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Montreal man ramps up fitness for 87th birthday

A Montreal man has started riding a Bixi every day throughout the pandemic, adding up to 2,400km and counting – celebrating as he turns 87.

Air Date: September 17, 2020

Moving with the music: McGill researchers learning how our brains keep the beat

McGill University researchers are learning how our brain manages to do something most of us take for granted: keep in time with the beat. 1

Apple of farmers' eyes: Quebec orchards expand their harvests beyond the McIntosh

The McIntosh apple, once one of the most popular fruits in Canada, is going out of style but there's some juicy replacements waiting in the wings. 1

Montrealers are still having issues finding pet-friendly apartments in the city, but the SPCA has some tips.

Montrealers still struggling to find pet-friendly apartments

The Montreal SPCA says it's well aware of the lack of pet-friendly apartments available in the city, but that the scope of the problem is a bit of a blur.

A groundhog looks out from its burrow beneath a gravestone at Notre-Dame-des-Neiges cemetery in Montreal, Friday, Sept. 4, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Groundhogs occasionally digging up bones, coffin pieces at Montreal cemetery

Groundhogs are digging up old graves and occasionally leaving bones scattered on the surface of a cemetery in Montreal.

This upcoming West Island thrift store will help a struggling food bank help others

A West Island food bank that has seen a huge uptick in demand since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic has found a new way to fund its operations: thrifting. 1

The layout of Le Jardin du Petit Monde a Bicyclette in La Fontaine park / Photo provided by the City of Montreal.

Children can learn how to ride a bike safely in Montreal's La Fontaine Park

Montreal children now have a place in the city to safely learn how to ride a bike: a sectioned off area of La Fontaine Park. 1

File photo, McIntosh apples hang on a tree at Carlson Orchards in Harvard, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Canada's apple: The legendary McIntosh is set to disappear gradually

The McIntosh, sometimes referred to as Canada's national apple, is hardly ever planted in Quebec orchards to the point where it will likely gradually disappear from supermarket shelves. 1

Veteran Montreal event planner calls out colleagues who don’t follow COVID-19 rules

As Quebec’s premier and public health experts continue to blame the rising number of COVID-19 cases on private gatherings and vow to crack down on scofflaws, a veteran Montreal events planner is chastising some in his industry for not adhering to public health guidelines. 1

Segal Centre executive and artistic director Lisa Rubin

Indoors, outdoors and online: The show goes on for Montreal theatre companies

Montreal-area theatres are finding creative ways to get back to show business with performances indoors, outdoors and online. 1

Montreal inventor's smartwatch could help in battle against COVID-19

A Montreal scientist's invention is gaining attention for the role it could play in the fight against COVID-19. 1

Community rallies around Pointe-St-Charles church food bank following eviction

While the residents of a Pointe-St-Charles church are being forced to leave due to major structural issues, members of the community have rallied to their side. 1

The Viva Vida Art Gallery in Pointe-Claire Village is taking its work to the streets to give visitors a glance at artists' work. SOURCE Viva Vida Art Gallery/Facebook

West Island gallery gives the street a taste of its art and artists

Small businesses have had to pivot their operations since the COVID-19 pandemic changed everything about the way they do things. Viva Vida Art Space in Pointe-Claire Village in Montreal's West Island is spilling its creative juices on the streets for all to see. 1

Montreal's botanical garden will be giving away food grown over the summer to those in need

In quiet tourism season, Montreal Botanical Gardens grew huge produce crop for food banks

Though the COVID-19 pandemic crippled the tourist season for the Montreal Botanical Gardens, workers have harvested more than 2,300 bins of fresh produce that will now be given to food banks. 2

New allegations levelled against longtime Dawson College theatre teacher

Dawson College is investigating allegations former students have levelled against a longtime theatre teacher. Winston Sutton was the subject of an internal investigation after more than 20 students complained in 2017 that he bullied and harassed them -- and there are now new allegations against him. 1

A group in Montreal formed Tuesday Sept. 3, 2020 to honour those who died during the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

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