By Roger Léger Wednesday November 19th at 3 p.m. at the Salon du livre de Montréal : Join us for this discussion with author and publisher Raymond Viger, who will share how the past and present resonate with each other to rekindle a sense of […] See more
By Oumou Diakité The bookstore Librairie La Liberté is first and foremost a family story. Its roots are in Granby, where it opened in 1945. The grandfather, Lucius Laliberté, owned a tobacco store with his wife Denise. His son, with business training, decided to add […] See more
By Colin McGregor The Quebec Minister responsible for Social Solidarity and Community Action and Minister for the City of Montreal and its Region, MNA for Pointe-aux-Trembles Mme Chantal Rouleau, recently visited Café Graffiti with some very much appreciated good news. Recognizing the Café Graffiti’s role […] See more
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
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
By Oumou Diakité While Amazon redefines our book buying habits, and giants like Renaud-Bray extend their empires, neighborhood bookstores find themselves at a crossroads. Slim profit margins, high rents, increasingly volatile readers: several elements signal a delicate rebalancing of the literary landscape. Books still get […] 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 François Bellemare Like many visitors, I was filled with admiration while walking around the Tarsakallak School, which serves the Nunavik village of Aupaluk in the far reaches of northern Quebec. A new building; welcoming staff; smiling students. And in the interview she granted me, […] 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
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