Archive 1997-2016
Twice a week during lunch hour, Ed Chartrand puts aside his work planning for the 2006 census at Statistics Canada and heads to a conference room where about 60 of his co-workers are waiting.
Chartrand then takes charge by organizing the statisticians, methodologists and clerks in rows. Then he makes the command . . . and the singing begins.
The harmonious sounds of the Capital Chordettes, a women’s barbershop chorus, provide a unique musical experience.
Fresh from attending an international competition in Indiana in November, where they placed second among 20 choruses, the group is enjoying the busy holiday season.
Mariah Carey is ready for her close-up, but it’s not for another big-budget video. She’s going to the big screen.
Carey is one of the most recent pop music stars to express an interest in acting. She is working on a musical with the working title All That Glitters. The film should be in theatres sometime next year.
The David Levine Affair; Separatist betrayal or McCarthyism north?
By Randal Marlin
Fernwood Publishing; 144 pp; $15.95
Chapters called the cops to the book launch.
As Randal Marlin discussed his book in the downtown bookstore, some in the crowd of 100 heckled.
An angry man wearing a bright violet-coloured knit hat shouted: “You’re trying to break up Canada!” He carried two placards, “Resign Levine!” and “Hospital board spits in Ottawa’s face.”