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What’s weird these days is that “Weird Al” Yankovic can no longer be considered to be … well … weird — in spite of the fact that his...
The Tour de France is one of the most physically demanding competitions across all sports. This year’s race started July 4 in Barcelona,...
A horse race is not won in the first few lengths out of the gate. Neither is an election campaign, particularly in Quebec. The political parties are...
“Weird Al” Yankovic is coming back for another free outdoor show at Montreal’s Just for Laughs — and so it seems that this 44th festival,...
It’s “Hot Time, Summer in the City” in Montreal these days, but I’m not just talking about the weather. Our often feverish outdoor...
It’s impossible to talk about the career of Marc Messier without talking about hockey. The Québécois actor, who died Tuesday at age 78 after a...
I have always been a fan of the Olympics, particularly the 100-metre sprint to decide “the world’s fastest human.” Like all Canadians, I was...
The summer I spent living over a bakery on Bernard Ave., one of my favourite things to do was to sit on my front balcony overlooking the street each...
Do politicians start parades, or merely get in front of them? That’s a question Canadians might be asking this week, following news that the...
His one-man show, a confessional, is called Adam Gopnik’s New York, exploring all facets of the award-winning New Yorker magazine writer’s life,...
With the end of the National Assembly session, campaigning for the provincial election scheduled for Oct. 5 has begun in earnest. It’s July and,...
Montreal has been reckoning with misogyny since a gunman walked into École Polytechnique on Dec. 6, 1989, separated out the men, and murdered 14...
Canadians marked the country’s 159th birthday this week, with many — decked out in familiar red and white — proudly waving the Maple Leaf,...
“No, I don’t.” That’s my answer to the increasingly frequent questions I’ve been asked about whether I take anti-aging supplements...
To our southern neighbours, Tomorrow, across all 50 states, millions of you will be celebrating 250 years since your country’s founding. Quite a...
It’s virtually impossible for Dr. Gerald Batist to name just one thing when asked what has made him most proud in the 20 years since the Segal...
The mosquitoes are coming. The bloodthirsty insects will descend upon us and harass anyone trying to enjoy a barbecue or a picnic outdoors. They are...
As the Dominion of Canada approaches its 159th birthday on Wednesday, the country is having a moment on the world stage. Canada is one of the hosts...
Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon provoked derision recently for vowing to derail the federal government’s “nation-building”...
Montreal’s Just for Laughs has finally landed the guest it has been coveting since the festival’s English-language inception in 1985: David...
We’re heading into the six-week period when Quebec politics typically goes dark. Quebecers would rather sit by the lake and swat at black flies than...
I recently saw a report with the headline “Time runs out for the alarm clock,” announcing another long-important device now replaced by...
The first sight visitors encountered at London’s Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations in 1851 was a 27-foot glass fountain that...
I was furiously typing away at my laptop Monday when I jumped at the jarring, high-pitched sound of a phone alert warning me about an “armed...
It has been quite the ride for Angela Burgos. After 28 years as Head of School at Centennial Academy — and a total of 40 years in the educational...
Montreal is emerging from a recurring “nightmare” — the kind where indiscriminate gun violence traumatizes the city. One police officer died and...
A kangaroo on the loose near Montreal last week provided a welcome distraction from the usual daily news. It may also have been a political omen. In...
One by one, the graduates made their way to the front of the room wearing black caps and gold-lettered sashes. They shook hands with their teachers,...
Welcome to Noshgate, the latest silly language battle since … er … I wrote about other silly language battles last week. The language cops’...
Poudre aux yeux is a common French idiom that translates literally to “powder in the eyes.” It refers to a deceptive illusion, smokescreen, or an...
Some 20 odd years ago, photographer Kenneth Adelman had the surprise of receiving a lawsuit from American singer Barbra Streisand for accidentally...
My daughter is a huge Katseye fan. She knows every lyric to every song, the ages and home countries for each of the now five-member global girl group,...
Is there hope for the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA)? For over a year, Canada-U.S. trade talks have been testy at best, in a deep...
In a past life — high school actually — Amy Blackmore was a trained contemporary dancer. That experience was to come in very handy over the...
Quebec has become the first jurisdiction in North America to ban the sale of energy drinks to youth. Bill 9 is not without its detractors, and we will...
When Fady Dagher was chosen as Montreal’s next police chief in 2023, expectations were high he would help improve relations with the city’s...
With so much emphasis being placed on accumulating a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise a week, there’s little discussion about...
At the Quebec Liberal Party general council meeting last weekend, Leader Charles Milliard promised he would be unveiling a new plan to protect French...
Do Not Read This Column in English (unless you are a “historic anglophone”). First, convert to French with Google Translate, then you may read it....
While I am not religious, I do enjoy Jewish traditions such as reciting the blessing “motzi lechem min Haaretz” before slicing into a challah on a...
Being an English-speaking allophone Quebecer who supports Bill 101 and its enforcement is a bit of a torn existence. On the one hand, I strongly...
This week, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a ban on social media for kids under 16. There will be exemptions, and other specifics are yet to...
Projet Montréal contends the city should cut ties with Israel over its violent repression of Palestinians just like former mayor Jean Doré did with...
The Quebec Liberal Party had a very good weekend. Its last big council meeting before the election was a crucial test of its ability to communicate a...
Last Monday, Premier Christine Fréchette gave a speech to a Montreal business audience in which she pledged to set a “different tone” in...
Exercise has long been associated with heart health. Walk, run, swim, bike or lift on a regular basis and your risk of heart disease and stroke...
I cannot come up with two more apt words to describe Quebec’s political class than hypocritical and disingenuous. The past 10 days have been...
Where did the coffee cup go? It is a demonstration that never fails to draw oohs and ahhs from students. Pour a small amount of acetone into the...
It’s hard to find a downside to the federal government announcing $10 billion in much-needed funding for infrastructure in Quebec, but Paul...
Few provinces in Canada are so opposed on so many issues as Quebec and Alberta. Culture, language, the environment, LGBTQ rights, religion and...
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