“This year has been a complete remaking of my professional life.” Sean Michaels still appears to be part stunned, part amused, but entirely delighted by what 2014 brought him. The Scottish-born, Ottawa-raised, Montreal-based journalist has been writing for years. Articles… »
Highlights / Year: 2014
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, International, Society
Expos Nation forges ahead with plans and dreams
Befitting the month it was delivered, a frigid shower landed on the heads of the legion of baseball supporters in Montreal very much engaged in finding a way to bring Major League Baseball back to the city where it once… »
Olympic hockey men are 2014 team of the year
To the surprise of no one, the Olympic men’s hockey team has been voted the Canadian Press 2014 team of the year by sports editors and broadcasters across the country. It was a runaway choice. The men’s team received 36… »
Fate of Canadian listed on Italian ferry manifest unknown
There is confusion about whether or not a Canadian man was among those rescued from the Italian-flagged ferry that caught fire in the Adriatic Sea on Sunday, killing at least 10 people. Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs says it is… »
Region comes to aid of child orphaned by tragic fire
Residents of southwest Quebec and eastern Ontario are rallying to the cause of an eight-year-old boy who lost his entire family in a fire last week. Mathis Gagnon was the only member of his family of five to survive the… »
International, Politics, Society
Canadian journalist and Al Jazeera colleagues imprisoned in Egypt: one year on
It has been a year to the day since three Al Jazeera journalists were arrested in Cairo and imprisoned on charges that they conspired with the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood. For Mohamed Fahmy, the Canadian-Egyptian who headed the network’s English-language local… »
Record bounty, eggnog for charity
During the entire month of December, for the past 20 years, a pub in Calgary, Alberta, has been serving its secret recipe eggnog for charity. This year, the Ship and Anchor set aside $5 from every $5.95-glass sold and broke… »
Vegan restaurant on Whistler Mountain: reportedly a North American first
Ski resort snack bars and restaurants were not, in the past, known to offer gourmet fare. On the contrary. Menus generally featured greasy fast food. In many places, meals that can be downed quickly are still the norm — because hardcore… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Chasing the facts in the digital news world
The week between Christmas and New Year’s is for many a time to both reflect and anticipate, a time to make decisions both personal and about the state of the world. But it doesn’t come as a big secret that… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
No Canadians believed on board AirAsia jet
Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs says there are no indications that any Canadians were on the missing AirAsia flight that went missing Sunday in Indonesia with 162 people on board. But a department spokesman says Canadian officials continue to work… »
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