The Jazz Festival signals Summertime in Montreal The Montrealer June 1, 2012 4509 The Montreal International Jazz Festival, recognized by Guinness as the world’s largest, has evolved into a celebration of music, with its roots in jazz and blues My first contact with live jazz came while I w...
Oliver Jones The Montrealer May 1, 2012 13419 Oliver Jones – a life in music Jazz pianist Oliver Jones has achieved international success as a jazz musician, and been recognized with the Order of Canada, The Order of Quebec, The Martin Luther King Jr. Awa...
Liza Minnelli The Montrealer April 1, 2012 4984 The daughter of singer Judy Garland and film director Vincente Minnelli was born into show business and has become of one the world’s greatest - and best loved superstars Liza Minnelli has won four Tony Awar...
Allan Hawco – creator, lead writer, executive producer and star of Republic of Doyle The Montrealer March 1, 2012 10932 Montreal’s National Theatre School graduate stars in one of Canada’s most watched television shows; now seen in 96 countries “I knew that I wanted to be an actor and writer when I was just 9 years old – and I ...
Kevin O’Leary – from Dragon’s Den to Redemption Inc. The Montrealer February 1, 2012 20201 Kevin O’Leary has worked extremely hard – make that ridiculously hard – to become rich. In a recent interview, we had a wide-ranging conversation about his early life, his incredible success with SoftKey, rebui...
Sugar Sammy The Montrealer January 1, 2012 13003 His rock-star good looks are reminiscent of Elvis, his career an international success – and at home he plays pick-up hockey ‘just like a regular Canadian kid’ “I grew up in the Cote des Neiges area, not too f...
Jennifer Heil – a story of talent, determination, and compassion The Montrealer December 1, 2011 6170 Olympic Champion commits herself to helping girls in developing countries to follow their dreams – “Because I Am A Girl” Jennifer Heil loves to ski and compete with abandon. Canadians know her best for winn...
Roméo Dallaire – A senator’s courageous crusade for human rights The Montrealer November 1, 2011 6740 In a month when Canadians remember the fallen of past wars, Liberal Senator Roméo Dallaire is trying to ensure that surviving veterans aren’t forgotten either. As chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Veterans...
Justin Trudeau A leader-in-waiting The Montrealer October 1, 2011 8601 The federal Liberals won’t choose a new leader until 2013. However, if the vote were held a lot sooner, a familiar name is favoured. According to a recent poll conducted by Leger Marketing, 21 per cent of su...
The Layton legacy The Montrealer September 1, 2011 6627 Having served as Jack Layton’s senior press secretary for eight-and-a-half years, Karl Bélanger has a plethora of memories about the late NDP leader. One of the most personal and poignant points to how deepl...
