61 h. ago Carney and Quebec cabinet ministers march in Montreal’s 200th St. Patrick’s Day parade

Prime Minister walked the entire route of more than two kilometres, often veering off into the crowd to shake hands and snap photos

Politics

63 h. ago Mark Carney marches in Montreal’s St. Patrick’s Day parade celebration

MONTREAL — Prime Minister Mark Carney marched in Montreal’s St. Patrick’s Day parade today as the event marked its 200th anniversary. Carney, who was sworn in as prime minister on Friday, was joined by several Quebec-based cabinet ministers as he shook hands and waved to thousands gathered along the drizzly parade route in the downtown […]

Culture

63 h. ago Carney marches in Montreal’s St. Patrick’s Day parade celebration

Carney, who is also celebrating his 60th birthday, was serenaded by some revellers with happy birthday, some of whom who cheered his presence at the yearly Montreal staple.

Culture

3 d. ago Toronto goes green as St. Patrick’s Day Parade set for Sunday

Torontonians will be seeing a lot of green this weekend. The 36th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade is set to take place rain or shine beginning at noon on Sunday. The parade will move east along Bloor St. W. from St. George St. to Yonge St. before the procession continues south along Yonge St. to […]

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9 d. ago Letters, March 9, 2025: ‘Carney navigating around the truth’

Mark Blarney’s bedtime stories Although my family landed in Canada in 1842, our heritage dates all the way back to ninth-century Ireland. Over those centuries, Irish folklore and fantasy storytelling found itself brethren to outright blarney at times. I am reminded of this when I hear the Irish citizen, Mark “Blarney” Carney, eloquently navigating around […]

Transport

1 week ago Soaring police costs force cancellation of Ottawa St. Patrick's Day Parade

Parade organizers say the $26,000 cost of paying 33 police officers overtime to work the parade are overwhelming.

Economics

2 w. ago Letters March 3, 2025: ‘Carney is the right guy for the job. Let him do it.’

CARNEY CAN DO IT Regarding Mark Carney, back off and let the man get elected and do what Canada needs to have done. We badly need a statesman of his calibre who can intelligently take care of Canada’s problems, unlike the embarrassing leader we have had for way too long. Be careful not to destroy […]

Transport

2 w. ago CAKE, Los Lobos, Patrick Watson and Sierra Ferrell to play main stage at Calgary Folk Music Festival

Veteran California pop-rockers CAKE, Tex-Mex/Americana icons Los Lobos, Montreal singer-songwriter Patrick Watson and multiple Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Sierra Ferrell will headline the 2025 Calgary Folk Music Festival. They were among the nine artists announced Friday morning as part of the festival’s “early artist leak.” Calgary Folk Fest runs from July 24 to 27 at Prince’s Island […]

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