In less than a week, we've gone from "man, it's hot out here" to "why's the sky so orange?" and finally to feeling like it's Montreal 2049 out there.
While we're not quite a cyberpunk dystopia (yet), we're getting hot vax summer vibes right now as many remain indoors, waiting for storms of smoke to pass (and you should, as when the Air Quality Index goes high enough, being outside's like smoking a pack of cigarettes). Combine all that with a little dose of Bill 96 and, well, you've got yourself quite a cocktail of WTF is happening.
Now, we may not be meteorologists, but hopeful signs are pointing to a salvageable weekend, in a smogless albeit chillier state. If and when that happens, you'll find below a weekend packed with guzzling wine, block parties, block parties where you guzzle wine, illusion museums, live podcasts, and a buncha other fun stuff.
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