Month: August 2023
Expos roll through the Townships
Fans cheer old faves in charity road trip Baseball was back – for one evening. The fans wanted to see their Montreal Expos stars again, and they loved it. At this seven-inning charity softball game in Sherbrooke on Wednesday evening, the crowd rang through “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” during the fifth-inning stretch,…
Last Call in Canada?
New limits for alcohol ignore benefits Journalists love “headline numbers”, big round figures, especially millions and billions. They catch readers’ attention and seem impressive. But in January 2023 the lowly figure two (2) caught everyone’s attention; as in, two drinks a week. A health advisory board proposed that as a national guideline. “Two? per week!?”…
The burning question
Photo credit: Landon Parenteau Are wildfires more frequent than in the past? An explosion of northern wildfires in June and July kindled great anxiety. Clouds of smoke blew over major U.S. cities in the Northeast and Midwest, and both Toronto and Montreal were smothered for several days. The sun sometimes appeared red when it wasn’t…