It’s 6 p.m., the sun has already set, you have 10 pages left to write for your essay, and the t-shirt you left the house in this morning isn’t protecting you from the cold—you need soup. So grab your spoons or chopsticks, as The Tribune highlights some nearby soup spots. [Read More…]
Tag: montreal
For lack of heft, crumb, and flavour: A manifesto against the Montreal bagel
I still remember my first morning in Montreal, when I found myself in a hungry queue that extended out the door of the St. Viateur bagel shop in Mile End. The line moved fast––unlike those in New York––and I watched hopefully as the freshly-rolled bagels slid into the oven just[Read More…]
Will Montreal resurge as Montreal 2.0?
A recent article published in the Financial Post titled “Montreal 2.0: Could it challenge Toronto for Canadian economic supremacy?” describes how Montreal could regain its position as Canada’s business capital. Montreal was Canada’s largest and wealthiest city until the 1970s, when the rise of Québécois nationalism during the Quiet Revolution[Read More…]
Pro-Palestine protests rally against McGill University and Legault
Content Warning: Descriptions of Israel-Palestine conflict, mentions of death, violence, and mourning Hundreds protested against McGill University’s administration and Quebec Premier François Legault on Friday, Oct. 20, condemning Israel’s airstrikes in Gaza and the suppression of Palestinian voices on the university’s campus. Friday’s Montreal protests came after two weeks of[Read More…]
We need collective action against Quebec’s push for financially inaccessible education
On Oct. 13, the Quebec government announced that tuition for incoming out-of-province Canadian students hoping to study at Quebec universities would double, at both anglophone and francophone post-secondary institutions. This measure will come into effect for all incoming students in Fall 2024 and would entirely reshape the province’s educational landscape.[Read More…]
Rising Israel-Palestine conflict: Reactions at McGill and across Montreal
Content Warning: Descriptions of Israel-Palestine conflict, mentions of death, violence and mourning Montreal’s Israeli and Palestinian communities organized events and rallies during the week of Oct. 8 in reaction to the escalating conflict in Israel and Gaza. The Tribune covered events across the McGill campus and city. The Hamas attack[Read More…]
Beneath the surface: Food, body image, and disordered eating at McGill
Between diet culture and academic competitiveness, data collected by The Tribune reveals the widespread struggle of McGill students with food and body.
Quebec needs real housing solutions, not Bill 31
On Sept. 20, hearings about Bill 31 wrapped up in the National Assembly. The bill proposes a number of changes to current housing legislation, including altering eviction procedures and allowing landlords to prevent lease transfers. Since the bill’s tabling, housing group coalitions such as Regroupement des comités logement et associations[Read More…]
Mic drop: The Tribune’s guide to Montreal karaoke bars
Karaoke bars are on the rise. Why go to a concert when you can hear the screech of your own voice blasting through a microphone? Why go to a club when you can dance your heart out to the sound of your friend butchering every note of “Shallow”? One thing[Read More…]
Montreal students take to the streets demanding climate action
When walking near Jeanne-Mance Park last Friday, or anywhere downtown for that matter, the blocked roads and crowds with quippy signs chanting over megaphones were hard to miss. Montreal’s annual climate march, held on Sept. 29 and organized this year by Rage Climatique—a coalition of environmental groups in the city—drew[Read More…]
