Photo -Videojournalist based in Montreal. Now VJ at Global News, Montreal; author - Breast Stories; photography instructor/consultant. I love mojitos.
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‘You’re not wanted’: Newcomer to Canada says racism forced him onto streets
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The Quebec government is tightening controls on immigration by suspending two major programs that are pathways to citizenship beginning in 2025.
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Well now! #USElection2024
United States President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he is withdrawing from the presidential election race, leaving Republican Donald Trump without a Democratic challenger –- for now.
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Max Verstappen wins 3rd straight Canadian Grand Prix for his 60th Formula 1 victory
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“Some like Patricia Fourcand, president of the board governing the project, see it as Canada’s version of the National Museum of African American History & Culture in the United States.”
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New organizers of this year’s Caribbean carnival announce more details after revealing a week ago that Montreal granted them a permit. #carimas #Caribbean #carnival
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One thing survivors like Philibert Muzima are struggling with is how to pass on the story to their kids.
“I can’t tell them what happened. They can’t understand, and I don’t have the exact words to transmit memory without transmitting trauma and hate.”
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Montreal’s #Caribbean carnival returns this summer, bigger and new name and management. #carimas #Caribbean #carifiesta
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Concordia students protest tuition hikes for out of province students, planned by the #Legault government. Students are in the middle of a week-long strike. They vow they’ll escalate pressure tactics. On assignment for @Global_Montreal #qc #polqc
“So, if you are a female in politics, it’s harder; if you’re a Black female in politics, it is even harder, and you have to be aware of this and enter politics with your eyes wide open.”
Montreal’s first ever political Black women’s caucus helps break barriers
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Audace au Féminin, wants to raise $200,000 this year alone for triple-negative cancer research. #breastcancer #BlackHistoryMonth
According to health experts, triple-negative breast cancer disproportionately affects young, Black women, is difficult to treat and patients are less likely to survive.
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News that the West Island Black Community Association is expanding was greeted with joy and excitment.
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These two kids are something else! #BlackHistoryMonth #Montreal
"I wanted to show other little girls and other people that their hair is beautiful your natural hair is great," explained 11-year-old Kyra Milan, who started her own business with her little sister.
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Roussel has less than 2 weeks to raise tens of thousands of dollars for treatment she hopes will extend her life.
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Just don’t get cancer!
“With her diagnosis, Lalonde had to immediately stop working and she says her job unfortunately doesn’t offer any kind of benefits.” #breastcancer #cancer #healthcare
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Jeezus!
3 men, 4 hours, and 1 big catch: The amazing story of snagging a 109-pound halibut in Quebec
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“I know many times I had to say to the nurse, ‘I’m telling you for the third time, this patient has been asking for something for pain,’ ” she told Global News. “And it’s always a minority (person).” #healthcare #Quebec #montreal #discrimination #racism
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“There’s also very long waits for some pure electric, battery electric vehicles,” said added. “Two-three-year waits, so I think that’s what created the backlash.”
Despite indicators suggesting a recent lull in public interest in zero-emission cars, some in the industry say electric and hybrid vehicles are still the future, but governments need to address public concerns.
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“Travel restrictions reduced the rate of increase in the number of cases by 10 per cent and school closures by eight per cent”
A study out of Quebec aimed at countering online misinformation has revealed that health measures taken by governments in connection with COVID-19 helped reduce hospital admissions and the number of cases in 2020.
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A decade after 32 seniors died in a fire that ripped through a care home in rural Quebec, many private seniors’ residences in the province are still struggling to comply with a requirement to install sprinkler systems.
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