[wave46]

Montreal, man.

Not too many cities can layer modernity over history without destroying it.

Or have avant-garde visions of an era (Expo '67) survive into the present day.

Montreal does this. It does this fantastically, for North America. The only place I can think of that stands up to that is New York City.

Toronto's too new, too modern. It has hints of its history, but is not steeped in them.

Cities in the Canadian West are pretty much modern ethos, for better or worse.