COMMENTARY: Noting ripping changes in Montreal in latter-day Van Winkle visit
COMMENTARY: Noting ripping changes in Montreal in latter-day Van Winkle visit Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com “The very village was altered; it was larger and more populous. There …
COMMENTARY: Winston Churchill’s war history has lessons for today’s world
COMMENTARY: Winston Churchill’s war history has lessons for today’s world Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com It took longer than expected, but it’s done. As recounted in a column …
OPINION: Reconciliation and path forward start with an apology
OPINION: Reconciliation and path forward start with an apology Pauline Kerr pauline@qctonline.com After six days of apologies by the leader of the Roman Catholic Church for the horrendous abuses perpetrated …
COMMENTARY: Petro-Canada evolved from nationalist dream to dépanneur partner
COMMENTARY: Petro-Canada evolved from nationalist dream to dépanneur partner Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Y our scribe is not now nor has ever been a communist. Still, I kind of miss having …
COMMENTARY: Tory leadership leader Poilievre lacks Quebec caucus backing
COMMENTARY: Tory leadership leader Poilievre lacks Quebec caucus backing Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com What do Pierre Poilievre and Pierre Paul-Hus have in common, besides the same first name …
COMMENTARY: Railways go green: All aboard the (electric) trains to the future
COMMENTARY: Railways go green: All aboard the (electric) trains to the future Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com With no quick end in sight to the twin nightmares of …
Larry Hodgson says a long goodbye to The Laidback Gardener
Larry Hodgson says a long goodbye to The Laidback Gardener Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter ruby@qctonline.com In 1967, millions of tourists from around North America streamed toward Montreal to …
COMMENTARY: Changing times for Catholicism in North America
COMMENTARY: Changing times for cradle of Catholicism in North America Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com The last time there was a big Roman Catholic gathering on the Plains …
COMMENTARY: Which spouses might be featured in Canadian ‘First Ladies’ series?
COMMENTARY: Which spouses might be featured in Canadian First Ladies series? Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com We have been watching with a mixture of hilarity and horror the …
GRADUATION 2022: A.S. Johnson High School honours the Class of 2022
GRADUATION 2022: A.S. Johnson High School honours the Class of 2022 Submitted by Stephen Renaud, principal, St. Patrick’s High School On June 24, A.S. Johnson High School in Thetford Mines …