1878: Honoré Beaugrand & Other Quebec Curios
Not only the terminus of East End’s green line, Honoré Beaugrand was a person with quite the interesting life. A lifelong traveller and politician, Beaugrand’s family [read on]
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1869: The Montreal Star & Other Quebec Curios
A chance partnership at The Montreal Gazette of two men sparked the idea of a satirical magazine that eventually paved the way for the popular anglophone newspapers that [read on]
1811: The Montreal Herald & Other Quebec Curios
Founded in 1811 by William Gray, the Montreal Herald became a major competitor to fellow English papers such as the Montreal Gazette. Originally a weekly paper as conceived [read on]
1805: Newspapers Left and Right & Other Quebec Curios
The Montreal Gazette? That is so 1785. Read about the new kids on the block, Le Canadien and the Mercury, on this week’s Curios.
1785: Fleury Mesplet & Other Quebec Curios
You won’t find much in the Montreal Gazette, much less (or should we say “at least”) as far their history goes. You might not even know his name, but Fleury Mesplet, a [read on]
Review of Spotlight: Journalists Expose Sins of the Church
Tom McCarthy’s new film shines a light on an investigative journalism team called the Spotlight