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This is Montreal — 118 episodes

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Tariff turmoil & referendum rumblings: Quebec’s election kicks off

2

Beyond batons & pom poms: The many eras of the Montreal Alouettes cheerleaders

3

SPVM chief faces big questions over police racism investigation

4

As Montreal’s population shrinks, people are flocking to the Laurentians

5

Montreal's most dangerous intersections for cyclists

6

A Blainville teen’s international fight against the Stablex toxic waste dump

7

What does it mean to be a Quebecer?

8

Will Montrealers get on board the high-speed nation-building train?

9

How Montrealers got squeaky clean before they had plumbing

10

Heavy rains force Montreal to look at new flood solutions

11

Reckoning with police racism allegations in Montréal-Nord

12

Weekend Listen: The messy end of session marathon at the National Assembly

13

Montrealers built their own skatepark. Now the city wants to change it.

14

How can Montrealers use less water this summer?

15

Moving out?? In this economy?

16

Why some Montreal strippers are on strike during F1 weekend

17

Burnt out: How fire displaces Montreal tenants

18

Montreal’s Habs fever is about more than hockey

19

Is Montreal seeing more fires?

20

Will fake maple syrup harm the reputation of Quebec’s favourite sweet treat?

21

Christine Fréchette faces an uphill battle as Quebec’s new premier

22

How to know if your rent increase is legit

23

How Montreal-based GardaWorld is profiting off ICE detention centres

24

Quebec’s secularism law Bill 21 is tested at Canada’s top court

25

Fixing Quebec roads will cost tens of billions. Not fixing them will cost more.

26

How Montreal’s ice storm chasers hope to improve our weather forecasts

27

​That time Britain hid its fortune in a Montreal basement

28

Montreal hopes to get more affordable housing built, by requiring less of it

29

How a Montreal-area kid who wasn't allowed to play changed Canadian women's hockey forever

30

Are bike paths being made ‘the bogeyman’ with Montreal’s planned review?

31

Why downhill skiing disappeared from Mount Royal

32

Why are Montrealers penalized under Quebec’s new immigration program?

33

Hydro-Québec says we have enough power, for now

34

What is Premier François Legault’s legacy?

35

Montreal: How many cities are on this island anyway?

36

The kid who wouldn’t give up his kirpan

37

Pablo Rodriguez resigns as Quebec Liberal leader, capping off a wild season in provincial politics

38

Is ‘rat running’ by drivers putting Montreal pedestrians at risk?

39

How can Montrealers be kinder to each other?

40

Why is it so tough to get a family doctor in Quebec?

41

Montreal's long lost golf course is in a place you wouldn't expect

42

Strike or no strike, the STM may be in for a bumpy ride

43

What’s next for Montreal’s new mayor?

44

Not alive in ‘95 but dreaming of a referendum

45

Growing pains, trains & automobiles: Why improving the Montreal commute is complicated

46

Could Montreal’s rent prices kill the arts scene?

47

‘Everybody’s a person’: Montreal’s encampments and the municipal election

48

One Montrealer picked a fight over junk mail and changed the law

49

Longueuil Police shot and killed a 15-year-old boy. How will the BEI investigation unfold?

50

What’s at stake in Montreal’s municipal election?

51

The ups and downs (and up again) of Montreal’s outdoor staircases

52

Brave little bees: Vermonters look to Quebec’s experience with pesticide restrictions

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Quebec parents worry school budget uncertainty could mean ‘a lot of instability’

54

The miraculous Montreal Melon comeback

55

Big bird, big city: Why more wild turkeys are calling Montreal home

56

The wild ride of Belmont Park: Montreal's long lost amusement park

57

New to This is Montreal? Start here...

58

This is from the archives: Why is the South Shore actually to the east?

59

Should neighbours be able to block housing projects? The Quebec government is asking

60

Montréal-Nord celebrates two hometown heroes in the NBA finals

61

Is Montreal in for more transit trouble?

62

Don’t pop the champagne just yet: Why Quebecers will have to wait for alcohol free trade

63

Should Quebec keep its carbon pricing system?

64

This is from the archives: Why does Montreal have so many potholes?

65

Is Lac Saint-Louis really a lake?

66

How to care about the climate when the rent is due

67

What's needed for Montreal's independent festivals to thrive?

68

How can Montrealers start paying less for their groceries?

69

What would get more young Montrealers to the polls?

70

Is climate change still an election issue for Montrealers?

71

We need more housing in Montreal. What should the feds do about it?

72

For some Quebec voters, it's elbows up at the ballot box

73

Why do we love (to hate) tempos?

74

Can you hear me now?

75

Why did downhill skiing disappear from Mount Royal?

76

This is from the archives: What surprises can you find in Montreal’s alleyways?

77

How has snow clearing changed throughout Montreal's history?

78

Will Quebecers still buy electric cars if they have to pay full price?

79

Why is rent going up so much?

80

What needs to change in Quebec schools?

81

Would you pay to drive to downtown Montreal?

82

How are Montreal women’s shelters taking action in the face of the housing crisis?

83

Why are Montreal’s metro station doors so hard to open?

84

How did Hitler’s car end up in Ottawa via Montreal?

85

Why are some Montrealers embracing Thriftmas?

86

What do Montrealers with dietary restrictions do when they can’t afford groceries?

87

How is the PWHL changing the game for Montreal women and girls on the ice?

88

What would a 25% U.S. tariff mean for Quebec?

89

Why are more Montrealers biking in winter?

90

Do Montrealers have a garbage problem?

91

What surprises can you find in Montreal’s labyrinth of alleyways?

92

This is Montreal Introduces | Céline: Understood

93

What happened to Montrealers who were accused of witchcraft?

94

Why is Valérie Plante not running again as mayor?

95

Why do some parts of Montreal flood so often when it rains?

96

Why does Montreal celebrate Pride in August instead of June?

97

Where did all these wild turkeys come from?

98

Why did the Montreal melon disappear?

99

What’s a tiny forest?

100

Why do we plant big trees under power lines?

101

What happens when you flush a toilet in Montreal?

102

Why does Montreal have so many potholes?

103

Where do the profits from Loto-Québec go?

104

Why does Montreal have a street named after Christopher Columbus?

105

What happened to Belmont Park?

106

Why are so many Montreal apartments rented without appliances?

107

How can we make the Opus card simpler?

108

What’s with all the orange cones?

109

Why is the South Shore actually to the east?

110

Does Montreal’s recycling system work?

111

Are they ever going to build the Dalle Parc?

112

What is the history of squatting in Montreal?

113

What was life like in the heyday of the Golden Square Mile?

114

Who built the mini skatepark by the railroad tracks?

115

Why is it so hard to find a public washroom in Montreal?

116

Why aren’t Montreal’s traffic lights more synchronized?

117

How did Portuguese chicken get so popular in Montreal?

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