Society
Her Different Life, Her Martian Year
By Colin McGregor A year on Mars is equivalent to 687 Earth days. That is because the red planet is further from the Sun than we are. It takes longer to make an orbit around the Sun… Farah Alibay, born in Montreal and raised in […] See more
Giants Among Us at the Café Graffiti: The Kitchi-Sabe
By Colin McGregor Across Canada, different indigenous peoples have different teachings. But many adopt what are known as the Seven Grandfather Teachings. They all share the same concepts of abiding by a moral respect for all living things. Among these is the teaching of honesty. […] See more
Veteran Social Worker’s Testament Translated into English : Raymond Viger’s Latest Book
By Colin McGregor The reflections of Raymond Viger, who has devoted 35 years of his life to counselling amrginalized youth, are now finally available in English. « Marginal and Proud Of It, » translated by Colin McGregor, is currently up on the editionstnt.com website. Editionstnt.com is the […] See more
Moving Day in Quebec: A HelloSafe Poll
July 1 is fast approaching, Quebec’s traditional moving day, and with it, many moves will happen across the province. For this occasion, HelloSafe unveils the results of a survey of 452 people in Quebec who intend to move within the next 6 months, in order […] See more
The Little Varenyk
By Raymond Viger Maria Bilash left her native Ukraine for Paris in 2006. A 48 hour trip by car. There, she enrolled in a French language course, all the while taking care of her children. She found restaurants representing every conceivable nationality (Russian, Japanese, Polish), […] See more
Frauds and Scams on Dating Sites
By Colin McGregor When we’re blinded by love all sorts of bad things can happen. Isabelle Rivest, founder of the dating site Effet Tandem, tells us that dating site scams cost Canadians a bundle. According to the RCMP, such sites saw $64.7 million worth of […] See more
Solitude is Bad for Your Health
By Colin McGregor I now live in a halfway house. But I will have to, one day or another, find myself an apartment. Which means I’ll be there alone. And living alone can be very bad for your health… I won’t be the only one […] See more
What does Quebec in the 1960s have to teach us today? The “B & B Commission”
By Colin McGregor In the 1960s, just as is the case today, Francophone Quebecers were afraid of losing their language to the forces of English assimilation. But the situation back then was far different than it is now. Economically, French speakers were shut out of […] See more
Public Readers at the Bistro for St-Jean Baptiste Fundraiser
A program run by the Carrefour jeunesse emploi de Hochelaga-Maisonneuve (the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve youth employment agency), public readers read poetry and short excerpts of books to members of the general public. Aimed chiefly at those 16 to 35, this program has been at work since 2019. […] See more