Drugs and Life on the Street

10/17/2025 The Social Eyes 0

By Annie Dion-Clément An ex-addict tells us about his tumultuous life path from adolescence, when he started consuming, to life on the street, to today, now on the cusp of age 30. Adorned with several tattoos, with his lively eyes and great big smile, Victor […] See more

Quebec Takes On the World in Short Films

10/03/2025 Colin McGregor 0

By Colin McGregor Imagine a 6 minute, 21 second film made in Quebec by a filmmaker from Pointe-aux-Trembles… a film with no dialogue! Terre Ancestrale, a tale about defending the environment, shot in a medieval, fairy-tale style, has circled the world several times over – […] See more

Funky: The duck with dancing dreams

07/08/2025 Colin McGregor 0

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

Breakdance and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens

03/31/2025 Colin McGregor 0

By Colin McGregor The scene: the studio of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, downtown Montreal. The room vibrates to the energy of the artists here this evening. These are not classical ballet dancers, though. These are hip-hop artists. On this night, the international dance group ILL-Abilities […] See more

Dali the Rapper is No More

01/21/2025 Colin McGregor 0

By Colin McGregor At age 37, Dali Girard, rapper extraordinaire from the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region, has died. It happened last October, but it is still difficult to think that he will not be coming through the doors of the Café Graffiti ever again. This bubbly, effervescent […] See more

Alcohol: The Devil on my Shoulder

11/01/2024 Colin McGregor 0

By Colin McGregor Seven days a week, alcoholics seek the company of their peers to battle their cunning, baffling and powerful addiction. It’s an international movement, with meetings in 180 countries. On a typical Friday, I found 201 meetings in Quebec on the Alcoholics Anonymous […] See more

A Second Chance through the Arts

10/11/2024 Colin McGregor 0

By Colin McGregor The stage is lit up by spotlights. In the lobby just outside the theatre, artists present their works – painting, sculpture, poetry. Inside the theatre musicians ply their trade, thrilling the crowd. It’s a diversified show in every sense. The Cabaret de […] See more