.

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Protesters Want Justice For A Quebec Woman Who Died After Posting About Hospital Concerns

Filming from her hospital bed at Charles-LeMoyne Hospital in Longueuil, Mireille Ndjomouo breathed heavily between each phrase as she pleaded for help on March 7. 

The 44-year-old woman from Cameroon — established in Montreal for the last four years, according to the Journal de Montréal — died two days later. Her call for help resembled that of Joyce Echaquan, an Indigenous woman who exposed nurses' slurs on Facebook before dying in a Quebec hospital.

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A GoFundMe For Mamadi III Fara Camara Has Already Raised Over $22K

On February 3, a man in Montreal, Mamadi III Fara Camara, was released by the Crown after spending six days in prison for being falsely accused of attacking Officer Sanjay Vig of the SPVM. 

Many have taken to online platforms to call for justice for the doctorate student and father-to-be of twins, including a GoFundMe page that had raised $22,121 in just four days at the time of writing this article.

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A Farewell To Butters: The Beloved Montreal Turkey Has Been Killed By A Car

Fowl news. Butters, a wild turkey who brought joy to pandemic-weary Montrealers with his camera-friendly personality, died after being struck by a vehicle Thursday night, according to posts on the Butters NDG fan page.

“I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but our beloved Butters life has been cut short,” states a post on the page from January 28. “I witnessed his demise on the corner of Westminster & Cote Saint Luc road about 20 minutes ago.”

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The 'Thinking Out Loud' Insta Page Is Full Of Local Montrealers Sharing Powerful Messages

While social media has its undeniable bad sides, it can bring so much good to light as well. As you scroll through Instagram pages, you find all kinds of different things, but you rarely find pages as powerful as @thinkingoutloud________.

This local page is one of those discoveries that'll both inspire you and remind you of the all beauty that surrounds us, even during the strangest of times.

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This Insta Posts Random Overheard Montreal Conversations & Shows We're The Biggest Weirdos

When it comes to funny Montreal Instagram pages to follow, it seems like the options are endless. But we found one that has managed to stand out from the rest.

@overheard.montreal is one of those painfully relatable accounts that make you LOL the entire time you scroll through them.

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This Insta Account Calls Out Quebec Influencers Who Allegedly Travel During The Pandemic

We all miss life before the pandemic: travelling, going out, and just the overall freedom. At the present moment, non-essential travel continues to be "not recommended" by Public Health authorities, but it's not entirely banned. As a result, an Instagram account has recently been created which exposes Quebec influencers who allegedly go on trips during this time.

Upon returning to Canada, travellers must undergo testing and follow a mandatory 14-day quarantine.

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Montrealers Took To The Streets This Weekend To Protest Quebec's COVID-19 Lockdown

On November 27, MTL Blog reported that a newly published document by The Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal (CCMM) highlighted the extreme hardships that Montreal's tourism industry has faced due to COVID-19.

The next day, on November 28, protesters gathered in front of Dorchester Square to send a message to the provincial government that business closures in COVID-19 red zones have impacted the mental health of hospitality workers in Quebec.

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This Montreal Instagram Account Finds & Sells Vintage Boho Furniture At Reasonable Prices

You could be reclining on rattan furniture, sipping a cocktail on a Floridian veranda right about now. But you're not. You're here watching your Golden Girls DVD box set and dreaming of an escape to less dreary locales. Thankfully, however, Boho Boutique is here to help you complete the fantasy with some affordable rattan furniture in Montreal.

The Instagram page, bohoboutique.mtl, is run by Montrealer Stephanie Lee, who told MTL Blog that it all started after she made a move and began furnishing her new place.

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A Montreal Vigil For Murdered & Missing Indigenous Women Is Happening Online Tonight

An online vigil will be held tonight to remember the murdered and missing Indigenous women, girls, trans, and two-spirited. October 4 is also La journée de commémoration des femmes et des filles autochtones disparues et assassinées/The National Day of Remembrance for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

Due to the current pandemic, the event will be held online, with performances and special guests, including elders, artists and activists.

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Montreal’s Orange Cones Finally Found A Purpose In This Woman’s Viral Photoshoot (VIDEO)

The only thing that has more of an influence on locals than online influencers is Montreal construction and the orange traffic cones that are constantly found all over the city. A video shared on the Instagram page, @influencersinthewild, has people not just noticing the influencer, but the classic "RUE BARRÉ" sign that Montrealers have come to love to hate.

The page is dedicated to people stumbling upon social media influencers creating content. The page's bio reads "Where content creators ARE the content."

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