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Why are more Montrealers biking in winter?
While winter cyclists are still only a fraction of the total bike-riding population, they represent a growing group of commuters. We hear what’s driving people to keep pedalling year-round and why one borough has even decided to help 100 people give winter cycling a try.
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Do Montrealers have a garbage problem?
Ripped open bags, bad smells, even roving rodents. From Milton-Parc to Mercier, residents share their frustrations and their solutions for better garbage pickup.
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What surprises can you find in Montreal's labyrinth of alleyways?
In this episode of This is Montreal, Ainslie MacLellan follows an urban explorer who has walked almost all of Montreal's ruelles to learn more about how they shaped the development of the city and meets Montrealers who are banding together with their neighbours to transform their alleys and their communities.
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What happened to Montrealers who were accused of witchcraft?
This week on This is Montreal, Ainslie MacLellan visits the Pointe-à-Callière Montreal Archeology and History Complex in Old Montreal to learn about witch stories from the city's past, and what they can tell us about attitudes and beliefs in Montreal society over time.
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Why is Valérie Plante not running again as mayor?
This week on This is Montreal, CBC reporter Matt Lapierre joins Ainslie MacLellan to break down Plante's surprise announcement, and political scientists Dónal Gill and Katherine Sullivan look at how it fits into a wider trend of political burnout, including among women.
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Why do some parts of Montreal flood so often when it rains?
This is Montreal host Ainslie MacLellan visits one street in the Saint-Laurent borough where homes have flooded multiple times in recent years by sewer back up during heavy rain.
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What does Emancipation Day mean to you?
August 1 marks the day in 1834 that the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 came into effect across the British Empire. Guest host Ainslie MacLellan spoke with Sharon Nelson, the vice-president of the Jamaica Association of Montreal.
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Why does Montreal celebrate Pride in August instead of June?
In this episode of Good Question, Montreal, we'll hear from Montrealers who had a hand in organizing Pride at various times in its history and hear how, in each era, the 2SLGBTQ+ community channeled political and social struggle into the movement of protest and celebration that we know today.
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Where did all these wild turkeys come from?
In this episode of Good Question, Montreal, we'll hear about what life is like for a big bird in the big city and how we can get along without ruffling any feathers.
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What's a tiny forest?
What started in Japan has become a worldwide movement to plant densely-packed pockets of vegetation in cities, including Montreal. In this episode of Good Question, Montreal, CBC reporter Ben Shingler shares his documentary.