Reddit pulse
Every post from Reddit, newest first.
Cat owners: daylilies are deadly. Even sipping water from a vase can trigger renal failure in 72 hours. A Montreal cat was hospitalized after munching a leaf, but the vet said she sees cases constantly because nobody knows these flowers are poisonous. Keep them away from your cat — it's a $2,000 vet bill you don't want.
Reddit thread blowing up with people hunting for that cafe-bar-bookstore vibe—you know, the spot where you always see the same faces and can just exist. Feels like half the city's looking for the same thing.
Someone in Boucherville is deciding between Crew Gym in Chambly and Académie 360 in Longueuil for serious Muay Thai and wrestling training. Crew feels casual but has the vibe, while 360 has better infrastructure — they're weighing the trade-offs.
Someone's on the hunt for the best panna cotta in Montréal and coming up short — apparently the dessert isn't as popular here as they expected, even at restaurants they've tried.
Electron Blue Pearl 2000 Civic Si vanished from Anjou on the night of July 4. It's got OEM 04–05 alloy wheels. If you spot it, reach out.
La Terre-Mère at Jardins des Floralies on Parc Jean-Drapeau is spectacular right now. Someone posted photos this morning — worth the visit.
Three swastikas were graffitied on the Monument à Sir George-Étienne Cartier at Les Tam Tams over the weekend. People wondering if this should be reported — yes.
someone brought a duck to comiccon this weekend and got photos. it was absolutely not on anyone's bingo card.
Fantasia Film Festival dropped its third and final programming wave, including Her Private Hell starring Sophie Thatcher. Film fest lineup is locked in.
The Patrouille de France—France's Air and Space Force aerobatic demonstration team—flew over Montreal around 2:40 p.m. Saturday. People were posting about the jets from all over the city.
Steve's Music Store, a Downtown Montreal fixture, is closing completely after downsizing a few months ago. A popup on their website confirmed the permanent closure. Long-time customers mourning the loss online — people say they bought gear there throughout the late 90s and 2000s.
Someone planning an August visit to Montreal asked the subreddit whether they'd need to pay a higher fare if they rode Line 2 from Zone A to another Zone A stop, even though the line has a terminus in Zone B. Helpful locals stepped in with transit answers.
A white car hit several vehicles at the intersection of Boulevard Décarie and Rue Saint-Louis early Saturday morning, then the driver took off. A teenager waiting nearby was slightly bruised, and at least three other cars were damaged in the collision.
A woman tried to yank a backpack off a passenger around 6 p.m. Friday on a packed Orange Line train at Berri-UQAM, then ran back toward the car as the doors were closing. The guy was shaken but okay. A longtime local said they'd never seen that in 25 years in the metro.
Montreal Comic-Con was packed Saturday and Sunday with some seriously elaborate costumes. Attendees posted photos of the craftsmanship that went into the cosplay — people putting in serious work on these designs.
Someone's asking if they dreamed that old metro announcement — the one that sounded weirdly curt telling people to exit at the end of the line. Ring a bell? Wondering if it was actually from the 2000s-2010s or if memory's just playing tricks.
Lifestyle influencer moves to Place des Festivals two months ago and is now posting about the noise and traffic from the exact cultural events people move downtown for. Reddit's calling out the NIMBY energy hard.
Looking for a quiet, flat bike path to teach his girlfriend to ride? A Redditor just posted asking locals for a low-traffic route away from rush hour — bonus points if it's near the Plateau or accessible by metro. Bixi loops in schoolyards are getting old.
30-minute casual language swap every Friday at noon Montreal time — half in French, half in English, totally free. Just show up and they'll pair you with someone.
Band from Vancouver flying in for a show at Montreal on July 19 needs to borrow a 6U rack for their in-ear system — they're offering free guest list spots in exchange.
