7 h. ago SNOBELEN: ‘Real Canadians’ should be ignoring America’s culture wars

You have to give U.S. President Donald Trump credit — he sure has made Canadians patriotic. This is an unexpected benefit of the frazzled American urge to simultaneously cut off the world and expand its borders. In plainer language, we will be ready to be the 51st state the day after hell freezes over, and […]

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7 d. ago HUGHES: Canadian Paediatric Society’s journal follows gender ideology and ignores the science

Canada’s pediatric gender clinics are overwhelmed with long waiting lists, so a team of researchers published a paper offering a solution: Get pediatricians comfortable socially and medically transitioning children and adolescents. The paper, published in the Canadian Paediatric Society’s journal, is highly ideological and ignores all of the recent international developments that call the practice […]

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7 d. ago Food festival with eats from over 40 countries coming to Toronto

Food festival season is right around the corner for Toronto, bringing with it the much-anticipated return of a slew of annual favourites, including the always-electric Pan American Food and Music Festival.Returning to the city's food festival circuit for its 13th year, Toronto's Pan American Food and Music Festival (or PanamFest, as it's also known) is a huge celebration of cuisines and cultures spanning the Americas, from Canada to Chile.I can't think of a better city to play host to a festival that celebrates diversity and multiculturalism than Toronto, and no better location to serve as its backdrop than Nathan Phillips Square, illuminated by the glow of the Toronto sign.The weekend-long festival is set to feature a host of restaurants and chefs from across the city and beyond, churning out dishes and snacks from 41 different countries in North, Central and South America.Whether you're in the mood for poutine, plantain or Pão de Queijo, there&...

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1 week ago California governor urges Canadians to ignore Trump, come back for sand, sun and wine

Canadians’ boycott of travel to the U.S. is hitting hard on California’s sandy shores, prompting the state’s governor to make a social media pitch-plea to come back. Gov. Gavin Newsom, in a video this week, is urging the two million Canadians who visited last year to look past U.S. President Donald Trump and return to […]

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2 w. ago Dans «Your Friends & Neighbors», le mirage du rêve américain

Jonathan Tropper signe une série sur mesure pour Jon Hamm, que l’on retrouve en proie à de nouveaux démons.

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2 w. ago Céline Dion intronisé dans la Bibliothèque du Congrès américain

La chanson «My Heart Will Go On» s’ajoute au répertoire aux côtés de titres de «Minecraft» et d’«Hamilton».

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2 w. ago L’acteur américain Robert De Niro recevra la Palme d’or d’honneur à Cannes

L’acteur de 81 ans recevra son prix lors de la cérémonie d’ouverture du 78e Festival de Cannes, le 13 mai.

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3 w. ago Bear witness: American expat June Clark explores identity, history and cultural memory in new exhibit at Contemporary Calgary

When entering the June Clark: Witness at Contemporary Calgary visitors will hear the sound of children solemnly reading the Pledge of Allegiance. They are the voices of Clark’s twin granddaughters, offering a soundtrack to a series of work called Unrequited Love. “They were seven at the time,” says Clark, in an interview with Postmedia at […]

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3 w. ago Natural wonders beckon in Belize from ancient caves to the Great Blue Hole

Central American country packs a punch for adventure, culture and history

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3 w. ago Annuler la tournée ou pas? Le malaise américain des musiciens québécois.

La perspective d’une tournée aux États-Unis dans le contexte délétère actuel rend inconfortables les musiciens d’ici.

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3 w. ago Letters, March 30, 2025: ‘Liberals eating Conservatives’ lunch’

Tories in trouble Carney is winning because he is the true conservative. Carney takes all of the winning policies away from Poilievre and then leaves Poilievre desperate to differentiate himself with nothing but scraps of imported American culture war nonsense. The Liberals have become conservatives and the conservatives have become a bargain-bin MAGA movement, and […]

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4 w. ago SNOBELEN: Learning from America’s past may help save Canada 

Benjamin Franklin was a clever fellow. He once allowed that “experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.” It is a rare occurrence when we take the time or have the wisdom to learn from the experience of others. This election cycle, we Canadians seem determined to ignore the painful lessons […]

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