1812: Lower Canada’s Army & Other Quebec Curios
Some of the best during the War of 1812 didn’t come from Britain at all. The Canadian Voltigeurs, a light infantry of about 6000 strong, were purely Lower Canadian. The [read on]
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1812: America Keeps Trying to Invade Canada & Other Quebec Curios
One of the first attacks of the War of 1812 occurred in present-day Ontario, in a place named Sandwich (out of all possible names to name a town). However, the Americans, at [read on]
Une Nuit blanche en 67 à Montréal en lumière 2017
Dans le cadre du festival annuel Montréal en lumière, la Nuit blanche du samedi 4 mars au dimanche, nous replongera à l’époque marquante de l’Expo 67, qui [read on]
FTA 2017 : pré-dévoilement de la programmation !
Du 25 mai au 8 juin 2017, le Festival TransAmériques lancera sa 11e édition ! Le 1er février, FTA a levé le voile sur une partie de sa riche programmation.
1783: Peace in Paris & Other Quebec Curios
Three sets of treaties in France would end the American Revolutionary War between the Thirteen Colonies and Great Britain and their respective allies. New England, who had [read on]
1783: Benjamin Franklin Tries to Claim Canada & Other Quebec Curios
By the time the American War of Independence ended and each party sent their respective delegations to conclude peace treaties with one another, tensions were high even [read on]
1783-84: Exodus of the Loyalists & Other Quebec Curios
Despite the sheer unity and enthusiasm that most films and biopics set during the American Revolution tend to portray, most historians say that only one third of the [read on]
1781: The Canadians at Yorktown & Other Quebec Curios
During the American Revolution, the Revolutionaries managed to get not one but two Canadian Regiments in their grasp. The first Regiment participated in the successful [read on]
1775-1781: Meanwhile in Canada & Other Quebec Curios
While chaos erupted in the Thirteen Colonies, contrary to popular belief, things were happening in the Province of Quebec and environs. A young Alexander Mackenzie, the [read on]
Win A Pair of Tickets to See The Refugee Hotel
Want to see some dark comedy about Chilean refugees in a Montreal hotel in 1974? Win tickets here.
1763: The Royal Proclamation & Other Quebec Curios
While King George III is unfortunately known as the tyrant who lost the Thirteen Colonies and who suffered from at least two bouts of mental illness, re-evaluations of this [read on]
Ancient Future Festival : un voyage sonore et visuel atemporel
Au bord du fleuve Saint-Laurent, se dessine la silhouette du festival Ancient Future, embrasée par les flammes expirées par les cracheurs de feu. Sur la scène Evasion, [read on]
Through my Brown Gay Lens – Am I a ‘Person of Color’?
Does the phrase “Person of Color” ignore the experiences of individual racial and ethnic groups in North America?
Closet Monster: Stylish, Zingy, and Temperamental
Stephen Dunn’s film that won big at TIFF is now in cinemas.
On the Road with Jon Bennett
Interview with master story teller, Jon Bennett, about life as a traveling performer.
A Nod Towards Quebec Prehistory & Other Quebec Curios
We explore what Quebec was like in its prehistory stage, up until the First Nations who settled in the area.
Holy Body Tattoo Returns to Collaborate with GY!BE
Vancouver dance troupe Holy Body Tattoo returns after a long hiatus to restage their show monumental with Godspeed You! Black Emperor.
Donovan Woods’ New Album: Songwriting at its Finest
Interview with songwriter whose country-folk sound has earned him Juno nominees and love from Tim McGraw.
Canadian Bluesman Matt Andersen is an Honest Man
“I find if I write by myself too much I start to rip my own ideas off and sound like myself too much.” Read the rest of the interview HERE: