911: PERIL, NORM, OR GAMBLE?
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911: PERIL, NORM, OR GAMBLE?

In its heyday, the still popular Rap group, Public Enemy, released several popular hits, most notably among them one titled 911 Is a Joke. As nice and apropos as...

Mtl. artiste DBOON STEPS Back INTO THE SPOTLIGHT
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Mtl. artiste DBOON STEPS Back INTO THE SPOTLIGHT

Rosie Awori (LJI) After an eight-year hiatus, Daniel Boone aka DBoon steps back onto the music scene this time as a solo artist and he intends to take full...

Bernadette Clement appointed to the Senate
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Bernadette Clement appointed to the Senate

Almost three years ago after taking the reigns as the first Black mayor of Cornwall, Ontario, Bernadette Clements a former Montrealer told the CONTACT that she grew up immersed...

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The story of Antonia Haywood and her ice cream business is another example of how struggles can make you stronger. This issue I would like to shed light and...

QBBE and Red Rush form partnership for Summer Institute 2021
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QBBE and Red Rush form partnership for Summer Institute 2021

In the areas of education and sports, Alix Adrien and Denburk Reid make a formidable combination. Both has been involved with the game at the highest levels, Adrien as...

To St. Vincent with love from Montreal
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To St. Vincent with love from Montreal

On the early morning of April 8, the world look on in amazement as La Soufriere volcano finally unleashed its disruptive power on the island of St. Vincent and...

Remembering Shanice Phinn: “Long Live Neecy”
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Remembering Shanice Phinn: “Long Live Neecy”

Relatives and friends of Shanice Phinn, a well-loved Montrealer, are mourning her death in Atlanta, Georgia. Circumstances surrounding her passing on March 7, are still uncertain and her relatives...

Montrealer Mike Payette gets top job at T.O’s Terragon theatre
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Montrealer Mike Payette gets top job at T.O’s Terragon theatre

When news broke that Mike Payette was named the new artistic director of Toronto’s iconic Terragon Theatre, on the surface, it seems as if it was a monumental loss...

Take a walk down nostalgia lane with Martin Albino
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Take a walk down nostalgia lane with Martin Albino

As he settles in comfortably into the golden period of his life, Montreal’s music man Martin Albino felt compelled to take music-lovers on a nostalgic trip exploring some of...

A wonderful 100th Birthday  Celebration for  Mrs. Carmen Trimm Tremblay
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A wonderful 100th Birthday Celebration for Mrs. Carmen Trimm Tremblay

The centennial celebration of Carmen Trimm Tremblay was dampened a bit by COVID-19 but it couldn’t prevent a small group of family and friends including her daughter Claudette, grandchildren...