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• Fans brave snowstorm to get early access to Nike shoe inspired by Montreal bagel

  Montrealers really like their bagels — and shoes — apparently. Scores of sneaker fans lined up in a snowstorm Friday morning just to get their hands on Nike's latest creation inspired by the Montreal icon — the bagel.

  

• Documentary by two Quebec filmmakers exposes horror of cyber violence against women

  A documentary on cyber violence opening Friday in Toronto follows four women who recount their stories of being attacked, denigrated and threatened because they choose to speak their minds. 'Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age' explores the online violence and hatred faced by women and girls across the world.

  

• Fungi fanatics: Montreal shop sees surging interest in mushrooms

  Montreal store Mycoboutique opened its doors 18 years ago, and since then, the interest in mushrooms has surged with each passing year.

  

• Indigenous burlesque performer from Quebec named No. 2 in the world

  Burlesque performer Lauren Ashley Jiles, known as Lou Lou la Duchesse de Riere, grew up in Kahnawake, Que., and was just named the world's second most important performer in the art of burlesque.

  

• This Quebec ER nurse has become a TikTok sensation with millions of followers

  An emergency room nurse from the South Shore of Montreal has become a TikTok sensation, with millions of viewers worldwide checking out his funny takes on hospital life.

• Celine Dion snubbed in Rolling Stone's 'Greatest Singers List'

  Legendary Quebec chanteuse Celine Dion has been snubbed by Rolling Stone magazine. For many fans, Dion was a glaring omission from the magazine’s ranking of the 200 greatest singers of all time, published Sunday.

• Snowboarder Sebastien Toutant enjoying life as TikToker, break from competition

  Sebastien Toutant loves expressing himself on his snowboard, finding new ways to perform tricks on slopestyle and big air courses around the world. But after the Beijing Olympics in February, he resolved to take at least a year off from competition to focus on filmmaking.

• Montreal company fighting food waste with juicy innovations

  It's estimated some four million Canadians struggle to put food on the table, yet about a third of all the food produced in the world ends up in a landfill. A Montreal company is trying to change that.

• Quebec City launches charm offensive to host season 3 of HBO series 'The White Lotus'

  The provincial capital could be the location for the next season of the popular HBO Max series The White Lotus. Destination Québec cité is in charm mode with the producers to make Quebec City the next locale for the show.

• Fortnite maker Epic Games to pay $520M to settle complaints

  Video game company Epic Games is paying a total of $520 million in penalties and refunds to settle complaints involving children's privacy and methods that tricked players into making purchases. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Monday that it has secured the record-breaking settlements from Epic Games for two cases.

• Quebec museum attendance down 55 per cent on average, report finds

  The province's museums saw an average drop in admissions of 55 per cent in 2021 compared to the pre-pandemic normal, according to a survey by the Quebec statistics institute (ISQ).

• Billie Eilish and Kendrick Lamar to perform at Osheaga in Montreal

  Singer Billie Eilish and rapper Kendrick Lamar will perform at the upcoming Osheaga festival in Montreal next summer.