Given hockey s place in Canadian culture, the old animosity between the Leafs and the Habs is an entry point for understanding the dynamic between the cities. But the differences between Canada s largest cities invite other comparisons in sports, culture and business.
With the start of the first playoff series between the Leafs and Habs since 1979 on the horizon, here is a look at just a few of the other ways the cities stack up against each other.
CELEBRITY FANS
When it comes to ardent celebrity fans, the Habs score with Jay Baruchel. The Montreal-raised comedy star is a well-known Canadiens devotee and wrote extensively about them in his book Born Into It.
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SAN DIEGO â After being postponed last year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the fifth annual Ohana Festival will return to Dana Point this fall.
The Sept. 24-26 lineup will feature the same three headlining artists â Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam and Kings of Leon â that had been scheduled to perform the 2020 edition.
All told, nearly three dozen of the performers booked for last yearâs lineup are back on board this year, including My Morning Jacket, Maggie Rogers, Sharon Van Etten and guitar-playing San Diego surfing legend Rob Machado.
Only a handful of the postponed 2020 acts, most notably The Pretenders and Broken Social Scene, are missing from the 2021 roster, which now includes such new additions as Brandi Carlile, Black Pumas and Spoon. The full lineup appears below.