A study by the Angus Reid Institute has found that the Toronto Maple Leafs are still the most loved and most hated NHL team in Canada. The Leafs are the favourite NHL team of 29% of Canadian hockey fans, followed by the Montreal Canadiens (25%), Vancouver Canucks (13%) and Edmonton Oilers (9%). The Leafs are the least favourite NHL team of 26% of Canadian hockey fans, followed by the Montreal Canadiens (21%) and Ottawa Senators (17%). For the complete table of results, please see page 3 of the report here. “The Angus Reid Institute also asked Canadian hockey fans which team they would lik ..read more

Streaming guide JustWatch has revealed the top 10 TV shows streaming right now. Topping the charts in Canada, the U.S. and globally is post-apocalyptic drama series Fallout starring Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Kyle MacLachlan and Walton Goggins, among others, which is streaming on Prime Video. “Based on one of the greatest video game series of all time, Fallout is the story of haves and have nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have. 200 years after the apocalypse, a peaceful denizen from a cozy fallout shelter is forced to return to the surface — and is shocked to ..read more

As voted by our readers in the Best of MTL readers poll, these are the best Montreal beer brands. For more results from the Best of MTL, please click here. Best Montreal Beer 1. Amiral IPA View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brasserie Amiral (@brasserieamiral) 2. Messorem Bracitorium View this post on Instagram A post shared by Messorem (@messorembracitorium) 3. St-Ambroise View this post on Instagram A post shared by McAuslan (@mcauslan_) 4. Dieu du Ciel View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brasserie Dieu du Ciel! (@brasseriedieuduciel) 5. 4 Origi ..read more

Below is a list of the Top 25 Restaurants in Montreal Right Now, an evolving selection of places we love to eat at. It’s by no means definitive, it’s just a reflection of what we’re into at the moment and where we think you’re guaranteed to get a good meal. The Top 25 Restaurants in Montreal Right Now 1. Mon Lapin Marc Olivier Frappier and Vanya Filipovic’s contribution to Little Italy has been one of the most celebrated restaurants in the country since opening back in 2018. Having nabbed the #1 spot in the 2023 edition of Canada’s 100 Best Restaurants, Mon Lapin’s list of accolades only conti ..read more

The Wesleys, The Wesleys (Little Village) The highly anticipated debut album from scrappy Montreal garage pop band the Wesleys is finally upon us, and it was well worth the wait. Alongside universal themes — love, battling demons, fucking up, fighting against stacked odds — the bass is fat and grooving and riffs spill out of a melting pot of ’60s- and ’70s-style guitar with a touch of surf and punk. The drums are crisp throughout, acting as the anchor for some of the more out-there riffery, and the album also feels DIY, having been recorded, mixed and produced by the band, with guitar pops and ..read more

This city is never short of cool events. Here’s what to do today in Montreal. What to do today in Montreal Monday, April 15 WWE Monday Night Raw at the Bell Centre View this post on Instagram A post shared by WWE (@wwe) Restaurant Onoir concert in the dark View this post on Instagram A post shared by oNoir Restaurant (@onoirmtl) No Hay Banda presents Nary a Fang & Elizabeth Lima at la Sala Rossa View this post on Instagram A post shared by NO HAY BANDA (@nohaybanda.mtl) NYC singer-songwriter INIKO plays Ausgang Plaza View this post on Instagram A post shared by INIKO ..read more

According to a new study by Léger, support for Quebec sovereignty is now 36%. This is the same percentage of support as in August 2023, before Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon unveiled the party’s budget for Year One of an independent Quebec. There is currently a 17-point spread between those who support Quebec independence (36%) and those who do not (53%). The study also found that the Parti Québécois is now leading with 34% support in voting intentions, 12 points ahead of François Legault and the CAQ in second place. Sondage Léger/JDM/TVA Voici les intentions de vote a ..read more

One of the iconic images of the first decade of cinema was the closing shot of The Great Train Robbery (1903). An outlaw faces the camera directly and unloads his pistol point-blank into the camera. Goodfellas, Breaking Bad and even James Bond pay homage to this moment. In a brief, almost unremarkable shot, Alex Garland’s Civil War does as well. In the opening scene, in the chaos of a protest gone wrong, a nameless figure points their gun right at the camera. It’s brief, barely noticeable. It aspires towards realism. It’s a gaze that isn’t quite impossible, in the sense that few people would l ..read more

As voted by our readers in the Best of MTL readers poll, these are the coolest Montreal companies. For more results from the Best of MTL, please click here. Coolest Montreal Companies 1. Ubisoft Montreal View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ubisoft Montréal (@ubisoftmtl) 2. Moment Factory View this post on Instagram A post shared by MOMENT FACTORY (@momentfactory) 3. Lightspeed View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lightspeed Commerce (@lightspeedhq.qc) 4. Lufa Farms View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lufa Farms / Les Fermes Lufa (@lufaf ..read more

Toxic online behaviour is nothing new. As far back as 2015, I joined forces with other Quebec women to write a letter published in French-language daily Le Devoir imploring for the adoption of new editorial policies, better online moderating practices and legal tools to tackle online hate speech. We also denounced pervasive online threats targeting women.  In 2018, I argued that some online platforms had become so bad, we ran the risk of letting tech companies stand as unaccountable platforms for content.  A decade later, things have only gotten worse. In some circles, online abuse a ..read more