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Toula DrimonisNational Observer |
You know how you occasionally stumble upon an obituary that makes you wish you had met that person while they were still alive? A Gazette obituary for...
I haven’t seen Christopher Nolan’s Hollywood retelling of Homer’s The Odyssey yet because I’m homebound with a broken leg. But then again,...
Up until recently I had absolutely nothing in common with 24-year-old Montrealer and Canadian national soccer player Ismaël Koné, who fractured his...
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...
As the western province considers leaving Canada, sovereigntists in la belle province are watching closely
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...
“98% of stores passed French service inspections. The OQLF says concerns remain.” Last week’s juxtaposition headline informed Gazette readers...
I’ve been thinking about this month’s International Workers Day demonstration in Montreal, where a papier-maché effigy of what appeared to be...
I recently flew back to Montreal from a short stint in Mexico, only to exit the métro and immediately be greeted by STM buses flashing the iconic ...
Recent news that Starbucks coffee outlets have been struggling (and occasionally closing) in Montreal elicited a shrug from me. I didn’t rejoice —...
This past week highlighted the sort of emotional ambivalence around language issues that has become all too familiar to many English-speaking...
“Half the people who book my tours are from Montreal,” Thom Seivewright says. “People who want to know very specific things. It’s allowed me...
For the first time in decades, the province has no players on Team Canada The post Quebec’s Olympic Hockey Heartbreak first appeared on The Walrus.
A senior, who had worked his entire life, calls a food bank in Montreal. He tells staff he is embarrassed and only needs a few basics—milk, bread,...
Bill 2 has triggered strikes, resignations, and an unprecedented wave of physicians preparing to leave The post Quebec’s New Health Care Law Sparks...
Former students say yes, historians say no. A new investigation is forcing the province to confront its past The post Were Immigrant Kids Barred from...
A surge of national unity has swept Quebec. It’s only a matter of time before the sovereignty debate resurfaces The post The Bloc Wants to Break Up...
As the province seeks to expand on its controversial Bill 21, critics warn of deepening discrimination The post Bilingual, Educated, Qualified—and...