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Sherbrooke’s NGC Aerospace’s pivotal role in PROBA-3 satellite mission

By William Crooks

Local Journalism Initiative

In the quiet but technologically vibrant city of Sherbrooke, NGC Aerospace stands as a beacon of Canadian ingenuity. Founded in 2001 by Jean de Lafontaine, this cutting-edge firm specializes in autonomous software for satellites, a contribution that has not only revolutionized space operations but also cemented Canada’s presence in the aerospace sector. Most recently, NGC played a key role in the European Space Agency’s (ESA) ambitious PROBA-3 mission, a two-satellite system designed to study the Sun’s mysterious corona.

Turning vision into reality

Jean de Lafontaine, NGC’s founder and CEO, traces the company’s trajectory from humble beginnings to its current stature as a world-class innovator. “Our software reduces operational costs by automating satellite functions,” he explained in a Dec. 9 interview. Instead of requiring extensive ground-based teams, NGC’s systems use onboard intelligence to ensure precision and autonomy. This capability is crucial for missions like PROBA-3, where millimeter-accurate positioning and millidegree orientation are non-negotiable.

Located in Sherbrooke’s techno park, NGC has grown from a solo venture to a team of highly skilled engineers. De Lafontaine credits his dual role as a professor at the Université de Sherbrooke for enabling the recruitment of top talent, many of whom were once his students. The company’s ability to foster long-term careers is evident: some of its earliest hires, who joined two decades ago, remain at the core of the team.

NGC’s expertise lies in what it calls “software intelligence,” a deterministic system that ensures satellites operate predictably and reliably. Unlike general artificial intelligence, which can produce unpredictable results, NGC’s software guarantees stability and consistency—qualities critical for space missions where even minor errors can jeopardize millions of dollars of equipment.

A mission to illuminate the Sun

The PROBA-3 mission, launched on Dec. 5, represents a milestone in solar research. By orchestrating artificial eclipses every 20 hours, the two satellites—a coronagraph and an occulter—allow scientists to observe the solar corona for extended periods. This layer of the Sun’s atmosphere, known for its enigmatic solar flares and eruptions, plays a critical role in phenomena like space weather, which can disrupt Earth’s communication networks and power grids.

“Solar flares caused Quebec’s 1989 blackout,” de Lafontaine pointed out. “Understanding the corona could help predict such events.” With NGC’s software autonomously controlling the satellites to within millidegree orientation and millimeter positioning, PROBA-3 delivers unprecedented precision in solar observations. The eclipses created by the two satellites will last up to six hours, providing scientists with an unparalleled opportunity to study the corona’s role in solar storms.

These advancements are not only scientific but also technological. The PROBA-3 mission is a first-of-its-kind demonstration of high-precision formation flying. The two satellites must maintain a separation of 150 metres with millimeter accuracy, exchanging information in real time to achieve their delicate alignment. Any deviation risks exposing the coronagraph to direct sunlight, negating the eclipse and disrupting data collection.

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By William Crooks

Local Journalism Initiative

The Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS) has reaffirmed its standing as a research powerhouse, securing the 11th position in the latest rankings of Canada’s Top 50 Research Universities. With a research revenue of $240.3 million in 2022-23, UdeS is a shining example of how strategic partnerships, interdisciplinary collaboration, and efficient resource-sharing can drive excellence in research and innovation.

“This achievement reflects the dedication of our entire research community,” said Jean-Pierre Perreault, Vice-President, Research and Graduate Studies at UdeS, in a recent interview. “Our progress has been remarkable, with research revenues increasing more than 100 per cent over the past few years. In 2017, we generated $130 million; today, we’re at $240 million, and we project $285 million for next year.”

A legacy of growth and innovation

The steady rise in research revenues over the past decade underscores UdeS’s commitment to excellence. In just a few years, the university has not only doubled its funding but also maintained its momentum despite competition from institutions in larger urban centres such as Montreal and Toronto.

“What sets us apart is our strong culture of partnerships and our focus on aligning research with societal needs,” Perreault explained. This approach has enabled UdeS to secure significant grants and contracts from diverse funding sources, including government agencies, private organizations, and non-profits.

UdeS’s ability to innovate and collaborate has also been recognized nationally. For instance, the university has been the top institution in Canada for research revenue growth four times in recent years, a feat Perreault attributes to its interdisciplinary approach and unique structure.

From small city to research leader

Despite being located in Sherbrooke, a smaller city in the Eastern Townships, UdeS consistently competes with—and often outperforms—universities in Canada’s major metropolitan areas. Perreault noted that this success stems from the university’s integration into its local and regional communities.

“We conduct over 20,000 interviews and engage in 6,000 co-op training sessions annually,” he said. “This interaction helps us understand societal needs and translates into more significant grant success.”

UdeS’s interdisciplinary model has been another key factor. By encouraging collaboration across fields such as quantum science, climate research, and healthcare, the university has created an environment where innovative solutions to complex problems flourish. This strategy is supported by six areas of excellence, 19 research centres, and 105 research chairs, including two Canada Excellence Research Chairs.

Perreault highlighted how breaking down traditional academic silos has led to groundbreaking advances. “Our structure encourages collaboration, whether it’s between researchers or with external partners,” he said. “This model not only advances knowledge but also creates a dynamic environment for students.”

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Canadian National Railway has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing its mechanical workers and clerks, the company announced on Monday, just two weeks after workers voted to authorize a strike.

After more than eight days, New York authorities are scaling back the search for a Quebec hiker who went missing in the snow-covered Adirondack mountains. 

Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon's civil trial for sexual assault opened today at the Montreal courthouse with his lawyer portraying him as the scapegoat in a hunt to find Quebec's Harvey Weinstein.

The Liberals are set to face a third Conservative non-confidence vote today, but the government is likely to survive with the support of the NDP.

You know awards season is well underway when the Golden Globes nominations are announced. Among this morning’s announcements are multiple noms for Emilia Pérez, The Brutalist, Conclave, Anora and Wicked, suggesting that these titles might be favourites for Best Picture at the Oscars (a category that doesn’t have any obvious frontrunner this year).

After being revived and rebranded for the 2023–24 awards season, with an expanded voting body and a continued commitment against corruption, the Golden Globes has introduced some more left-field choices into the conversation, including The Substance and Challengers — audience and box-office favourites that have had negligible awards attention thus far.

For local legend Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part Two only snagged two nominations: Best Motion Picture – Drama and Hans Zimmer for his soundtrack (a surprise after he was said to be disqualified in this category by most awards shows this year). Villeneuve will always be a winner in our hearts. Meanwhile, Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya were nominated for roles in other films (A Complete Unknown and Challengers, respectively).

On the topic of “snubs,” Anthony Jeselnik’s Bones and All not securing a nomination in the stand-up category is egregious, but also predictable. The best films of the year that didn’t receive attention are small, independent and foreign; they likely weren’t even on the voters’ radar. It has yet to screen for critics in Montreal, but the lack of any Golden Globes nominations for Barry Jenkins Mufasa: The Lion King also raises some eyebrows. Though it possibly only qualified for last year (it didn’t receive any nominations either), the biggest miss of the past year (or two) has to be Nathan Fielder’s The Curse, one of the best works of screen art of the past decade. 

The inclusion of the meant-to-be-audience-pleasing Cinematic and Box Office Achievement category continues to be an embarrassment. The category is used as an excuse to list a few high-earning films that otherwise are undeserving of serious awards attention. Ignoring the fact that the category more appropriately should be understood as a way of rewarding gigantic marketing budgets, it would have been better suited to go niche, highlighting films like The Substance or Challengers that were made on a smaller budget but garnered not only unexpected box-office results but were memed to oblivion. 

The obvious pandering of the existence of the Cinematic and Box Office Achievement also discounts that the Golden Globes, in also awarding television, already rewards enormously popular screen culture. Sure, the average Canadian maybe hasn’t seen Anora or All We Imagine as Light, but many have watched The Bear, Abbott Elementary and House of the Dragon. Why are we pretending that the problem with awards shows is the quality and popularity of the nominations and not the culture itself? Awards shows don’t resonate the way they used to, and it remains to be seen whether their maintenance (and, in this case, revival) are worthwhile.

The 82nd Golden Globes ceremony will air on CBS and Paramount+ on Jan. 5, 2025, 8 p.m., with host Nikki Glaser.

The complete list of Golden Globes nominations

Best Motion Picture – Drama

The Brutalist (A24)
A Complete Unknown (Searchlight Pictures)
Conclave (Focus Features)
Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Nickel Boys (Orion Pictures/Amazon Mgm Studios)
September 5 (Paramount Pictures)

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Anora (Neon)
Challengers (Amazon MGM Studios)
Emilia Pérez (Netflix)
A Real Pain (Searchlight Pictures)
The Substance (Mubi)
Wicked (Universal Pictures)

Best Motion Picture – Animated

Flow (Sideshow/Janus Films)
Inside Out 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Memoir of a Snail (IFC Films)
Moana 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (Netflix)
The Wild Robot (Universal Pictures)

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement

Alien: Romulus (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Deadpool & Wolverine (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Gladiator II (Paramount Pictures)
Inside Out 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Twisters (Universal Pictures)
Wicked (Universal Pictures)
The Wild Robot (Universal Pictures)

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language

All We Imagine as Light (Sideshow / Janus Films) – Usa / France / India
Emilia Pérez (Netflix) – France
The Girl With the Needle (Mubi) – Poland / Sweden / Denmark
I’m Still Here (Sony Pictures Classics) – Brazil
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Neon) – Usa / Germany
Vermiglio (Sideshow / Janus Films) – Italy

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Pamela Anderson (The Last Showgirl)
Angelina Jolie (Maria)
Nicole Kidman (Babygirl)
Tilda Swinton (The Room Next Door)
Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here)
Kate Winslet (Lee)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)
Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown)
Daniel Craig (Queer)
Colman Domingo (Sing Sing)
Ralph Fiennes (Conclave)
Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Amy Adams (Nightbitch)
Cynthia Erivo (Wicked)
Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez)
Mikey Madison (Anora)
Demi Moore (The Substance)
Zendaya (Challengers)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain)
Hugh Grant (Heretic)
Gabriel Labelle (Saturday Night)
Jesse Plemons (Kinds of Kindness)
Glen Powell (Hit Man)
Sebastian Stan (A Different Man)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture

Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez)
Ariana Grande (Wicked)
Felicity Jones (The Brutalist)
Margaret Qualley (The Substance)
Isabella Rossellini (Conclave)
Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture

Yura Borisov (Anora)
Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)
Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown)
Guy Pearce (The Brutalist)
Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice)
Denzel Washington (Gladiator II)

Best Director – Motion Picture

Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)
Sean Baker (Anora)
Edward Berger (Conclave)
Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)
Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)
Payal Kapadia (All We Imagine as Light)

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)
Sean Baker (Anora)
Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold (The Brutalist)
Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain)
Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)
Peter Straughan (Conclave)

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

Volker Bertelmann (Conclave)
Daniel Blumberg (The Brutalist)
Kris Bowers (The Wild Robot)
Clément Ducol, Camille (Emilia Pérez)
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross (Challengers)
Hans Zimmer (Dune: Part Two)

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

“Beautiful That Way” – The Last Showgirl; Music & Lyrics By: Andrew Wyatt, Miley Cyrus, Lykke Zachrisson
“Compress / Repress” – Challengers; Music & Lyrics By: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Luca Guadagnino
“El Mal” – Emilia Pérez; Music & Lyrics By: Clément Ducol, Camille, Jacques Audiard
“Forbidden Road” – Better Man; Music & Lyrics By: Robbie Williams, Freddy Wexler, Sacha Skarbek
“Kiss The Sky” – The Wild Robot; Music & Lyrics By: Delacey, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Maren Morris, Michael Pollack, Ali Tamposi
“Mi Camino” – Emilia Pérez; Music & Lyrics By: Clément Ducol, Camille

Best Television Series – Drama

The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)
The Diplomat (Netflix)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Prime Video)
Shogun (FX/Hulu)
Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
Squid Game (Netflix)

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Abbott Elementary (ABC)
The Bear (FX/Hulu)
The Gentlemen (Netflix)
Hacks (HBO/Max)
Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)

Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made For Television

Baby Reindeer (Netflix)
Disclaimer (Apple TV+)
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (Netflix)
The Penguin (HBO/Max)
Ripley (Netflix)
True Detective: Night Country (HBO/Max)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Kathy Bates (Matlock)
Emma D’arcy (House of the Dragon)
Maya Erskine (Mr. & Mrs. Smith)
Keira Knightley (Black Doves)
Keri Russell (The Diplomat)
Anna Sawai (Shogun)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Donald Glover (Mr. & Mrs. Smith)
Jake Gyllenhaal (Presumed Innocent)
Gary Oldman (Slow Horses)
Eddie Redmayne (The Day of the Jackal)
Hiroyuki Sanada (Shogun)
Billy Bob Thornton (Landman)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Kristen Bell (Nobody Wants This)
Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary)
Ayo Edebiri (The Bear)
Selena Gomez (Only Murders in the Building)
Kathryn Hahn (Agatha All Along)
Jean Smart (Hacks)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Adam Brody (Nobody Wants This)
Ted Danson (A Man on the Inside)
Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building)
Jason Segel (Shrinking)
Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building)
Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Cate Blanchett (Disclaimer)
Jodie Foster (True Detective: Night Country)
Cristin Milioti (The Penguin)
Sofía Vergara (Griselda)
Naomi Watts  (Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans)
Kate Winslet (The Regime)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Colin Farrell (The Penguin)
Richard Gadd (Baby Reindeer)
Kevin Kline (Disclaimer)
Cooper Koch (Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story)
Ewan McGregor (A Gentleman in Moscow)
Andrew Scott (Ripley)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television

Liza Colón-Zayas (The Bear)
Hannah Einbinder (Hacks)
Dakota Fanning (Ripley)
Jessica Gunning (Baby Reindeer)
Allison Janney (The Diplomat)
Kali Reis (True Detective: Night Country)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television

Tadanobu Asano (Shogun)
Javier Bardem (Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story)
Harrison Ford (Shrinking)
Jack Lowden (Slow Horses)
Diego Luna (La Máquina)
Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear)

Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television

Jamie Foxx (Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was)
Nikki Glaser (Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die)
Seth Meyers (Seth Meyers: Dad Man Walking)
Adam Sandler (Adam Sandler: Love You)
Ali Wong (Ali Wong: Single Lady)
Ramy Youssef (Ramy Youssef: More Feelings)

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The bronze work by Lea Vivot had been in a public square in Westmount, Que., since 2022. Before that it used to sit in downtown Montreal for more than 20 years.

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) said the three men, Bryan Ulises Moya Rojas, Diego Nicolas Flores Sepulveda and Daniel Eliseo Gonzalez Ihrig, escaped from the Laval Immigration Holding Centre on Saturday night. 

Known for its mix of cultures, languages and traditions, it’s a picture of how people from different backgrounds can come together and create something amazing.

This diversity isn’t just about food and festivals; it’s a web of complexity that mirrors something much bigger: the structure and behavior of global systems, like the forex market.

Understanding how these two seemingly unrelated things connect can give us a new perspective on both.

Let’s get into what makes Montreal’s diversity so cool and how it reflects the complexity of a forex system.

A Melting Pot

Montreal has people from over 120 different ethnicities.

Walking around the city you’ll hear French, English, Arabic, Mandarin and many more languages.

You can find neighborhoods where you can eat food from 5 continents on the same street.

This multiculturalism didn’t happen overnight.

Montreal’s history is one of immigration waves, from French settlers in the 17th century to modern day immigrants from Asia, Africa and Latin America.

This mix of cultures makes Montreal feel like a mini world.

Just like the forex market and comprehensive trading tutorials where currencies from all over the world interact, Montreal thrives on connections.

The success of cultural integration is all about balancing differences while fostering collaboration.

Cultural Diversity and the Forex Market Have This In Common

Montreal’s cultural landscape and the forex market have one thing in common: complexity driven by global interaction and constant change.

Both are dynamic, require adaptability and a deep understanding of what drives change.

Let’s dive into the similarities that make Montreal’s diversity and the forex market connected in unexpected ways.

Globalization

Both Montreal and the forex market need global participation.

Montreal is a cultural hub because of its immigrant communities, which bring languages, food and traditions.

Without this global input the city would lose much of its charm and energy.

The forex market is a global network of people exchanging currencies from almost every country in the world.

Whether it’s the US dollar, the euro or the Japanese yen, the forex market wouldn’t exist without this global interaction.

Both systems show us how diverse inputs are necessary for growth and sustainability.

Change

Change is at the core of both Montreal’s culture and the forex market.

In Montreal, immigration patterns are constantly reshaping neighborhoods, adding new flavors and influences to the city’s cultural identity.

For example, the influx of Asian and African immigrants in the last 2 decades has brought festivals, businesses and traditions that didn’t exist a generation ago.

In the forex market change is everywhere. Exchange rates move daily due to economic policies, political events and global trade agreements.

Just as Montreal adapts to changing demographics, traders and businesses must adapt to the changing currency landscape.

Adaptability

Adaptability is what keeps the city’s diverse population in harmony.

Residents learn to navigate cultural differences by attending multicultural events, learning new languages or building inclusive communities.

Adaptability is what unites a city so diverse.

The forex market requires adaptability. Success is about understanding how global events (elections, economic shifts etc) impact currency values.

Just as Montrealers adapt to changes in their neighbourhoods, traders and analysts must adapt fast to stay ahead in the forex market.

Flexibility and openness to change is key to success in both.

Challenges in Both Systems

Of course, neither Montreal’s diversity nor the forex market is perfect. Both have challenges that need to be addressed.

● Inclusion Issues:
Montreal has faced criticism for unequal opportunities for some immigrant groups, just as smaller currencies can’t compete with bigger ones in the forex market.

● External Factors:
Both are exposed to external forces. For Montreal, it’s economic downturns that reduce immigration. For the forex market, it’s political instability in one region that can impact the whole world.

Solutions

The answer to these challenges is resilience. Montreal integrates immigrants better and global systems manage instability.

Montreal’s Festivals: A Cultural Exchange

Montreal has over 100 festivals a year, from the famous Jazz Festival to smaller ones for Caribbean, Greek or Indian culture.

These are like forex transactions in a way – there’s an exchange of ideas, traditions and values.

Fact: The Montreal International Jazz Festival is one of the largest gatherings of people in the genre and the cultural event brings over 2 million visitors every year.

This is what diversity can be when promoted.

Conclusion

Montreal and the forex market might seem like two completely different topics but they share one common truth: complexity breeds growth.

The multicultural nature of the city is evidence of global integration of the market to provide the message to individuals that harmonizing diversity results to creativity and prospects.

Say what you want about the joys of complexity; it’s not always fun to work within it. 

Justin Libischer implies that Montreal, just like the forex market, needs work, knowledge and flexibility.

But when done right it can create something like this – the world in which cooperating and inclusion have no bounds.

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The first edition of the Indigenous winter market featured artisans who were mostly from Kanehsatà:ke, northwest of Montreal. This year organizers invited creators from other Indigenous communities across Canada.

After half a century of rule by the al-Assad dynasty, the Syrian government was ousted by opposition fighters early Sunday. While many Syrian Montrealers are celebrating the news, they remain cautious and plan to closely follow the transition of power.

According to the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM), Zoé Bellefeur hasn't been seen since Saturday evening at around 7 p.m in the downtown area. She was wearing a green North Face coat with white shoes.

Yoo Doo Right, From the Heights of Our Pastureland (Mothland)

Though the Montreal post-krautrock three-piece Yoo Doo Right does offer many similar, sprawling soundscapes across their repertoire, there’s always some strange, malignant force that keeps me glued — as if my attention is being held like Alex’s eyes in A Clockwork Orange as he’s forced to watch scenes of ultraviolence. Much of Yoo Doo Right’s work is all about the thematic build, and that’s never been as evident as on their new, third album. 

During the track “Spirit’s Heavy, But Not Overthrown, Part 2,” it’s almost like waiting for the drop during a DJ set. The anticipation evolves over minutes until Justin Cober, the band’s guitarist/vocalist/synth player, gives a rare vocal mantra and we’re subject to one of the heaviest, distorted outros in the band’s career. The drums absolutely batter your eardrums under a thick blanket of bass guitar and whirring synth/guitar work in the follow-up track, “Eager Glacier,” giving way to another euphoric crescendo of sonorous propulsion.

The intro to “Ponders End,” with its darkened instrumental surf appeal, might be the newest sound for the Yoo Doo Right boys, but it slowly descends into the kind of madness that feels like watching a storm decimate an abandoned barn. The synth-led “Lost in the Overcast” is a lethargic and reverb-heavy reprieve until the finale, the album’s title track, plunges us back into the chaos. Yoo Doo Right has crushed it, again. 10/10 Trial Track “Spirit’s Heavy, But Not Overthrown, Part 2”

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VICTIME, En conversation avec (Mothland)

Just when I thought I’d heard the weirdest offerings from Montreal’s Mothland label, VICTIME, a noise rock/no wave band that has been dormant for half a decade, dropped their second album. I don’t really understand what’s going on in songs like “Un beau spectacle” or “M.A.,” but I know I want more, and I’m not sure why. This album has an alluring experimental quality to it, with wispy vocals à la Björk, frenetic guitar and bass lines, cut-up trip hop drumming and buzzing, out-of-sync synthesizers and pedals. A song like “Collage” is immediately unsettling, creating an atmosphere of paranoia and disarray. It’s in the same wheelhouse as Kee Avil, another Montreal songwriter whose weird work is reserved for a certain kind of music listener. I don’t feel good, but that’s purposeful. So if you want some of that, look no further than En conversation avec. 7/10  Trial Track “Collage”

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The City of Montreal is moving forward with the construction of modular housing units for the homeless as part of the forthcoming Namur-Hippodrome district in Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and at Louvain-West in Ahuntsic-Cartierville. The two buildings, which will temporarily house a total of 60 people as they await more permanent housing solutions, is expected to be completed by the spring. The developments themselves are temporary, and will “give way to residential projects, including off-market housing.”

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante described these innovative modular developments as “unprecedented efforts” on the part of the city to provide a “dignified and safe” housing solution for the homeless. Plante also noted that the issue of homelessness represents a “collective failure” and that the province needs to step in to ensure people’s safety this winter.

“The vulnerability crisis affecting Montreal and all of Quebec is a collective failure that requires leadership at all levels. In the short term, a plan from the Quebec government remains essential to quickly deploy additional measures dedicated to mental health and addiction care, offer more emergency shelter spaces and accelerate social housing units. Our administration will not give up and we are reaching out to the government and all our partners to ensure that everyone is warm during the winter.”

When a call for tenders was put out for this pilot project in August, the city’s executive committee member responsible for the homelessness file, Robert Beaudry, told La Presse that each building would feature common areas as well as 30 separate rooms with toilets and showers. He added that a community organization (TBD) would be present to assist residents in need of specialized services.

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Last month, CBC News reported on a Quebec man who blamed the lane-centring technology in his car for causing an accident. Following the story, CBC received more than two dozen emails reporting similar concerns, including one about repeated braking issues out of Ontario.

Features like lane keep assist, adaptive cruise control and pre-collision braking are becoming increasingly common in cars. Manufacturers say they promote safety and convenience, but some experts say too many drivers don’t understand them well enough or use the features in unsafe ways.

Researchers in Montreal are pointing to the benefits of bilingualism for the brain’s health and efficiency — suggesting it could even help prevent diseases associated with aging, including Alzheimer's.

The city has several outdoor activities, festivities and exhibits planned for this winter, including a celebration that has been on hiatus since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Concerned about kids' screen time, more parents are looking to board games and other screenless games to help them play together and build skills.

The Old Brewery Mission, Montreal's largest emergency shelter, has transformed its dormitories into small rooms. One outreach worker says many would rather stay in encampments than dorms, and that the private rooms help meet a person's "basic needs."

Montreal police say they’ve noticed more package thefts in certain neighbourhoods. One cybersecurity expert says thieves are getting smarter and planning out their tactics ahead of time.

Police in Longueuil, Que., are once again asking for the public's help in searching for a missing 86-year-old man.

Nantali Indongo, host of the CBC's The Bridge, recently sat down and chopped it up with musicians Anachnid, SLM and Odario Williams about Canadian music and what defines it.

Christopher McMullen and his family are hoping to find and thank the Montrealers who helped save his mother's life while she suffered from heart failure on a sidewalk in Old Montreal.

A memorial plaque has been placed near a creek in Pointe-Claire, Que., where a six-year-old boy drowned 50 years ago. His siblings are now hoping to find the Good Samaritan behind this tribute to express their gratitude.

The Montreal melon was a wildly popular fruit in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but it all but disappeared by the 1950s. Now, some seed keepers are reviving the historic fruit and these Montrealers got to taste it on Aug. 23.

Tipping is ingrained in North American restaurant culture, and some customers feel the pressure to tip more, and more often, is growing. But some establishments have decided things work better — including for their employees — if tips are off the menu.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada is giving $850,000 to a Montreal-based group that has developed artificial intelligence technology to protect whales and other marine life from ship strikes. Antoine Gagné, chief technology officer with Whale Seeker, tells CBC Montreal News at Six anchor Debra Arbec how this tool detects marine mammals 25 times faster than the human eye.

In some cities, you can find a food truck serving cheap eats on a busy street — but not Montreal. Some say the model here is working, but others say the industry is being held back by regulations.

Patrick Kwok-Choon found himself in the captain's chair on set during a shoot for Star Trek: Discovery. But as his character was having a big moment, the actor was having an even bigger one off screen.