November 2, 2023

New Zealand Curling Team Moves Into Calgary Retirement Home

New Zealand’s curling team wanted to train with the “big boys” in Canada, and a group of enthusiastic seniors has provided housing, a cheering section and […]
February 18, 2022

Theirs Was a Hollywood Beginning

Walter Wachter, a production manager, met James Pearse Connelly, a production designer, at an awards ceremony in Los Angeles, where both had moved to work in […]
January 28, 2020

Tiny Love Stories: ‘His Shirtless Picture Caught My Eye’

A Shaft of Light We were 7-year-olds without siblings, living in adjacent Montreal apartments that shared a bathroom light shaft. Margaret had curly, ruddy-brown hair and […]
January 13, 2020

Will Canadians Have to Pay the Security Costs for Harry and Meghan?

MONTREAL — News from Queen Elizabeth II on Monday that Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, will be living part-time in Canada was greeted with a […]
January 13, 2020

Canadians Wonder: Who Will Pay the Security Costs for Harry and Meghan?

MONTREAL — News from Queen Elizabeth II on Monday that Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, will be living part-time in Canada was greeted with a […]
January 9, 2020

Going Rogue: Prince Harry and Meghan Caught the Palace Off Guard

LONDON — Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, failed to get clearance from Queen Elizabeth II before announcing their unorthodox plan to become part-time, financially independent […]
June 29, 2017

First Person: The Clarion Call of Being Canadian

My children are Canadian. They are also American and British, though they do not necessarily identify in that order. Once, British might have come first; later, […]
June 27, 2017

On the Runway: Justin Trudeau’s Sock Diplomacy

Vanessa Friedman ON THE RUNWAY The first time could have been chalked up to charming idiosyncrasy. The second time, it seemed like an effort to bring […]