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Five Little Girls and a Mongrel Disillusion 'Old' Pete - (He's 21)

Montreal, Quebec

Peter recounts a difficult walk with his 7-year-old niece, her friends, and a dog. He feels older than he is.

Forever...

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This book explores the complexities of relationships and teenage sexuality through Katherine's and Michael's relationship. The two high school students grow in their relationship with one another, then, after having sex together for the first time…

Founder Kept Busy Swatting Down Foes

Montreal, Quebec

Part two of a five part co-series with cartoonist Ed McNally about spending time in Swat, a unique state in the western region of Pakistan. The article profiles 83 year old Miangul Gulshazada Abdul Wadud Khan (Badshah Sahib),…

From Sea to Sea Canada Is United By Barrack-Like Airports

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Montreal, Quebec

Commentary on the design of Canadian airports, with critical discussions on Winnipeg's "temporary airport terminals".

Gastronomic Roulette: Just Once You'd Like to Say, "Wow!" to a Resturant Meal in London

London, Ontario

Desbarats describes the quality of London’s restaurants as being somewhere between “the wasteland of Hamilton and the Valhalla of Toronto.” He admits there were a few, mainly ethnic, restaurants that he enjoyed: Anthony’s on…

Germany Battles Its Traffic

Montreal, Quebec

Investigates how a steady increase in traffic within Munich is being handled by the police force’s special “traffic squad.”Closed circuit cameras were used to monitor and control traffic issues and conditions. West Germany had…

Ghost Camp (Goosebumps series)

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The 45th book in the Goosebumps series, this book follows brother Harry and Alex Altman in their adventures at Camp Spirit Moon, which their parents signed them up for last minute. As they are walking towards the camp it appears to be abandoned until…

Global TV's News has Honey Touch

Montreal, Quebec

A somewhat mixed review on the Global TV's nightly newscast programme. Irwin makes note of the somewhat jitteriness of the programme's structure, whilst also discussing the contrasting presenting styles of Trueman and Desbarats…

Goodnight Moon

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"The rhyming simplicity of the text still brings comfort to both mother and child, even after 50 years. Brown's ability to describe just what a small child notices is the essence of this book. The black-and-white details interspersing Hurd's…