T.O Lawyer challenge for leadership of the Conservatives
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T.O Lawyer challenge for leadership of the Conservatives

Jamaican-born Leslyn Lewis carved a path of excellence in education and as a lawyer Egbert Gaye “If I am elected as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and...

Fred Christie stood up against Racism in Montreal and Lost Special Features

Fred Christie stood up against Racism in Montreal and Lost

Landmark Supreme Court of Canada ruling in 1939 Today, those of us who are Black know that the struggle for basic rights as citizens can be as frustrating as...

Elysia Bryan-Baynes signs off at Global TV
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Elysia Bryan-Baynes signs off at Global TV

Egbert Gaye After 17 years at Global Television in Montreal, it comes with some satisfaction for Elysia Bryan-Baynes in her decision to step away from a profession she loves...

Tribute to the Legends of Reggae 2020
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Tribute to the Legends of Reggae 2020

Judy Mowatt, Professor Nuts, General Trees will join forces with two of Canada’s award-winning performers Exco Levi and Kaisha Lee for this annual reggae treat Egbert Gaye Three icons...

All of Montreal celebrate at BTW’s Vision Community News

All of Montreal celebrate at BTW’s Vision

Spotlight on H. Nigel Thomas and Leon Llewellyn, together with youth awardees Athena Holmes and Méshama Eyob-Austin Egbert Gaye On February 1, a wide-cross section of Montrealers will be...

Too many Blacks in Canadian prisons Opinions

Too many Blacks in Canadian prisons

About five years ago the federal government was alerted to an unsettling trend unfolding in the Canadian justice system: the growing number of Blacks in prisons. In 2016, Howard...

Damien Sneed’s We Shall Overcome coming to Place des Arts
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Damien Sneed’s We Shall Overcome coming to Place des Arts

By Egbert Gaye As a young boy growing up in Augusta, Georgia, Damien Sneed felt a strong connection to Martin Luther King Jr., the civil rights icon who was...

Quebec’s values test is insulting and dangerous Opinions

Quebec’s values test is insulting and dangerous

Quebec premier Francois Legault and his governing Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) party are playing games with peoples’ well being as they try to score political points with their base....

Jamaica Assoc. elects new president and executive members
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Jamaica Assoc. elects new president and executive members

Egbert Gaye Mark Henry, renowned for his powerful voice in the city’s faith and Gospel music community, and as a mentor to displaced youth replaces Michael Smith as president...

Swag City: Another Phase in the Journey Special Features

Swag City: Another Phase in the Journey

Egbert Gaye Every year as the holiday season rolls around, Moses Martin, the man they call Gedian Fyah Moses, feels compelled to tell his story… one of hard work...