North America

If you ever want to understand Québec’s relationship with winter, go watch the ice‑canoe race on the St. Lawrence. It’s the kind of event that makes you question human decision‑making and admire it at the same time. Teams line up on the frozen river. The gun goes off, and immediately athletes sprint across jagged ice […]

Each Spring, my family has a ritual of visiting the sugar shacks of Québec — cabane à sucre, as they’re known in French, are wooden cabins tucked into forests of maple trees. These cabins sit deep in the woods, surrounded by networks of tubing that snake from tree to tree, carrying sap toward the boiling

If you ask people to name a Canadian food, nine times out of ten they’ll say “maple syrup” or “poutine” – which is funny because both come from Québec. Poutine is as Québec as it gets — You’ll find it in small‑town casse‑croûtes (snack bars), busy Montréal diners, and late‑night spots all over the province.

If you’ve never had a Montréal bagel, the first thing to know is this: they’re not trying to be New York bagels. They’re proud to be their own thing . 🔧 How They’re Made That signature combination — honey + fire — is what makes a Montréal bagel taste like a Montréal bagel – sweet,