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If you don't have a side hustle, then you probably know someone who does. It's become the key small-business buzzword in recent times — and for good reason.

Many millennials and zoomers are coming to the realization that a corporate nine-to-five job doesn't suit what they want in life. For some, the restriction of the 40-hour workweek is unappealing, while others struggle to find work that aligns with their personal values.

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Many Montreal companies faced a simple choice when the pandemic hit: get busy closing or get busy quacking.

Pam Petropoulos chose the latter with her small business, Le Petit Duck Shoppe, a novelty store in Old Montreal that sells rubber ducks and rubber duck accessories.

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This Quebec home for sale could be a deal for anyone looking to get out of the city and own a treasured piece of local history.

The home, an hour outside Quebec City in the Chaudière-Appalaches town of Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, used to function as the neighbourhood general store, realtor William Boutin told MTL Blog.

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A number of businesses in Montreal's Old Port ended up being vandalized when some people chose to start rioting after the anti-curfew protest on April 11, including the store Rooney.

MTL Blog spoke with Alex Danino, owner of Rooney, about the vandalism the store faced that night, which left damages that could cost "at least" $8,000 to $12,000.

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The opening date for Laval's first Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC) store has finally been confirmed — and it will be open in time for 4/20.

Located in the Sainte-Dorothée district, near Highway 13 in the 250-B building of Mega Centre Notre-Dame, Narcity Québec reported that the store will open on March 19.  

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Dollar stores are a cabinet of the strange, wonderful, puzzling, and, sometimes, extremely useful. This list of 19 items customers can get from Dollarama in Quebec showcases the store's wide range of hidden treasures.

Narcity may receive a portion of sales if you purchase something from this article, which was created independently by MTL Blog's editorial team just for you.

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Downtown Montreal might be getting a new addition to its skyline. A proposal outlined in Montreal City Council documents calls for the construction of a 25-storey skyscraper at the site of a Hudson's Bay store.

The proposal aims to demolish a portion of the structure built in the '60s and build a tower with some 63,000 square metres of office space

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Following the success of UNIQLO's first-ever Quebec location in downtown Montreal, the Japanese clothing retailer is set to open a new store in Cadillac Fairview Carrefour Laval. UNIQLO Laval will open at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 26.

The store will occupy 15,000 square feet of space.

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A futuristic new store just opened in the Retail Innovation Lab on McGill University's downtown Montreal campus, and it's so high-tech that you can leave without paying for stuff you take — at least not in the traditional sense. 

The store — a partnership between McGill University and Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. — is designed as a "live testing ground" for retail innovation, including "frictionless technologies" that allows for contactless check-out.  

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The days of crowding into your favourite candle and soap store might be coming to an end as a Bath & Body Works Canada online store is on the way.

The company shared the news on Instagram, where it listed an online store as part of its new year's resolutions "agenda."

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As we prepare to enter a new lockdown period in Quebec that will see non-essential businesses close from December 25 to January 11 (inclusive), we also prepare for a Christmas like no other. 

This means that in addition to the usual Christmas closures — which can be hard enough to keep track of — there are additional shutdowns due to COVID-19.  

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With the announcement of yet another lockdown in Quebec, many people have been wondering which stores will stay open during this time — Dollarama being one of them.

Well, good news! Dollarama confirmed with MTL Blog that it will remain open to "ensure that Quebecers have access to a broad array of affordable essential goods through the lockdown."

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