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Brownstein: Jeannie Arsenault remembered as ‘the soul of Hillbilly Night’ at N.D.G.’s Wheel Club

Hillbilly Night at N.D.G.’s Wheel Club will take on a more sombre tone than usual on Monday. The hootin’ and hollerin’ will probably be kept...

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Montreal Gazette

Bill Brownstein

The Right Chemistry: This French physician’s career could be defined by the word ‘ectoplasm’

Finding the likes of Benjamin Franklin and Leonardo da Vinci on a list of polymaths was no surprise. A polymath is a person who knows a lot about...

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Montreal Gazette

Joe Schwarcz

Drimonis: Hypocrisy takes the stage in MAGA preacher saga

As I watched the debate unfold around Christian singer/MAGA influencer Sean Feucht, whose Canadian tour included last week’s stop in Montreal, I...

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Montreal Gazette

La Drimonis

Dunlevy: 10 Osheaga picks that go beyond the headliners, from Doechii to Gracie Abrams

On the cusp of its 18th edition, Montreal’s Osheaga Music and Arts Festival is all grown up and ready to party. The sprawling music celebration...

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Montreal Gazette

T’Cha Dunlevy

Hanes: Can courts save us from the existential threat of climate change?

Just before Earth Day in 2019, a group of young Quebecers gathered in the Old Montreal offices of a top law firm to announce they were suing the...

29.07.2025 8

Montreal Gazette

Allison Hanes

Brownstein: At 75, retired Senate leader Marc Gold gets back into the music scene

His guitar gently weeps no longer. Make that his guitars. Marc Gold has 25 of them. And as of June 30, he returned to his lifelong passion of...

29.07.2025 3

Montreal Gazette

Bill Brownstein

Freed: Technology is making us useless

I was driving home one recent night on a winding set of streets and expressways near LaSalle when my GPS went black. I suddenly realized I’d been...

26.07.2025 6

Montreal Gazette

Josh Freed

Libman: No vacation from language law excesses in Quebec

Even during the political dog days of summer, we can’t seem to escape the absurdity and frustration caused by Quebec language law excesses. Every...

26.07.2025 6

Montreal Gazette

Robert Libman