Montreal hoteliers and businesses whose bottom lines heavily rely on tourism are taking comfort in the results of a recent study taken on behalf of Tourisme Montreal showing that 9.2 million people visited the city in 2014, injecting a healthy $2.7 billion into the local economy.
The Things That Define Us
With everything going on in the world today, it seems to be increasingly difficult to find much of anything to bring our spirits up again after a physically, emotionally and even spiritually exhausting day.
Island Time: Surf, Sand And Scenery
I hurled myself off the sandstone cliff edge of The Bluff, arms crossed in front of my chest, slicing sideways into the foaming surf. The surging wave thrust my body onto the smooth, bright red cliff face and I blasted into the cave’s interior…
A Mother of a Monument
Even some of those in favour of the project find it objectionable that corporate and others sponsors will receive as much visibility and recognition as the dead thus memorialized.
Ethics and Human Error: Modern Forensics and the DNA Question
DNA evidence was once thought to be the holy grail of evidence. For years, forensics told us, and T.V. shows dramatized, the infallibility of DNA. Since it’s unique to each individual, how could it possibly not be reliable? Well, some research now shows that DNA evidence can be faked.
The Detox Myth: How Celebrity Culture Sells Us What We Don’t Need
From supplements to green shakes, from special teas to liver-flushing yoga exercises, health gurus like this pair of detox docs line up beside celebrities and other snake oil retailers to sell us on the latest pseudo-health craze – detoxification.
Sister, Sister
Sliding into the world covered in shit black as tar, Maura arrived as a bad sign. Darkness was in her, but she was surrounded by the light of love.
Art Heals the Heart
There is no excuse not to follow your dreams. In following your dreams you find who you are, or in my case who I was. I was able to regain the joy in my life that had escaped me. I became my own best friend. I started dating art. We have a great relationship now. We have many children.
Musicians Of The World Unite: The AFM Wants Your Money
Don’t get me wrong, I’m a union guy through and through. When I see public sector unions doing battle with the government, I don’t bitch about how good civil servants already have it compared to the rest of us, I bitch that the rest of us should have it as good as the unionized workers do.
Paws to Reflect in Victoria
There is no doubt that owning a pet, particularly a dog, can be good for our health. They not only provide us with companionship and unconditional love, it is widely accepted that people who own a dog are more likely to have lower blood pressure and cholesterol and suffer less from depression.
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