By Colin McGregor As the family way of learning, homeschooling is an alternative educational choice that empowers parents to take charge of their children’s education, replacing traditional school attendance. It brings a full life of discovery that both parents and children can share in at […] See more
By Raymond Viger Originally, the funeral wake was a strongly religious tradition. Watching over the remains allowed the deceased to depart their physical envelope with the positive thoughts of their loved ones in tow. But over time, this relationship with the church has lost its […] See more
Retired immigration official Louise Gagné (right) presents filmmaker Daphné Cambronne with documents chronicling her grandfather Roger’s activism with an anti-racism group in Montreal By Colin McGregor Imagine that you have a thirst to find out more about your roots – about a misty shadow in […] See more
A year of celebration and change. The Café Graffiti celebrates its quarter century while the Journal de la Rue celebrates its 30th birthday. The adventure began with the Journal de la Rue, the first French-speaking street newspaper in the world. It was followed in 1993 […] See more
By HelloSafe As we are well into the holiday season, inflation is weighing more than ever on household budgets in Quebec. Today, HelloSafe, Canada’s number 1 financial product comparison site, is sharing the results of a survey conducted among 564 Quebecers, with the aim of […] See more
Students at John Abbott College wrote about the COVID-19 crisis in their French language media course. The following translations come from that course. Many students couldn’t celebrate reaching the age of majority with their classmates. In confinement, they gained an awareness of the impacts of […] See more
Axelle (not her real name) still can recall the vicious look that the man who asked her to dance for the first time gave her. Proud of the attention it brought her and delighted to have him all for herself, she jiggled in the 100% […] See more
By Alexandra Grenier On July 8th, 2021, Falbala Cloutier, a young woman in her 20s, suffered her worst experience in her life: the loss of her child. “I felt like I’d had the most precious thing to me in the world ripped away.” Three miscarriages […] See more
By Colin McGregor Food insecurity is a growing phenomenon. With the growing inflation of food prices in supermarkets, many have taken an interest in collective kitchens. The principle behind the more than 1,200 collective kitchens in Quebec is simple: participants share the cost of food […] See more
By Raymond Viger I’ve already told you, in these columns, of the macho education that men got in the 1950s and 60s when it came to romantic relationships. Think of James Bond during the Sean Connery era, or Humphrey Bogart. A star would kiss a […] See more
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