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Royalmount — Montreal's new 824,000-square-foot "luxury" shopping mall — officially opened its doors on September 5, bringing a slew of high-end stores, restaurants, green spaces, and art installations to the city.

Spearheaded by real estate development and management company Carbonleo, the $7 billion Royalmount mega-mall complex houses a total of 170+ stores (50% of which are brand new to Quebec or stores with never-seen-before concepts) and 60+ cafés and restaurants. It's eventually expected to include a VIP movie house, REC room, arts and entertainment events and much more.

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As the new school year rolls around, it’s not just your wardrobe that needs a refresh—your tech setup could use some love too! With so many cool tools available in 2024, why not make this the year you go beyond the basics and use smart tech to get ahead?

Here are four ways to bring some game-changing tech into your back-to-school routine. Whether it’s handy writing tools or simple scheduling tricks, these tips will help you tackle your goals and make this year your best one yet.

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After years of development and anticipation, Montreal's Royalmount mega-mall is finally set to open its doors this week.

If all goes to plan, this first phase of the multi-billion dollar project will be ready for customers on Thursday, offering 170 shops, including 60 restaurants and cafés — half of which are completely new to the Quebec market, a press release says.

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As Canada's second largest city, Montreal is a prime destination for tourists — no surprise if you've ever tried walking through the Old Port in the summer. In fact, the Great White North is full of picture-perfect landscapes and unmissable landmarks that attract millions of travellers each year.

But some of Canada's most famous tourist attractions are leaving visitors disappointed, according to a study by language learning platform Preply, and Montreal has two spots in the top five.

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Just because you want to live somewhere affordable, does not mean you have to move to the middle of nowhere. In fact, you don't even need to leave the province to strike the perfect balance between a high quality of life and a low cost of living.

Two cities in Quebec were recently named among "Canada’s best affordable places to live" by Maclean's Magazine. Not only do these cities have home prices below the national average of $700,000, but, as Maclean's puts it, they also "aren’t boring backwaters."

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Who knew Toronto libraries could leave such an impression? One Umbrella Academystar had quite a few things to say about the city's bibliothecas and he did not hold back.

Narcity sat down with the cast of The Umbrella Academy as they wrapped up the filming of season four. The stars spoke about some of their favourite restaurants in the city, memorable behind-the-scenes moments and more.

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Dating in any city can be pretty savage, but you know the city's a particularly hot mess when there's a local Facebook group called "Are we dating the same guy in Vancouver?"

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You can take the boy out of Saint-Léonard, but it seems you can never really take Saint-Léonard out of the boy — just look at the way Roberto Luongo chose to spend his day with the Stanley Cup.

The NHL Hall of Famer and Saint-Léonard native finally won the Stanley Cup as a special advisor to the Florida Panthers in June, following a (Cupless) 19-season goalie career. And, as every hockey fan knows, each member of the winning team gets their own day with the Cup.

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Royalmount Montreal's opening day is fast approaching, as the luxury shopping complex prepares to start serving customers as early as next week.

But did you know that in addition to 170+ stores and retail concepts, Montreal's new mega-mall is set to include around 60 restaurants — some of which will be located in Le Fou Fou, a gourmet, European-style food hall featuring 12 culinary offerings, four bars, an in-house catering service and over 900 seats?!

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If you're on the hunt for a new home, you may want to check out listings in this Ontario city.

The vibrant community boasts beautiful green spaces, a charming downtown and more, and you don't have to drop a ton of money in order to live there.

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Toronto, get ready to compete in the G Arena! Gatorade Canada is bringing the G Arena outside the Rogers Centre at Toronto Blue Jays’ home games and you won't want to miss it! From August 22 to 24, Gatorade is challenging you to compete in the G Arena. Don’t miss this opportunity to score a Canadian exclusive Gx bottle and a chance to win Gatorade sneakers.

Courtesy of Gatorade

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Legendary rapper Busta Rhymes showed up at a Montreal nightclub unexpectedly over the weekend, surprising local party-goers with a live freestyle and showering the city with major love.

Rhymes was in town for a Missy Elliott concert at Montreal's Centre Bell on August 17, which featured himself as well as Ciara and Timbaland. But a member of the JEGantic marketing team told MTL Blog that he arrived in la belle province a day early, opting to spend part of his night at the hospitality group's downtown supper club Yoko Luna.

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