Archive for the 'Politics' Category
The first ballot cast at midnight polling in the small town of Dixville Notch was cast by a McGill student, Tanner Tillotson. The town, found in New Hampshire (population approx. 75, with 21 registered voters) opened its election stations at midnight between1960-64, and resumed in 1996. Coincidentally, the town has voted Republican since ‘68. But […]
Julien Brault penned a biography on Quebecor founder Pierre Peladeau. Our own Leila Lemghalef sat down with him to talk about his book, Peladeau’s legacy and place amongst media titans, see the video here:
Pierre Peladeau Biography
two of Canada’s favorite rappers for the price of won:
**Classified Live in Concert!!**
Monday Feb 4th, 2008.
While You Were Sleeping Tour!
If you missed him the first time, Class is coming back to Montreal to kill it once again!
One of Canada’s biggest artists, and most slept on talent up north.. back in the 514 for one night […]
This past Saturday, La Presse mentioned that Montreal had floated the notion that the UN’s headquarters relocate from Manhattan to Montreal. Even though within the article there was a small mention that the UN was seriously disinterested and laughed it off… the multi-page feature, full with plans and outlines of the compound would lead a […]
Yes, the title of this post is ironic, but upon reading an article in The Gazette, I think Montreal is crazy for considering making squeegee-ing an accepted activity.
Chris Hohaus, 19, stood on the corner of Iberville and Ontario Sts. this afternoon, brandishing his squeegee, waiting for the red traffic light to make his move.
With a […]
The Gazette’s Roberto Rocha covers online video startups and talks about WatchMojo.com’s growing video business, here.
I have no idea how long they will take to render a verdict, let alone what that verdict will be.
All I know is that it must be a very interesting vibe at some of the newspapers around the country, in particular at the Montreal Gazette, where Black was once the owner.
Read more about the end […]
This week, the newspapers were all talking about Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone’s not so veiled threats that Montreal needs to invest in its racing infrastructure, not so much the track itself but the amenities surrounding it. The city was quick to point out that this falls on the shoulders of organizer and promoter Normand […]
As a multilingual, allophone businessman living in Montreal, I oftentimes blame the Separatist movement for making Montreal take a back seat to Toronto as the economic hub of Canada. Mind you, Montreal’s joie de vivre and artistic prowess might be the flip side to letting Hogtown take the business crown. But the fact remains, I […]
Some are calling an example of professional suicide, others simply report on it, but regardless of whether or not Habs forward Alexei Kovalev said what he said, did not say what he allegedly said, there’s much truth to what the Russian media is reporting.
Let’s look at the facts: the handling of rookies Latendresse and Lapierre definitely […]
