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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...
Dr. Google is doing his best. As a health care resource, he tries very hard. He answers millions of queries in any language at any hour of the night...
Canada has kicked it up a few notches on the North American fine-dining front. In the North America’s 50 Best Restaurants 2026 list, released...
Political leaders from across the spectrum reacted with shock and horror over the weekend to a photo showing a group of masked men unfurling a banner...
Quebec’s latest language flap was mercifully short-lived. One day after French language commissioner Benoît Dubreuil issued a report recommending...
Exercise habits change over the decades. In your 30s and 40s, work, kids and the responsibilities of managing a home and family can put a kink in your...
I was in a crowded downtown cinema bathroom last week, with newfangled taps you wave your hands under to get water flowing. I waved, then waved again,...
“It’s a de Kolta chair!” That’s the thought that sprang to my mind in 1989 as I was riveted on the finale of the Phantom of the Opera at the...
“98% of stores passed French service inspections. The OQLF says concerns remain.” Last week’s juxtaposition headline informed Gazette readers...
Even before then-premier Jacques Parizeau’s notorious comments blaming “money and ethnic votes” for the Yes side’s 1995 referendum loss,...
Container of mixed cement in one hand, an orange cone in the other and a tiny mosaic depicting an owl in her pocket, Laurence Petit heads off to...
Prime Minister John A. Macdonald famously described dealing with provincial leaders as “herding cats.” He was right: like cats, premiers will purr...
There was some fantastic environmental news last week that deserves to be noticed. Tamaracouta, the former Scouts Canada camp in the Lower...
The Canadian Grand Prix roared into town this weekend, but one group was making its noise off the track. The Sex Work Autonomous Committee mobilized a...
On a fresh, sunny morning last week, I hopped aboard the REM for the first time, joining the ranks of 170,000 Montrealers who gave it a test run...
Whoever coined the term “six months is an eternity in politics” knew what they were talking about. Again this week we see how political landscapes...
The most commonly stated reason people buy organic food is avoidance of pesticide residues. Indeed, organic producers cannot use conventional...
We’re about to cross the famed, feared hairpin turn on the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, and my heart is almost pounding in anticipation. Mercifully,...
After a long and harsh winter, spring is finally here — at last! Tree leaves are burgeoning, birds are chirping, flowers are blooming and...
The sad state of infrastructure is impossible to ignore in Montreal. Whether it’s the mayor getting double flat tires on the pockmarked roads, a...
I’ve lived in Montreal for 12 years, and I remain remarkably unqualified to discuss hockey. I was recently reminded of my lack of cultural fluency...
In medicine, many treatments that seem logical and plausible don’t end up working when tested in patients. That almost counterintuitive fact is what...
Re: “Bell Centre crowd overwhelmed Canadiens” (Jack Todd, May 19) The fact that the Canadiens won three of their four games against the Buffalo...
My husband and I are Canadian and U.S. citizens living in New Jersey, but we spend a couple of months a year in Montreal. Since we are not Canadian...
The R-word has returned with a vengeance — and it’s not going away any time soon. During an in-depth interview with radio host Paul Arcand last...
I was sprawled on my couch in my sweatpants on Thursday night, intently watching the hockey game. Then the Canadiens’ Nick Suzuki scored, a huge...
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