In my anniversary review for The Devil Wears Prada, I expressed my hesitancy regarding the movie’s sequel. Although it certainly cannot hold a candle to its predecessor, I am pleased to report that The Devil Wears Prada 2 is an enjoyable movie with a bleeding heart at its core. 

On Sunday May 3, the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Tampa Bay lightning to advance to the second round of the NHL playoffs. Jubilent celebrations followed, but the collective vibes downtown turned from celebration to fear in a matter of minutes. When the crowd of 100,000 plus fans reached the corner of Drummond St and Boul de Maissoneuve, they were met with lines of police in riot gear. Hundreds of officers initiated contact with shocked fans, beating them with batons, kicking them, and forcing them to run using their riot shields.

CJLO reporter Will Shoukri was on the scene. Hear his report of the events that followed and his investigation into the potential over-deployment of riot police at Montreal sporting events.

“How do you say ‘I’m pregnant’ in French?” Lillie West of Lala Lala asked us, “It’s probably like ‘I have’ or something,” the indie singer had just impressed us with her mediocre yet competent French. The audience chimed in with various pregnancy phrases, “yeah, I have that,” Lillie confirmed. Despite being four months pregnant while on tour, Lala Lala delivered a captivating and emotionally laden performance at L’Escogriffe on a chilly Sunday night.

Hundreds gathered for Red Dress Day in Montreal on May 5th. A day to raise awareness for murdered and missing indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people. 

The event was led by the Native Women's Shelter and started at Cabot Square with speeches and music before taking to the streets. Calls for more government action for MMIWG2S were made.