Paul Sun-Hyung Lee – the star of CBC television’s hit series Kim’s Convenience Peter Kerr March 13, 2017 12692 Through perseverance and hard work, Ins Choi’s play Kim’s Convenience became a Toronto and then national box office success. The highly successful CBC television adaptation has given Paul Sun-Hyung Lee a well-d...
Yolande James’ trajectory from politician to political commentator Tracey Arial February 19, 2017 15307 Yolande James Why should Montrealers care about what’s going on in the National Assembly? Answering that question has become a full-time career for Yolande James. The fluently bilingual West Island native a...
The Honourable Mélanie Joly Linda Renaud January 19, 2017 13092 The Honourable Mélanie Joly: Laser-focused on Canada’s cultural sector How sellable is Canadian culture globally and/or to our own government and audiences? Herein lays the challenge for Mélanie Joly, Minister...
Lesley Chesterman – brings the “two solitudes” together over food and wine Peter Kerr December 16, 2016 7770 Lesley Chesterman – Montreal’s fluently bilingual restaurant critic brings the “two solitudes” together over food and wine A trained chef with years of kitchen experience in Montreal and Paris, restaurant crit...
Alexandre Trudeau: The once-reclusive member of Canada’s Trudeau dynasty emerges to promote his personal brand Linda Renaud November 3, 2016 16849 Alexandre Trudeau has just published his first book, Barbarian Lost: Travels in the New China. Part travelogue and part memoir, the non-fiction tome made The Globe and Mail’s National Bestseller List the weeken...
Terry DiMonte – Montreal’s favourite morning man talks about discovering his passion for radio Peter Kerr October 14, 2016 13791 Terry DiMonte – Montreal’s favourite morning man talks about discovering his passion for radio, and his affection for the people who have helped him along the way At a very young age, Terry DiMonte knew that...
Welcome to Montreal, City of Peace Linda Renaud September 10, 2016 9992 Dalai Lama “The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers and lovers of all kinds." … Dalai Lama What does the word ‘...
Jean Charest and Michèle Dionne – life before and after politics Peter Kerr August 17, 2016 27003 With such a brilliant political career spanning federal and political politics, many people are not aware of the private life that Jean Charest and Michèle Dionne have enjoyed outside the political arena. We re...
Just For Laughs – the world’s most important comedy festival The Montrealer July 6, 2016 9711 Just For Laughs – comics, talent scouts, television and movie producers all converge in Montreal for the world’s most important comedy festival The Just For Laughs Festival is back with the 34th edition of the...
New Orleans’ Best Comes to Montreal Jazz Fest Julie Kalan May 29, 2016 7241 The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Trombone Shorty, Wynton Marsalis, and Christian Scott at the 2016 Montreal Jazz Festival At the dawn of the 20th century, New Orleans birthed a new art form – jazz. Flag beare...
