Sharon Butala, une écrivaine des Prairies, publiait en 2005 “Lilac Moon”, un essai d’histoire de l’Ouest canadien qui essayait de répondre à “What makes a Westerner?” Ironie oblige, l’ouvrage est passé plutôt inaperçu, possiblement en raison de la réponse proposée : “Our stubborn refusal to recognize the French fact”! L’histoire citoyenne captivait pourtant par son
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Prince the Consummate Entertainer
on December 27th, 2011
Prince wowed audiences in his two sold out shows at the Air Canada Centre. The age-defying 53-year old superstar of entertainment hardly stopped for a breath as he pounded out hit after hit, all newly re-worked to perfection, for more than three hours.
Sports Briefs
on August 22nd, 2011
The Toronto Blue Jays honor all-star second baseman Roberto Alomar at the Rogers Centre on July 31st. A week prior, Alomar became the first player to enter Baseball’s Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. wearing a Blue Jays cap.
Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Toronto
on July 7th, 2011
Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Toronto Schedule of Events – July 12 – 31
Black History Month -Some Upcoming Events in Vancouver & Toronto
on January 31st, 2011
symposium welcomes all people to join together and become inspired by this special event that honours Black History in Canada.
Hubert Busy JR. Named USL W-League Coach Of The Year
on September 14th, 2010
Toronto-born and Kingston, Ontario-raised Hubert Busby Jr. was named Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC women’s team in December 2009.
New Emirates Flights Could Boost Canadian Tourism and Economy
on February 24th, 2010
Emirates Airline revealed findings of a study showing flights into Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary would bring an increase in tourism spend, taxes and jobs. Emirates is currently restricted to a maximum of three flights per week to and from Canada. The results are supported by Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Shirley Bond, who was joined by
Bite of the Mango Sweetens Success for One Sierra Leone Woman
on October 24th, 2009
The Afro News Vancouver small to carry the weight of her experience and the story that results from it. Unlike many of the child victims of war, the horrors Kamara saw, the assaults on her spirit and the brutality she experienced from age 12, are now being read and discussed by young people the world
