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This is Montreal

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Dive into the Montreal stories you’re curious about and the issues you want to understand. From Laval to Longueuil and across the island, host Ainslie MacLellan explores the complexities of our colourful, vibrant and sometimes frustrating, but always interesting city. Every Thursday.

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  • Longueuil Police shot and killed a 15-year-old boy. How will the BEI investigation unfold?

    Longueuil Police shot and killed a 15-year-old boy. How will the BEI investigation unfold?
    Sep 25 2025

    The fatal police shooting of 15-year-old Nooran Rezayi in Longueuil has left a family and a community demanding answers. Reporter Matthew Lapierre explains what we know so far. We also hear why some worry an investigation by Quebec’s police oversight body the Bureau des Enquêtes Indépendantes (BEI) might not be enough to truly get to the bottom of what happened.
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    20 min
  • What’s at stake in Montreal’s municipal election?

    What’s at stake in Montreal’s municipal election?
    Sep 18 2025

    With Valérie Plante not running again, Montrealers will be choosing a new mayor when they go to the polls on November 2. On top of that, the city is dealing with some major issues: from housing and homelessness, to infrastructure and transportation. Journalists Ben Shingler and Sudha Krishnan look at how the campaign is shaping up, and why municipal politics may deserve more of our attention.
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    20 min
  • The ups and downs (and up again) of Montreal’s outdoor staircases

    The ups and downs (and up again) of Montreal’s outdoor staircases
    Sep 11 2025

    Whether straight, zig-zagging or curved, outdoor staircases are a fixture of many Montreal duplexes and triplexes. But how did a wintry city like ours end up with so many stairs to shovel? We’ll debunk some rumours step by step and hear how the evolution of the outdoor staircase is wrapped up in ideas about class, aesthetics and even morality.
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    21 min
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