Gemma Raeburn-Baynes received the Medal of the National Assembly of Quebec from Brigitte B. Garceau, MNA for Robert-Baldwin, during Playmas Montreal Cultural Association’s 25th-anniversary celebration on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. The citation recognized her more than 60 years of visionary and philanthropic leadership, founding Playmas Montreal and the GemStar Circle of Excellence, and her enduring impact in creating Caribbean culture, nurturing artistic talent, and empowering Black youth.

Kristara: queen of the squared Circle
Meet Kristara known in the wrestling world as “The Sweetest Pea” a Montreal-born professional wrestler who’s steadily etching her name in to the annals of
