Last summer, I left my life in Connecticut behind and moved to Montreal on a whim, without a plan. People told me I was brave. Really? I’m a travel journalist. I’ve followed a snow leopard expert across Nepal; I’ve lived with a family in Uzbekistan who didn’t speak English; and I’ve had a private encounter
The Stanley Cup—hockey’s biggest prize—has survived champagne showers, championship parades, accidental drops, and even a trip to the bottom of a canal. But one of its strangest adventures happened before it became the towering icon known around the world. Originally a short, week-long tournament requiring as few as four wins in the 1920s, the Stanley
Schwartz’s, one of Montreal’s most famous delis, has stopped serving the iconic US-made black cherry soda that has been a fixture at the restaurant for decades. The sandwich shop had struggled to maintain supply of the cola for the last eight years as the distributor cut back production due to the rising cost of aluminium.
Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been found guilty by a Canadian judge of sexual assault and forcible confinement, charges related to incidents that took place in Montreal in the 1990s. The ruling came after Nygard, 84, pleaded no contest to evidence presented by prosecutors in a Montreal court on Monday, the first day of
