CFN – Earth Day month is just around the corner, a great time to consider what small change I can incorporate into my day to day to help transform my community and world into a more hospitable, healthy place. We have all heard the expression that “small acts, when multipliedContinue Reading
CFN – Is it time to boycott all things Quebec? A boycott is a severe thing; but with Bill 14 looming and the strange occurrences since the last election there that never seem to be resolved could it be best if people give La Belle Province a wide berth for awhile?Continue Reading
I think many of us have heard about the emerald ash borer which arrived in North America from overseas in 2002. This insect thrives on and consequently kills ash trees within 4 years of infestation. We have witnessed the impact this little bug is having on our landscape as onceContinue Reading
CFN – Aimee Davison talks alot. And she’s reversed a trend in that she’s migrated to Quebec as opposed to leaving it; but Pauline Marois and her PQ government’s policies have irked the Actor, Model, and Internet Diva to the point that she’s decided to not speak French anymore in certainContinue Reading
CFN – One of the biggest questions for Habs fans with the lock out ending is the future of PK Subban. The Mercurial D man is an enigma. An immense talent with a huge potential, proven and in the future at a position that such talent is rare.Continue Reading
CFN – So I’m reading Facebook and one of our local peeps is showing off her new cat that she got for free from the Valleyfield SPCA. Apparently the SPCA was so overloaded with felines that it decided rather than euthanize them as so many other SPCA’s are forced toContinue Reading
Are you an experienced media sales rep? Tired of being jerked around by BIG media? Are you good with people and care about your community? Now is the time to join the largest media outlet in Eastern Ontario! CFN is looking for one media sales vet and two Juniors toContinue Reading
CFN – While new Quebec Premier opened ugly sides of racism and linguistic hate in the last election that saw her gain a minority victory questions have to be asked “What of Stephen Harper’s Quebec strategy?” And there is one. Our Prime Minister is primarily known as a PoliticianContinue Reading
CFN – Too many Canadians take being Canadian for granted. In Quebec our flag finally, with the support of two political parties is now standing again in the Quebec legislature. To Yves-Francois Blanchet of the PQ who requested the removal of our flag; turn in your passport sir. And while you’reContinue Reading
CFN – It is no secret the Canadiens have not exactly been at their fighting weight or height for quite some time now. Poor drafting has not been the problem for the Habs; Trevor Timmins has been the beacon of light for this team during the bleak, bleak Gainey-Gauthier eraContinue Reading
CFN – As reported here on CFN, North America’s first Native saint, Kateri Tekakwitha, was canonized at the Vatican on October 21. Understandably, not everyone who wishes to celebrate that fact was able to fly to Rome for the ceremony and related festivities. Bishops from six dioceses in this generalContinue Reading
CFN – I have dreamed of being a journalist ever since I was a little girl. Growing up in Montreal as an aspiring journalist the subject matter was endless. I could’ve written about biker gangs, the mafia, political corruption, language wars or any form of art imaginable. However one thingContinue Reading
CFN– Another instance of Language Intolerance in Quebec. Not surprising at this point although most people know that these are rare instances and not something supported by the majority of Quebecers. LINK The issue is until officials start firing these people or large lawsuits are won things won’t change. Continue Reading
CFN – In Akwesasne, in Kahnawake, in North York, on Manitoulin Island, in Midland and elsewhere in Canada and the U.S., First Nations people and non-aboriginals alike are celebrating a first. Earlier today, World Mission Sunday, following in the footsteps of Paul VI and John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVIContinue Reading
CFN – A lovely October evening in Papineau, a lower income riding in Montreal with many new Canadians and immigrants living there. Justin Trudeau & his wife Sophie Gregoire arrive! It felt more like a coronation than an leadership announcement and certainly was no surprise. Mrs. Trudeau introduces the manContinue Reading
CFN – Many years ago, during the Nixon administration in the U.S., Vice-President Spiro Agnew once called the press“the nattering nabobs of negativity.” Perhaps that chestnut of a phrase, which was actually penned in a speech for the Veep by William Safire, could be applied today to the folks whoContinue Reading
CFN – During Tuesday’s much-anticipated meeting on Parliament Hill between regional language rights advocates and Canada’s Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, James Moore, reportedly Moore admitted that forcing bilingualism on Canada’s citizens simply isn’t working. In the words of meeting participant Beth Trudeau: “He [Moore] confirmed that EVERYContinue Reading
CFN – Your CFN Photo of the Day is from Frederic Serre who waxed about the joys of being self-employed and being able to work in the alley behind his Plateau Montreal home on a lovely September afternoon! He shot this with a Sony Cyber shot with an extra lensContinue Reading