A backstage encounter at a Montreal theatre, a few punches, a death six weeks later. The cause remains disputed.
How a 1970 law, a Rosemont grocer, and generations of immigrant families created Montreal's most essential institution.
The shamrock has been on Montreal's coat of arms since 1832, and the pub culture that followed has been here just as long.
Jazz legends, burlesque queens, and organized crime made it one of the most alive corners in North America. Then Montreal decided it had a reputation to protect.
The story of La Maison d'Haïti: Its welcome and advocacy for Montreal's growing Haitian community since 1972.
In so many ways, Montreal jazz exists because Daisy Peterson Sweeney both masters and generations of kids in Little Burgundy.
The story of Rufus Rockhead, the Jamaican-born railway porter who built Montreal's most legendary jazz club—and spent decades defending it.
Were the Summer Games a triumph, a total failure, or somewhere in between?
Built from 500-pound blocks of ice pulled from the St. Lawrence, the Neo-Gothic castles dazzled international crowds while reinforcing who really held power.
On Tête de Cheval soap, stubborn French-Canadian industrialists, and the fire that just gutted a quiet landmark.
How a Romanian immigrant's recipe and stubborn refusal to change built Montreal's most iconic sandwich.
Billions in gold and securities sat three storeys beneath Sun Life while 5,000 employees worked overhead, completely oblivious.
From 1884 to 1918, a steam-powered cable railway hauled Montrealers to the summit in minutes, despite a park designer's vision of leisurely mountain strolls.
The Ravenscrag manor housed the Allan Memorial Institute, where patients seeking help became victims of Cold War experiments.
For decades, Sabor Latino's been the gravitational centre for Montreal's Latino communities.
From its 1945 opening to a 1984 closure and its present-day hotel, the Décarie Boulevard institution was where Montreal went to see and be seen.
A backstage encounter at a Montreal theatre, a few punches, a death six weeks later. The cause remains disputed.
How a 1970 law, a Rosemont grocer, and generations of immigrant families created Montreal's most essential institution.
The shamrock has been on Montreal's coat of arms since 1832, and the pub culture that followed has been here just as long.
Jazz legends, burlesque queens, and organized crime made it one of the most alive corners in North America. Then Montreal decided it had a reputation to protect.
The story of La Maison d'Haïti: Its welcome and advocacy for Montreal's growing Haitian community since 1972.
In so many ways, Montreal jazz exists because Daisy Peterson Sweeney both masters and generations of kids in Little Burgundy.
The story of Rufus Rockhead, the Jamaican-born railway porter who built Montreal's most legendary jazz club—and spent decades defending it.
Were the Summer Games a triumph, a total failure, or somewhere in between?
Built from 500-pound blocks of ice pulled from the St. Lawrence, the Neo-Gothic castles dazzled international crowds while reinforcing who really held power.
On Tête de Cheval soap, stubborn French-Canadian industrialists, and the fire that just gutted a quiet landmark.
How a Romanian immigrant's recipe and stubborn refusal to change built Montreal's most iconic sandwich.
Billions in gold and securities sat three storeys beneath Sun Life while 5,000 employees worked overhead, completely oblivious.
From 1884 to 1918, a steam-powered cable railway hauled Montrealers to the summit in minutes, despite a park designer's vision of leisurely mountain strolls.
The Ravenscrag manor housed the Allan Memorial Institute, where patients seeking help became victims of Cold War experiments.
For decades, Sabor Latino's been the gravitational centre for Montreal's Latino communities.
From its 1945 opening to a 1984 closure and its present-day hotel, the Décarie Boulevard institution was where Montreal went to see and be seen.
