TGIF: The Riders at Argos pre-game report
TORONTO – It’s a Tourist Toronto type of Friday in the centre of the Canadian universe. It’s not too hot, but it feels like a summer day. There is something special about a gorgeous day in Toronto that...
View ArticleTuesday’s Early Riders Report
The big news out of the Riders ‘camp is quarterback Darian Durant headed to the six-game injured list with a torn tendon in his right elbow. It’s expected that Durant will be out for the remainder of...
View ArticleMandryk: Ignore Montreal mayor's pipeline bluster
There really is only one productive response to Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre’s opposition to the Energy East pipeline: Ignore him. Why the hell should we care what Coderre or other Quebec mayors think...
View ArticleEditorial: Mild winter spared Regina a big pothole problem
It’s almost an annual ritual to complain each spring about another “catastrophic” season for potholes. This year is no exception — except the whinging is taking place in Montreal, more than 2,300...
View ArticleOpinion: Liberals' plans for Canada's 150th birthday focus on tourism
A pair of New Year’s Eve fireworks shows and a concert on Parliament Hill bring in Canada’s 150th anniversary year, which will be both a big party time for the capital and a much smaller commemoration...
View ArticlePacholik: Taking a stand 'to let them know they're not alone'
The lone man with a hard-to-miss, lime-green sign stood outside the Regina mosque. As worshippers walked down the steps and caught sight of him, nervous looks quickly gave way to smiles and thankful...
View ArticleMuslim women the focus of U of R lecture
Sheema Khan remembers the first time she was told to “go back home.” It was after the 1995 Quebec referendum, and she was walking with her eight-month-old daughter in a stroller in Montreal. “It’s...
View ArticleOpinion: The strange history of 'pothole'
The surest sign of spring is not the appearance of crocuses or robins, it’s the proliferation of potholes. Our roads can’t seem to cope with the impact of repeated thawing and freezing. The term...
View ArticleUFOs and immigration policy collide at the MAG
Jacqueline Hoang Nguyen’s Space Fiction & the Archives is about two kinds of aliens. The Montreal ex-pat explores multiculturalism and immigration, inspired by the real-life UFO landing pad built...
View ArticleSamuel Bronfman's booze empire began with bootlegging in Saskatchewan
Samuel Bronfman — whose surname means “liquor man” in Yiddish — was a legendary figure in the liquor business. Born in Russia in 1889, Bronfman and his family fled anti-Semitic pogroms to make their...
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