Hacker News with Generative AI: Montreal

To Do Nothing (shilin.ca)
It's Saturday, and it's raining in Montreal. My roommates are out, and I am sitting by myself in a big empty house, looking for my next hit of dopamine.
Productivity, Boredom, Montreal
40 points by true_pk 21 days ago | 19 comments
Montreal has dropped Amazon from its list of suppliers, pledges to buy local (cultmtl.com)
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante announced today that the city had dropped Amazon from its list of suppliers in response to the still-looming tariff threat from the U.S. Plante pledged to buy local, or use international alternatives.
Politics, Local Government, Trade, Montreal, Amazon
24 points by petethomas 78 days ago | 9 comments
Montreal Kicked Cars to the Curb and Thrived (thewalrus.ca)
In 2020, during the first pandemic summer, Montreal’s Projet Montréal administration, led by mayor Valérie Plante, closed a two-kilometre stretch of Mont-Royal Avenue to motorists for a few months.
Urban Planning, Transportation, Montreal, Public Health, Pandemic
9 points by pseudolus 232 days ago | 1 comments
The tiny chip that powers Montreal subway tickets (righto.com)
Transportation, Technology, Montreal
930 points by todsacerdoti 307 days ago | 508 comments
Why is Montreal a stolen car export hub? (nationalpost.com)
Crime, Montreal, Canada, Auto Industry
38 points by andy99 376 days ago | 12 comments