Reddit pulse / page 5
Every post from Reddit, newest first.
Someone on r/montreal tracked down the sketchy internet deal circulating on social media. Turns out "Daniel" and "Benoit" are the same person, openly discriminating by race. The whole investigation is documented.
r/montreal thread from someone in La Petite Patrie: the intersection still has blind spots where cars turning right on Bellechasse can't see cyclists coming up from the south. Recent city reconfiguration made it worse, not better.
Rumour on r/montreal: the smoked meat spot lost access to Cott's Black Cherry Cola, the drink that's been going with the sandwich forever. If it's true, that's the end of an era.
The pedestrian tunnel connecting Square Victoria to Beaver Hall station is closed—commuters usually use it to skip the steep climb on Bourrassa. Unknown if it's temporary or permanent.
Brossard commuters report the schedule board for Brossard-bound trains has been down at Grand-Moulin station for over a month—no word on when it'll be fixed.
Montreal Redditor sharing 13 new budget recipes every Thursday—this week's picks save 29 to 53 percent on groceries while keeping meals varied. Two-year project to help locals stretch food budgets.
Tennis Canada is upping the francophone energy at the Omnium Banque Nationale—court Rogers is going 100% francophone for music, and the main court is playing French music about half the time. C'est la couleur de Montréal.
Someone spotted a young fox outside Université-de-Montréal metro station at 7:30 a.m. Thursday looking disoriented. If you see it, keep distance and report to wildlife control.
Free lightsaber training at Parc La Fontaine tonight from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. — no experience needed, gear provided. Everyone welcome.
The Montreal police chief fired back at what he called "armchair managers" who blamed an officer for forcibly removing a passenger from an oversold bus to Toronto on Tuesday. The passenger was never unruly, according to witnesses.
The total eclipse crossed Spain on Tuesday, but Montreal caught a partial view around 1:45 p.m. Clouds actually helped photographers capture the effect without extra filters.
A search and rescue helicopter spent about 20 minutes hovering near the water in Verdun early Wednesday, appearing to lower a rope or ladder into the river before deploying. Details remain sparse.
The Parti Québécois is pitching a single $95 monthly pass for unlimited transit everywhere in the province. If it happens, commuters across Quebec would ditch their regional passes entirely.
First tests on the REM line extension to Montréal-Trudeau Airport are underway. Construction's been ramping up for months — looks like it's actually happening.
The iconic Van Horne water tower in Mile End is back in the conversation as a heritage project gets attention. Everyone's weighing in on what should happen to it.
Mid-summer check-in on what's drawing crowds around the city—tourists everywhere, locals plotting escapes to the Laurentians. Full seasonal breakdown just landed on Reddit.
Flock cameras spotted in Montreal — the license-plate reading surveillance system that's been rolling out across Canada. They're smaller than traditional traffic cameras and log every plate that passes.
Tennis Canada wants to build a massive indoor stadium with 15,000 seats at Parc Jarry to keep its international tournament and handle extreme heat — but locals are worried the project will swallow precious green space. Designs just surfaced and residents are pushing back hard.
Don't miss the Perseid meteor shower tonight into Wednesday morning — peak viewing between midnight and dawn with a new moon means basically no moonlight washing out the sky. Head away from city lights, grab a chair or blanket, let your eyes adjust for 20-30 minutes, and look up across the widest part of the sky around 45–90 degrees from the northeast. No telescope needed.
People in Montreal's Chinatown are flagging rising concerns about safety tied to homelessness and drug use in the neighbourhood. Posts are pointing to visible changes on the street.
