The Montreal Fringe is one of the first of Canada’s Fringe festivals. And this year over 500 performers shared their talents with avid audiences over 20 days and nights. From June 4th until the 24th people have been discovering new… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
Raucous Commons Question Period focuses on opposition leaders, minister’s advisor
Monday’s Question Period in Canada’s House of Commons was a raucous one focusing on government attacks on the two main opposition leaders, and opposition questions about a minister’s former advisor who was arrested in Montreal in a continuing municipal corruption… »
Festival season in Pacific coast city of Vancouver
Canada’s Pacific coast city of Vancouver is in the midst of a whole string of festivals from now until later this summer. Here are just three of them: From Monday (June 17) until Wednesday, the Spur Festival mixes politics, arts… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Consumer habits driven by evolution, prof says
You can’t really understand consumer behaviour without recognizing the biological forces that drive it, says marketing Professor Gad Saad of Concordia University in Montreal in a recently-published article. Evolution has hard-wired humans to be drawn to products that meet needs… »
Construction workers go on strike in Canadian province of Quebec
Construction sites across the Canadian province of Quebec were idle Monday (June 17) as thousands of workers went on strike after contract negotiations fell apart on the weekend. Unions representing more than 175,000 residential, industrial and commercial construction workers say the problem… »
RBC Painting Finalists
RBC’s Canadian Painting Competition is in its 15th year and today they announced the finalists for 2013. The painters are selected in 3 regions of the country, 5 from Western Canada, 5 from Central Canada and 5 from Eastern Canada.… »
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Quebec Soccer Federation reverses, allows turbans
Turbaned youth and children will finally be allowed to play soccer in official games in the province of Quebec. The Quebec Soccer Federation drew worldwide attention for banning turbans on the pitch. One reason given was that the turbans posed… »
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Montreal mayor arrested
The mayor of Montreal, Michael Applebaum was arrested by anti-corruption officials early Monday morning and will face 14 criminal charges. A broad inquiry is underway into wide-spread corruption involving the awarding of contracts in the province of Quebec. Breach of… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Globally important ecosystem at risk
The massive Mackenzie River Basin is of global importance and it faces two major threats, according to a report by scientists at the Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy. The basin’s network of rivers and boreal forest spans three Canadian… »
Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles offers Walking Tours
The Quartier des Spectacles is where all the action is, some might say. It’s certainly the location of a whole lot of great entertainment. The Place des Arts, with its two great theatres is at the heart of it all,… »
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