British Columbia as an example
In 1964, French novelist and former spy Pierre Nord wrote in essence that “if there was one thing that we should recognize in Anglo-Saxon culture, it is the genius of pragmatism. The proof is that…
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November 28 2020 Columns For Your Interest: Brad Pitt and George Clooney. The Winemaker and the Distiller.
Image: Brad Pitt, courtesy Nasa. Bottles, Jason Kuffer. George Clooney, Melanie McDermott.Brad Pitt and George Clooney are…
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November 23 2020 Columns Pandemonium and a rebirth
As we near the nine-month mark since COVID-19 took hold of what feels like every aspect of our daily activities, it’s beginning to feel like life as we once knew it is nothing more than a distant …
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November 2 2020 Columns Losing it: a privileged rant
When lockdown was first announced, I think I had the same thought as many in the world, “Great, more time to myself.” My mantra was: “I finally get time to do all the things I never had the …
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October 19 2020 Columns For Your Interest: Election Merchandise. Selling Messages. Buying Ideals.
Image: BLM Wilton Blacke. GOP: CP. Mask: CC. Kennedy/Johnson: U.S. Democratic Party.This is a tense moment in America and …
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October 19 2020 Columns Motion sickness
The first time I felt Canadian was this past March. In 2015, I landed in Ontario when I was on the brink of turning 16, having left my mother tongue and favourite cities (in Egypt), along with my …
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October 10 2020 Columns For Your Interest: Emma Chamberlain. The Internet Star. The Entertainer.
Image: YouTube. Photo: Simon Chek. Emma Chamberlain. Pics ArtEmma Chamberlain is famous. Very famous.
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October 5 2020 Columns A little bit of positivity
I remember the joy I felt when my teachers first announced the extension of spring break due to COVID-19. As a high school junior, my days were filled almost entirely with school and extracurricular…
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October 5 2020 Columns The Senate honours Canadian Black artists
Stolen Identities – a painting by Nigerian-Canadian artist Yisa Akinbolaji – was installed in the Senate of Canada Building on …
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September 21 2020 Columns The courage to leave and the courage to stay
I am from the South of France… where the sea reigns and the mountains dominate. I grew up in Nice with my gaze turned towards an always dazzling Mediterranean Sea. Nice… a city where people …