Musician Nini Nobless died on 21 August 2023 from cancer at Hรดpital du Sacrรฉ-Cลur de Montrรฉal. She was 74 years old. Her death was confirmed to the CBC through her manager, Yvon Lafrance. Nobless was best known as one-half of the Canadian musical duo, Lime, in which she performed as Denis Le Page with her … Continue reading Lime & Les Le Pages
Tag: Canada
No Enclave — Exploring Canadian Los Angeles
Canadian Americans are a largely overlooked minority in the vast landscape of Los Angeles's diversity. Unlike immigrants from south of the Rio Grande, who are often the subject of public attention (whether celebrated, vilified, romanticized, ignored, or pandered to), those from north of the 49th Parallel are comparatively ignored and practically invisible. Los Angeles, after … Continue reading No Enclave — Exploring Canadian Los Angeles
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Where Fools Fear to Tread — A Montreal Snapshot
Note: I visited Montreal for the first time last summer (2014) and immediately started writing a Where Fools Fear to Tread piece but put it on the shelf for various reasons. Now that Iโm back from visiting England and Scotland, I thought that perhaps it was high time to finish it, so here it is. … Continue reading Where Fools Fear to Tread — A Montreal Snapshot
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Jay Silverheels – Happy American Indian Heritage Month
Jay Silverheels was aย Kanien'kehรก:kaย actor born Harold J. Smith on May 26th, 1912. He was born on the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation reservation, the most populous First Nation in Canada, and the only nation in which all six Iroquois nations live together. He was the third of eleven children born to Major … Continue reading Jay Silverheels – Happy American Indian Heritage Month
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The Great Black North
One fact thatโs widely overlooked during Black History Month is that itโs not only Black History Month in the US. Besides having the stated aim of highlighting the contributions to human history made by the entire black diaspora, BHM is simultaneously observed in Canada. People who've never been to Canada may not believe that black … Continue reading The Great Black North
Eric Brightwell 