Bringing a winning culture to the game
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Bringing a winning culture to the game

Ryan Thorne remarkable Basketball journey McGill University Martlets Egbert Gaye Very early in life Ryan Thorne knew that he was going to make a living from basketball. At the...

Blazing a trail on the Basketball Court
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Blazing a trail on the Basketball Court

Canadian basketball stand-out Nirra Fields becomes one of the first Montrealers drafted to the WNBA Egbert Gaye Twenty-two-year-old Nirra Fields has grown accustomed to dealing with big moments. So...

Experience Beautiful
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Experience Beautiful

Talented Jamaican-born actress Jozanne Marie brings her one-woman play to Montreal by Aisha DELPECHE Jozanne Marie is an actress, a poet, a writer, an activist, and most importantly a...

Remembering Prince
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Remembering Prince

“Sometimes It Snows In April” Pure genius has no conscience. Pure genius is strictly instinctive and makes no conscientious effort to reflect on its words, actions or endeavors. In...

All winners at Montreal Classic Hoops
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All winners at Montreal Classic Hoops

On the weekend of April 15-16, over 400 players from across Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia and New York State participated in the annual Montreal Classic Hoops tournament organized by...

HAIL THE PRINCE Opinions

HAIL THE PRINCE

They say he “suddenly died,” but he simply transitioned the day he was supposed to. I should be deferring to Montreal musicologist par excellence and Montreal CommunityCONTACT contributor Duke...

Giving it to you straight Opinions

Giving it to you straight

Writing to seek truth, Not to Reinforce What Readers Want to Believe I do not profess to be either the owner, or arbiter, of truth. In fact, the truth...

Call him Bond… James Bond Deejay par excellence
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Call him Bond… James Bond Deejay par excellence

In a time when the Montreal Reggae/Dancehall scene seems to be at a stagnant position, it’s essential to give credit where credit is due.  In this small community there’s...

Colin Levy’s back in town with Unleashed
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Colin Levy’s back in town with Unleashed

Egbert Gaye Colin Levy’s musical journey has taken him to fans and audiences far and wide, from the Caribbean to North America, Europe and Africa. Always, he is humbled...

The Black Highwaymen:  History and Colours… Community News

The Black Highwaymen: History and Colours…

Contact STAFF Those were heady days in America – for Black people. It was a time when Jim Crow laws were the rule, effectively impeding any notion of progressive...