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A flickering last stand for a red-light landmark

I ts address has been synonymous with sin, swing and a little bada bing for nearly a century. And now, the Café Cléopâtre is fighting to keep the bad old ways alive. The Montreal establishment, which offers Danseuses à Go Go on its signage and Céline ...

From INGRID PERITZ, Globe and Mail,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Dolly Parton,  Cher,  Tina Turner

Montreal's missing heritage found in Calgary

H e's deemed one of Canada's greatest financial geniuses of all time, a builder of the mighty railroad and the first Canadian to earn a peerage. Yet even nation builders can't resist a corporate transfer. A bronze statue of Lord Mount Stephen, first ...

From INGRID PERITZ, Globe and Mail,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Canadian Pacific Railway Limited

Quebec's Disney-inspired solution to flu-shot chaos

I f Quebeckers have seen reduced waiting times at flu vaccination centres, they can thank the wonderful world of Disney. Denis Beaudoin, a regional health official, had became obsessed with how to deliver shots to thousands of people without long queues. ...

From INGRID PERITZ, Globe and Mail,  15 Nov 2009

Worshippers work to combat flu in the pews

C all it worship without worry: An Italian inventor has devised an electronic holy-water dispenser to reduce exposure to the H1N1 virus. The device, already inspiring interest worldwide, uses an infrared sensor like those found in bathroom soap ...

From INGRID PERITZ, Globe and Mail,  11 Nov 2009

QUEBEC CITY STEPS CLOSER TO PURSUING BID FOR WINTER GAMES

W ith Quebec City trying to polish its potential bid to land a Winter Games, the head of the Canadian Olympic Committee says the provincial capital could be a candidate. Quebec City is reportedly trying to solidify its appeal as a Games host by naming ...

From INGRID PERITZ, Globe and Mail,  9 Nov 2009

Children are worried sick over H1N1's spread

W ith the swine flu taking its toll on an anxious nation's psyche, children are proving to be an at-risk group in more ways than one. Parents and health professionals hear it from children confronting the new realities of absent classmates, cancelled ...

From INGRID PERITZ, Globe and Mail,  6 Nov 2009

Race for Montreal mayoralty a three-way tossup

M ontrealers are talking about washing up and using sanitizers these days – but not to fight the H1N1 virus. They're searching for the best leader to clean the dirt at city hall. And on the eve of Montreal's municipal election, the race for mayor has ...

From INGRID PERITZ, Globe and Mail,  30 Oct 2009

Related Topics: White House,  Jean Charest

Montreal mayoral race a three-way tossup

M ontrealers are talking about washing up and using sanitizers these days – but not to fight the H1N1 virus. They're searching for the best leader to clean the dirt at city hall. And on the eve of Montreal's municipal election, the race for mayor has ...

From INGRID PERITZ, Globe and Mail,  30 Oct 2009

Related Topics: White House,  Jean Charest

Quebec hospitals warn against H1N1 'psychosis'

S ally Youness walked into the hospital ER with her young son and immediately got handed a child-sized hospital face mask. It had Mickey Mouse stamped all over it. "Halloween is coming," Ms. Youness quipped to the triage nurse. It was a lighthearted ...

From INGRID PERITZ, Globe and Mail,  30 Oct 2009

Appeal in motion over ruling on smoking ban

T he Correctional Service of Canada is appealing a court ruling that struck down the ban on smoking at federal penitentiaries. A group of 19 inmates, all in Quebec, won a court challenge against Canada's prison smoking ban last week; Federal Court ruled ...

From INGRID PERITZ, Globe and Mail,  28 Oct 2009

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