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Alexandra Spicey Landé brings experimental hip-hop to Agora de la danse with rapper Jai Nitai Lotus
Mōnad, a collaboration between Montreal hip-hop pioneer Spicey and musician Jai Nitai Lotus, returns after 20+ performances across three...
Filmmaker Anne Claire Poirier, Quebec cinema pioneer, dies at 94
The first francophone woman filmmaker and producer at the ONF, Poirier directed groundbreaking films on abortion, aging and sexual...
POP Montreal's 25th edition celebrates music icons and next-gen talent
Uffie co-wrote chart-topping hit, Plants and Animals returned to their old haunt, and Infinite Coles showcased what's coming next.
Opéra de Montréal's Turandot rewrites Puccini's unfinished ending with modern sensibility
The Washington National Opera production replaces the controversial Alfano-Toscanini finale with a new ending by screenwriter Susan Soon...
Quebec literary scandal reaches Swedish book fair as Thélyson Orélien faces AI accusations
The author's acclaimed novel was removed from the Goncourt Prize shortlist after allegations of AI use and plagiarism. Quebec's...
Angine de Poitrine wins Polaris Prize for best Canadian album and song at ceremony in Toronto
The Saguenay microtonal duo took home $40,000 in total prize money for Vol. 2 and the track Fabienk, selected by a 205-member jury of...
Rachel Reid on Heated Rivalry's global hit and returning to Shane and Ilya
The Nova Scotia author whose books inspired Crave's breakout series talks life after fame, writing the characters back to life, and...
Maryline Chery wins Gratien-Gélinas prize for drama debut MENAJ
The Plateau-Mont-Royal playwright and improviser wins $10,000 and development support for her play about a Haitian family wedding.
Serge Losique, founder of Montreal World Film Festival, dead at 94
Losique, born in Yugoslavia and trained in Paris, built the FFM into Canada's largest film festival before its decline in later decades.
Quebec's fall literary season features Eric Dupont's debut autobiography and foreign novels
The rentrée littéraire arrives with Dupont's most personal work yet and a curated selection of French and translated titles for autumn reading.
Hugo Dumas and Émilie Côté share impressions of Céline Dion's Paris comeback
La Presse critics attended one of the Quebec superstar's first performances since her 2022 stiff-person syndrome diagnosis.
Why Montreal theatres use English on francophone stages—and why it stirs debate
From Hamlet to Macbeth, Montreal's 2025-2026 theatre season mixed French and English, forcing artists and audiences to confront the...
