Study shows: Smokers try to quit, but can't

So I have a friend (he shall remain anonymous) who has a HUGE smoking problem. Everytime we hang out, he would either waste time to go buy some cigarettes, or take 5minutes off from whatever we were doing to smoke....

Hockey to be played at Wrigley Field

So it looks like this is going to be an annual event. Regular season NHL games played outdoor in a baseball or football field. I say, why not, it makes great television and it attracts crowds of people. They were...

Sean Paul, Akon, Kardinal Thrills Canadian Fans

WINNIPEG - Hip-hop fans got their money's worth at MTS Centre last night, where four of the genre's heaviest hitters strutted their stuff for some 6,500 adoring fans.Even better? They saved a whack of cash on plane...

Three injured as Montreal-bound train hits truck

A Via rail train travelling east from Toronto to Montreal crashed into a flatbed truck this afternoon, injuring three people."The accident, which occurred at about 3:20 p.m. near Mallorytown, derailed the train's engine and baggage car and has temporarily shut down all train...

Quebec City's 400th Birthday Facelift Creates Jealousy

Opinion Barry Artiste. Now Public Contributor  Montreal and Vancouver cannot be blamed for being jealous of  400 year old Quebec City.  Quebec City has all the "Bragging Rights" as Tourism...

Fab four times price for Beatles drumskin

I was a Rolling Stones rather than a Beatles fan so I did not buy any Beatle recordings until Sgt. Peppers was released."The iconic bass drum skin used on the front cover of The Beatles' 1967 album Sgt Pepper's...

Lennon 'Peace' lyrics sell at auction for $833,654

Writer Gail Renard, in the photo, poses in front of the handwritten by John Lennon lyrics for the song 'Give Peace A Chance' song, that was sold in a Christie's auction for 350,000 British pounds, $692,000, in...

Sean Paul Surprises Montreal Summer Camp

MONTREAL -- At first, Tiffany Lussier brushed it off when she heard rumours reggae mega-star Sean Paul would make a surprise visit to her summer basketball camp.The 11-year-old broke out in tears of joy Wednesday when Paul showed up and she was asked to sing with the Grammy...

Google targets Bell in CRTC letter

God Bless America.  I don't say that very often but thanks to good old American innovation and the companies it spawns, the shameful conduct of Bell Canada is now being questioned.  Google has put its...

Fete Nationale Parade, Montreal, Quebec

The annual Fete Nationale parade along Sherbrooke Street East in Montreal, Quebec on June 24, 2008. Photoset by John Jantak Complete photostream at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnjan99ca/sets/72157605832433175/...

Montrealers Celebrate Canada Day. Photoset by John Jantak

Montreal's multiethnic divergence flouished as around 100,000 people gathered to watch a parade mark Canada's 141st birthday on July 1. Mounties, marching bands, a cascade of dancers and many others made their way...

Belgian man arrested in Montreal pleads guilty

Vincent Raphael Duval a resident of the city of Liège (Belgium) was arrested in Montreal (Quebec, Canada) last saturday june 21st 2008. Duval pleaded guilty on friday june 27th to six accusations of sexual interference, sexual touching, kidnapping and three counts of...

ComScore’s Top Start-ups in Canada

I'm not a huge believer in Alexa's numbers but as I'm fond of saying, "in the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king"."Everytime we publish our monthly Techvibes Start-Up Indexes, there are always a few complaints about the use of Alexa and Compete data...

Happy 400, Quebec City!

Celebrations are underway in Quebec City and across Canada to celebrate the city's 400th anniversary."French explorer Samuel de Champlain landed in what is now la vieille capitale on July 3, 1608. To mark the...

Defend Fair Copyright in Canada

All Canadians should be worried about this."Following pressure from the U.S. government and entertainment lobbies, the Canadian government announced sweeping changes to Canadian copyright law. The changes mirror...

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