By Colin McGregor We’re at the entrance of a cellblock, my young friend and I. The recreation period has just begun. People jostle us as they pass by to head out to the prison yard. B* is 22 years of age. He is big and […] See more
Oumou Diakité and Colin McGregor An imposing building in Old Montreal, security guards at the entrance, wine red carpeting in the rooms festooned with national symbols. This is where, on the morning of Tuesday September 9th, the last act was played out in a deportation […] See more
By Oumou Diakité and Colin McGregor Montreal – An autumn morning in 2025, September 2nd: At the Centre Afrika in downtown Montreal, the curtains filter brilliant rays of sunshine, in stark contrast to the dour mood of the moment. In this improvised press conference room, […] See more
By Colin McGregor On Wednesday September 17th, Montreal poet Éric Roger will celebrate 25 years of his famous monthly poetry readings Solovox with an anniversary show at La Petite Marche restaurant, 5035 St-Denis, at 6 p.m. These poetry readings have been frequented by the best […] See more
By Colin McGregor Dementia is an umbrella term that encompasses a range of symptoms related to the loss of brain function and control. Memory loss; difficulty making yourself understood or being understood by others; disorientation; changes in mood and behavior; loss of motor coordination, etc. […] See more
By Colin McGregor « I’m happy, » says Mélanie, smoking a cigarette. « But I’d be happier with a place to live. » She’s sitting on the grass under a leaky umbrella on a hot, humid summer day. She’s among those camped on the long, narrow green space along […] See more
A review by Colin McGregor In 1910, in his epic poem « If, » the British poet Rudyard Kipling wrote: If you can face Triumph and Disaster And treat both these impostors alike… Yours is the Earth and everything in it. That’s essentially the theme of a […] See more
By Colin McGregor For an adopted child, their integration into their new family has a lot to do with the narrative they hear from their new parents. Where is the biological family? How did they end up in this new family? Professor Geneviève Pagé of […] See more
By Colin McGregor The homeless encampment on Place Simon-Valois in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve where Stéphane Lefrançois, 55, froze to death last December 15th is no more. The building whose awning they sheltered under is for sale. The only trace is this one pillow and two blankets on […] See more
From the staff at The Social Eyes, think of the planet this day of days on the environmental calendar, April 22nd. First celebrated in 1970, this American invention called Earth Day is now feted around the globe. No matter what is going on south of […] See more
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