Caroline Ouellette – Four-time Olympic Gold champion, Hockey Hall Of Fame and IIHF Hall of Fame inductee and Order of Canada Peter Kerr July 5, 2024 3137 By any criteria, Caroline Ouellette is a superstar athlete. Being inducted into the Hockey Hall Of Fame last fall was a deserved recognition of the accomplishments as a hockey player. Perhaps her greatest achie...
Jim West – celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Canada’s premier jazz record label, Justin Time Records Peter Kerr October 7, 2023 2491 The man who first recorded Oliver Jones, Ranee Lee, The Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir and Diana Krall’s first album is celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Justin Time Records– the company he founded in 1983 ...
Aislin’s Favourite Covid Cartoons is Terry Mosher’s latest book … and a Canada Post commemorative stamp! Peter Kerr October 22, 2021 1788 Terry Mosher has just published another book of editorial cartoons – but this time there is an important difference. He’s assembled editorial cartoons from fellow cartoonists from around the world about the com...
Linda Leith – a lifelong love of literature that has led to several careers in writing Peter Kerr October 10, 2021 2783 Linda Leith – is having a busy year, celebrating the 10th Anniversary of her publishing company, being awarded the Officer of the Order of Canada, the publication of her novel, The Girl From Dream City and publ...
Canada Post stamp honours editorial cartoonist Terry Mosher LiveEvents October 7, 2021 2717 One of five editorial cartoonists being honoured with a stamp, “Aislin” is commemorated for 50 years of thought-provoking work Canada Post is releasing a stamp to pay tribute to Terry Mosher, the long-time e...
Canada Post pays tribute to editorial cartoonist Serge Chapleau LiveEvents October 6, 2021 2172 One of five newspaper cartoonists whose work is featured on a stamp, Chapleau is honoured for his unique take on 50 years of news. Serge Chapleau has drawn inspiration from the biggest European cartoonists a...
Canadian Ballet Legends Honoured LiveEvents May 28, 2021 1702 Canada Post applauds the illustrious careers of two ballet legends with Stamps featuring Karen Kain and Fernand Nault Karen Kain and the late Fernand Nault have each left a unique mark on the ballet world. Th...
Newspapering: 50 Years of Reporting from Canada and Around the World by Norman Webster The Montrealer December 18, 2020 2090 Through a 50-year career in newspapers, as a foreign correspondent and editor of The Globe and Mail, Norman Webster was an eyewitness to history, covering Canadian and world leaders through crises foreign and d...
Dr. Trevor Payne remembers award-winning vocalist – Salome Bey, 1933-2020 Peter Kerr & Rick Keene September 18, 2020 2029 On August 9, 2020, Salome Bey passed away; and Canada - and indeed the world - lost one of the greatest blues and gospel singers of her generation. Born in the U.S., Salome lived in Toronto and won many awards ...
Mitch Garber – successful entrepreneur, philanthropist, and passionate Montrealer Peter Kerr February 19, 2020 8295 “I love my family, I love sports and I love business!” This statement at the beginning of our conversation is an accurate self-description of Mitch Garber. He has a tremendous amount of energy that fuels his fo...
