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The first gymnast to score a perfect 10 at the Olympics returned to Montreal this week to celebrate the 50th anniversary of her history-making performance. At 14, Nadia Comaneci stunned the world in 1976, and her achievement still inspires women in sports today.
Alex Newhook has become Montreal's clutch hero, scoring the overtime winner in back-to-back Game 7 victories to send the Canadiens to the Eastern Conference finals. His latest goal lifted Montreal past Buffalo 3-2 in a thrilling playoff finish.
Drums echoed through Montreal's Chinatown as communities from across the city gathered to celebrate the fifth anniversary of a festival that proves culture brings us together. Lion dances, multicultural performances, and thousands of smiling faces marked a milestone moment for the beloved event.
The Montreal Victoire are throwing a free downtown celebration this Saturday after winning their first-ever professional women's hockey championship. Fans can meet the Walter Cup champions at a public party in the heart of the city.
Thousands of fans filled downtown Montreal to celebrate the Victoire's historic championship win, the first Canadian team to claim the Walter Cup in women's professional hockey. The parade turned into a joyful street party complete with Celine Dion, a tuba-playing defender, and a whole lot of love.
The Montreal Victoire made history by winning Canada's first Walter Cup championship, and now thousands of fans will celebrate with a downtown parade Saturday. After sweeping Ottawa 4-0 in front of 12,000 roaring fans, the team gets the hero's welcome they earned.
The Montreal International Jazz Festival wrapped its 2026 edition after 46 years of bringing together music lovers from around the world. This year's celebration featured artists from India, South Africa, Palestine, and beyond, proving jazz remains a universal language.
A sunken Montreal highway is now a thriving public square featuring 21 flowering gardens, each honoring a woman lost to violence or who pioneered change. The project reconnects divided neighborhoods while creating a living memorial that blooms with the seasons.
An 18-year-old patient with a once-incurable immune disease now shows no symptoms after Montreal doctors used groundbreaking "prime editing" gene therapy. A year after treatment, he's living a normal life with three-quarters of his diseased cells permanently corrected.
The Montreal Victoire will celebrate Canada's first Walter Cup championship with a free downtown parade on Saturday. Thousands of fans are expected to honor the team that made PWHL history.
Thousands of fans packed downtown Montreal to celebrate the Victoire's historic Walter Cup victory, the first PWHL championship for a Canadian team. Captain Marie-Philip Poulin says the love from supporters has been overwhelming during a week of festivities.
Thousands of fans will flood downtown Montreal today to celebrate the Victoire's historic Walter Cup win, the first championship for a Canadian team in PWHL history. The free public celebration marks a breakthrough moment for women's hockey across the country.
Fans traveled from across Canada to witness the Montreal Victoire make history with a 4-0 shutout victory, capturing their first Walter Cup. The win marks the first time a Canadian team has claimed the Professional Women's Hockey League championship.
The Montreal Victoire claimed hockey history Wednesday night, becoming the first Canadian team to win the PWHL's Walter Cup with a commanding 4-0 victory over Ottawa. Captain Marie-Philip Poulin lifted the trophy after three years of American dominance in the young league.
The Montreal Holocaust Museum is opening its doors free every Sunday through June to share survivor stories and combat hate. The city-wide initiative includes film screenings, student programs, and special exhibits honoring those who lived through history's darkest chapter.
German driver Mathilda Paatz claimed her first F1 Academy victory on the streets of Montréal after a dramatic race filled with thrilling overtakes and last-lap tension. The Aston Martin-backed driver for Prema Racing fought from fourth on the grid to take the checkered flag in the reverse-grid race.
After 50 years, Australia's 1976 Olympic swim team returned to North Sydney Olympic Pool, the harbourside venue where they trained and broke 86 world records. The newly renovated pool reopens to the public in August after a five-year closure.
A London marketing manager has quit his job to spend a year training full-time to match his late father's 1976 Olympic gold medal time. Adam Wilkie is honoring his dad David, a British swimming legend who died from cancer in 2024.
Canada's premier student robotics competition is marking its 25th anniversary with a four-day event bringing together young innovators from across the country. MØ-DUEL 2026 challenges high school teams to build, program, and compete with robots while celebrating a quarter-century of inspiring tomorrow's tech leaders.
Vinnie Matteo started Avalanche Kidz in 2022 after one mom couldn't find a place for her autistic son to play hockey. Now his Sunday morning program serves ages 4 to 40, earning him a nomination for the NHL's Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award.
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