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Montrealers share #TeamCanada love
It’s a beautiful sunny day in Montreal and many of us have an extra reason to smile: Canada’s men’s hockey team won the gold medal after this morning’s match against Sweden. The Gazette asked its...
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Beyond trolling: Is Quebec’s anglo community at wit’s end?
Many of The Gazette’s readers have been very vocal about their opposition to most of the Parti Québécois’ attempts to push its agenda toward its core goal — the separation of Quebec from the rest of...
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How can we improve the conversation about Quebec politics?
I was little surprised by the response to my last blog post. Though I did expect a heated conversation, I had not foreseen the intensity of the reaction from some readers. My commentary about the state...
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The early days of Quebec’s Twittersphere
Thankfully most people are more interesting than they were the first time they published something on Twitter. Twitter users have been sharing their #FirstTweets to celebrate the social network’s...
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An army of clones in Montreal’s IKEA
Montreal’s IKEA store was taken over by an army of clones. That’s at least what photographer Alexis Jemus makes it look like on Google. Jemus, a Google-Trusted photographer from Montreal, had social...
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Getting a feel for Quebec politics via social media
The Quebec electoral campaign is over and the dust will slowly start to settle in the province — though most likely not for long — following a tumultuous 33 days of mudslinging. Online, political...
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Day of Pink: Standing up against bullying
I woke up and put on a pink tie thinking I would make a statement for spring but, to my surprise, today is also Day of Pink — The International Day Against Bullying, Discrimination, Homophobia and...
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NASA wants your Earth Day selfies
NASA is asking all citizens of the world — the ones with smartphone or internet access — to share their selfies for Earth Day 2014. The agency wants people to take photos of themselves with a natural...
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Straddling the two solitudes: Where do the Frenglish go?
I’ve been living in Montreal for two years now and I’ve never felt quite as confused about my cultural identity as I do now. I thought leaving Nova Scotia to come back to my home province would help me...
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The schedule for Osheaga 2014: See it here
Updated Aug. 1 Here’s the schedule for all three days of the Osheaga Festival. (Note: some substitutions have been made: the @osheaga twitter feed has details.) As always, the main headliners are...
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