Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Pierre Saint-Arnaud
Publication Date: August 3, 2025 - 16:02
Quebec’s summer travelling carnivals intend to stick around, season staple for generations
August 3, 2025
Bright colourful rides, skill-testing games with a stuffed animal prize, and copious amounts of sticky cotton candy are all hallmarks of the travelling carnival circuit, and are deeply rooted in the imagination of Quebeckers who’ve been able to experience them.
The travelling midways, which temporarily set up shop in shopping centre parking lots or wherever else they can find space, have been part of the Quebec landscape for decades.
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It’s the sounds of the wildfire at Cameron Lake that alarm Colby Rex O’Neill the most.The gunshot-like noise of trees exploding, followed by the earth-shaking crash as they fall. The thunderous clap as overheated boulders split, then roll down the hillside, splashing into the lake.
August 3, 2025 - 21:59 | Nancy Macdonald | The Globe and Mail
A Canadian hockey brand has pulled controversial clothing from its online store after a line of T-shirts and hoodies it sold was criticized for demeaning women and girls as sex objects.HockeyBenders, a company that has become popular in rinks across the country and boasts a large following of kids and teenagers online, sold $35 T-shirts with the slogan “Barduzz, Gettin Huzz,” which it has pulled.
August 3, 2025 - 20:21 | Grant Robertson | The Globe and Mail
Hilary Weston, an Irish-Canadian businessperson, philanthropist and writer who served as Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario from 1997 to 2002, has died at the age of 83.Ms. Weston’s family confirmed her death in a statement on Sunday.
August 3, 2025 - 18:39 | Kristy Kirkup, Andrea Woo | The Globe and Mail
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