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Summer in the city hasn't exactly felt like summer recently.

For the past few weeks, the weather in Montreal has been rather gloomy and unfortunately, the week of July 12 isn't looking like it'll shape up to be much different.

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This party was off the leash.

On June 12, about 100 Shiba Inus and their owners held an exclusive gathering in a small park on avenue Casgrain and rue Bernard as part of Montreal's first-ever Japan Week, a mixture of both online and in-person events that celebrated all things Japanese.

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Montreal's first-ever Japan Week is underway from June 7 to 13, though the city's celebration of all things Japanese will be quite different this year because of COVID-19.

Instead of holding the annual festival at a public park in the Mile End, organizer YATAI MTL is offering a food tour and online programming.

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At a press conference on Thursday, Health Minister Christian Dubé revealed a new schedule by which second dose vaccination appointments can be moved up in Quebec.

The schedule will begin as of June 7. 

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La Grande Roue de Montréal is back with a summer season of yoga, mocktails, children's activities and more.   

The giant Ferris wheel — and the tallest observation wheel in Canada — is open seven days a week, rain or shine. It sits in an Old Port square and is lined with colourful lights.

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We're currently in the midst of the first-ever 'La Pizza Week,' which is taking place across Quebec and across Canada. Between May 1 and May 7, hundreds of restaurants across the country have prepared unique and delicious pizza creations.

You can get in on the fun by using SkipTheDishes to order pizza from a participating Montreal restaurant. Then head on over to lapizzaweek.com to vote on your favourite. Only one pizza will emerge victorious, but when it comes to eating pizza you can't really lose. 

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At a press conference on Thursday, Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé announced that starting from April 30 and continuing over the next few weeks, Quebec vaccination appointments will open up to the entire adult population on Clic Santé

As of April 30, anyone 50 to 59 years old can book an appointment, then, every two days, "we'll descend a five-year age category," according to Dubé.

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First came La Poutine Week and Le Burger Week. Now, Quebec pizza lovers, there's a food festival for you: the very first 'La Pizza Week' is happening here this spring. 

La Pizza Week, presented by Saputo and delivered by SkipTheDishes, will take place across the country from May 1 to May 7 as hundreds of restaurants prepare unique pizza creations.

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After the week of ups and downs we just suffered, between the rain and the snow, locals can rejoice because the seven-day Montreal weather forecast for this week is showing some consistent sunshine.

If The Weather Network's predictions prove themselves right, we're in for a beautiful week ahead of us.

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This city is filled with lots of opportunities. And the best part is, there are lots of jobs hiring in Montreal that don't require a degree or any type of formal training.

With competitive wages and lots of flexibility in schedules and working from home, we found some really fantastic job listings that are hiring right now.

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For anyone looking for new employment, you'll be happy to know there are tons of jobs hiring in Montreal right now — especially for someone looking for a pretty competitive hourly wage.

We took a look to see who's hiring in the city right now for at least $20 per hour.

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The results are in! The winners of La Poutine Week 2021, presented by Saputo and delivered by SkipTheDishes, have officially been announced...

This year's winner, among over 700 participating restaurants across Canada, is none other than Cochonne comme ta MER from La Gaspésienne 51 in Quebec City.

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