Latest from Rebecca Ugolini
As the STM digs into its real estate 'gold mine,' what's next for Le Boulevard mall?
The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) is poised to capitalize on its real estate holdings, with two potential residential and commercial projects in development through its commercial subsidiary, Transgesco, and with profits to be reinvested into public transit.
Pointe-Saint-Charles legion raising funds for its aging roof — with help from a local brewery
Facing repair costs of up to $35,000, the Pointe-Saint-Charles branch of the Royal Canadian Legion has launched a fundraising campaign, and has received a helping hand from local brewery Microbrasserie 4 Origines.
What comes next for the children at Bedford elementary?
Community members in Cote-des-Neiges are asking how things will be made right for past and present students of an elementary school that has been at the centre of a political and media firestorm.
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Rain or shine, the Montreal Comic Arts Festival is coming to St-Denis Street this week
CBC Montreal Daybreak guest host Rebecca Ugolini spoke with with Mélanie La Roche, the executive director of the Montreal Comic Arts Festival, which begins Friday.
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Porchfest NDG brings music and community spirit to a balcony near you
Daybreak's Sean Henry speaks with Rebecca Ugolini about Porchfest NDG, a yearly music festival raising money for community groups. Hear from musical artists Christian, Just Costa and Hip By Proxy, as well as festival co-organizer Sarah Ring.
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Pointe-Saint-Charles artist Gail Paré picks up the paintbrush to make you 'stop, think and look'
From her childhood as the fourth of nine children in a mining town in northern Quebec, to working as a chef in Montreal and living through both carpal tunnel syndrome and breast cancer, Gail Paré shares her path to becoming a painter with Rebecca Ugolini.
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How a dream led this beadwork artist to create mind-blowing designs
Nico Williams' grandmother used to create beadwork, when he was growing up Aamjiwnaang First Nation near Sarnia, Ontario. Though Nico doesn't have any of her creations today, he's forging his own path as an innovative beadwork artist.
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He's hard to categorize. And that's how Flore Laurentienne likes it.
Audiophiles would be in good company at Mathieu David Gagnon's desk, poring over his notebooks. The Quebec composer draws inspiration from the landscapes around him in Saint-Pacôme, but his inspiration is filtered through the many mysteries of being an inquisitive music-lover.
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Learn the story behind 'Canada's smallest book fair'
The Westmount Antiquarian Book Fair holds its 30th edition this Saturday, April 8th. Rebecca Ugolini introduces Daybreak host Sean Henry to Wilfrid M de Freitas and Susan Ravdin, the husband-and-wife bookseller duo who run the fair, in this edition of her column Making Montreal.
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How has streaming changed your taste in music?
Daybreak's Rebecca Ugolini was curious how services like Spotify and Apple Music have changed how you listen to music. She took to the streets to find out, and spoke with musicologist Claire McLeish.