Constructive Engagement in Destructive Times (Part I)
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Constructive Engagement in Destructive Times (Part I)

What is constructive engagement? Why does it seem so daunting to navigate the current environment and avoid the temptation to simply withdraw? What do we make of the alarming...

An extra spring in your step
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An extra spring in your step

Spring has finally sprung. I don’t know about you, but it gets me excited, all the time. While the weather seems to be playing tricks on us these days,...

Three big events for Blues Fest 2023
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Three big events for Blues Fest 2023

Launched in 2003, The West Island Blues Fest was built on a foundation of community support; today, 20 years later, the little festival that brought musical joy to west...

Tuning into the frequency of the Holy Spirit
Church & Gospel

Tuning into the frequency of the Holy Spirit

It is a humbling privilege to receive the baton from Pastor Julianna who over the years has been a mentor, a teacher, my pastor and spiritual mother. This woman...

NO GOOD REASON TO FEEL THREATENED
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NO GOOD REASON TO FEEL THREATENED

Dr. Alwin Spence On Wednesday, April 12, I lost power in the house because of the ice storm. It was restored on Saturday, April 15, in the afternoon. By...

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

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...

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...

The Message is Alive
Church & Gospel

The Message is Alive

Something that seemed so dark, gloomy and devastating was actually the beginning of something miraculous, wonderful and life transforming… The cross looked like defeat, death and the end for...

Full complement of food, bursaries, and dancing at Vincy Brunch
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Full complement of food, bursaries, and dancing at Vincy Brunch

On Sunday, March 19, it was an afternoon of non-stop fun and excitement for the full-house that was in attendance at the annual Vincy Brunch hosted by the St....