His plan to Build a Musical Movement on Worship and Praise
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His plan to Build a Musical Movement on Worship and Praise

Once a Globetrotting musician, Joel Campbell now calls Montreal home Egbert Gaye For all of history, brilliant minds have been grappling with the complex connection between two words: fate...

Concert offers free flow of inspiration
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Concert offers free flow of inspiration

19 years later, Union United Men’s Gospel Choir is Here By Faith Egbert Gaye The way Colin Forde sees it, the group is glued together by the love and...

Remembering Glenroy Valentine Rice
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Remembering Glenroy Valentine Rice

Egbert Gaye With the passing of Glenroy Valentine Rice on Monday, September 3, the community lost a vibrant voice and event organizer. He was 67. A licensed travel agent...

Ramdas Foods shuts its doors
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Ramdas Foods shuts its doors

Egbert Gaye “When you’re in the middle of a hurricane and you see stuff coming at you from all directions, it’s difficult to decide what to focus on and...

Remembering a community stalwart
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Remembering a community stalwart

Leonard Wharwood: activist, community organizer and diplomat Egbert Gaye When it comes to community building and organizing, Leonard Wharwood was a giant of a man. Dependable, hard working and...

The politics of immigrants and identity Opinions

The politics of immigrants and identity

Quebec Votes on October 1 Egbert Gaye On October 1, Quebecers will decide whether to give Premier Phillipe Couillard and the Quebec Liberal Party another term in office after...

Something new for the music world
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Something new for the music world

Egbert Gaye With the recent release of her debut album, “Best Life – EP”, Montrealer Ana Stasia is offering the world a taste of the music that has been...

Dan Philip still on the frontlines
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Dan Philip still on the frontlines

“Every generation faces their own problems. I can’t say for certain that this generation is interested in confronting the problems we face today.”   Egbert Gaye On a hot...

Emancipation Day 2018: Africa and the Caribbean still lag Community News

Emancipation Day 2018: Africa and the Caribbean still lag

Egbert Gaye On Wednesday August 1, countries across the Caribbean (many of them former colonies of Europe) and some in Africa will mark Emancipation Day as an observation of...

Spotlight of academia on three of our luminaries
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Spotlight of academia on three of our luminaries

Judge Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré, Dany Laferrière, and Dr. Anna Lartey  receive Honorary Doctorates from McGill University Egbert Gaye Three high-achieving individuals in our community, retired jurist, Judge Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré, renowned...