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The Montreal Canadiens have announced that Dominique Ducharme will stick around as head coach for another three seasons after signing a contract extension.

Ducharme, who was the interim head coach for the duration of the last season, can now remove the "interim" from his title.

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Team Canada has just announced its roster for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics and 58 Quebecers are heading to the Games to make the country proud, according to a press release from the Canadian Olympic Committee.

From experienced medal winners to first-time Olympians, the Quebec athletes on Team Canada have every chance to bring home some gold. 

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Although the Montreal Canadiens may not have won the 2021 Stanley Cup, the team definitely managed to leave a mark on our city this season.

So much so that the city decided to make a new mural thanking the Habs for all the joy they brought us during the past few months.

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After a stress-inducing Game 6 at the Bell Centre on June 24, the Montreal Canadiens won the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl for the first time in the team's 112-year history.

But what exactly is the Campbell Bowl? Why is it so historic that the Habs won it? And why would no one on the team touch the trophy? 

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The Vegas Golden Knights decided to troll the Montreal Canadiens in game five of the playoff semifinals. The American team decided to "invite" Céline Dion dressed in the Nevada team helmet and jersey. And one thing is for sure: Quebecers we're not happy about it.

Before the start of the game, an image of Céline Dion appeared on the giant screen of the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, visibly dressed in the colours of the Golden Knights.

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If elected mayor, Denis Coderre would ban all alcohol consumption in Montreal parks after 8 p.m., he said in a news conference on June 2.

Coderre's team told MTL Blog that his proposal is meant to provide police in Montreal with the tools to "help citizens regain a sense of calm."

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There are many things that make hockey such a widely loved sport, and the fans are near the top of the list. That's especially true of the Habs, who have a diehard fan base renowned for the passion and excitement they bring season after season. 

It's true that Montreal Canadiens fans are always behind their team, and in the playoffs, the crowd — often referred to as "the seventh player" — gives the home team a massive boost.  These are the fans Molson Export (fan and proud Canadiens partner) has been celebrating all year with their Here's to the Real Ones campaign. 

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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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Though fans of the newly-named CF Montréal will unlikely be able to watch their team at home this season, player Samuel Piette is more excited than ever to start the new season.

Despite some outrage over the new name, the spirit of the team seems to be better than ever. "You'll see a team giving everything that they have for the club," he said.

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A new chapter was written in Montreal's saga to bring the Expos baseball team back to the city on Tuesday after Premier François Legault said the government was open to the idea of providing public funds to build a new baseball stadium in Montreal. 

Legault explained that the Ministry of Finance would offer public funding only if there was evidence that bringing baseball back to Montreal would generate significant revenue to offset the costs.

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It goes without saying that Montreal nightlife is unlike anything else in Canada, if not the world, and is definitely something that we've been missing during the pandemic.

But good news, Montreal Bubble Rooms have been created as a safe way to party without leaving the comfort of your bubble.

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It's been a tough season so far for the Montreal Canadiens, which led to head coach Claude Julien and associate coach Kirk Muller being fired Wednesday morning.

"I would like to sincerely thank Claude and Kirk for their contributions to our team over the past five years," said Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin in a news release.

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