16-year-old chronicles the challenges of autism
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16-year-old chronicles the challenges of autism

By Nompumelelo Moyo (LJI) In her book Our Brother Robin: An Autism Acceptance story, 16-year-old Annabel Adewunmi beautifully details her day-to-day experiences and struggles as an autistic person. Many...

Gillian’s Party
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Gillian’s Party

Nothing could’ve prevented Gillian Bentley-Senior from celebrating her 50th birthday “like a boss” …. … not breast cancer, not the Covid-19 pandemic and certainly not the 2023 ice-storm, none...

Event aimed at helping Montrealers elevate  above despair and depression
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Event aimed at helping Montrealers elevate above despair and depression

After the pandemic-imposed hiatus, Aiesha Robinson is set to host the rebirth of her signature event, Born to Rise on May 6, 2023, at Ecole Cavelier-de-Lasalle in Montreal. The...

The Phenomenal Nadine Sutherland here on April 28
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The Phenomenal Nadine Sutherland here on April 28

Nadine Sutherland was 11 years old going on 12 , when she came on the Jamaican music scene as a protégé of Bob Marley, whom she met while recording...

Rebekah Harry’s killer pleads guilty of manslaughter
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Rebekah Harry’s killer pleads guilty of manslaughter

On Wednesday, April 12, Brandon McIntyre, 33, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of Rebekah Harry, whom he beat lifeless in an apartment on des Oblats St. in...

An Award for  Passion and Dedication
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An Award for Passion and Dedication

In the close to five decades that Ms. Audrey Poyser has been in Montreal, she dedicated much of her career to geriatric care, she says, simply because it was...

Staring down a family mental trait
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Staring down a family mental trait

My great grandmother used to say, “Let the young folks listen to what the elders say and when danger is near get out of the way…” Hmm…? Now I...

Premier Francois Legault has mastered the politics of division
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Premier Francois Legault has mastered the politics of division

Following his Easter Monday tweet claiming Catholicism as part of this province’s heritage, Quebec Premier Francois is doing his very best to be seen as an equal opportunity offender...

The Breath and The Body
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The Breath and The Body

Lisa J. Weiss Welcome Back! In the last article, I invited you to explore what happens when you focus your attention on a sensation occurring in your body and...

West Can says: “We Sick Ah Dis” so let’s fete
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West Can says: “We Sick Ah Dis” so let’s fete

After the pandemic we have been recognizing that women are stepping up and playing more dominant roles on the cultural landscape of our Caribbean community. Last issue I mentioned...