September 10, 1921 – Parents Are Blamed For “Flapper” Styles
Not the children but the parents are to blame when ‘flappers’ run around the streets with their stockings rolled down, dressed in peek-a-boo waists and short skirts and their hair …
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September 8, 1961 – Thetford Canoeist Off On Last Lap Of 1,700m Paddle
Sydney (CP) – Quebec adventurer Ward Sealy [sic] sailed for his birthplace in Belleoram, Nfld., Wednesday apparently confident he will make out all right in his 17-foot kayak regardless of …
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September 7, 1896 – Seizure of an Illicit Still and Whiskey at Charlesbourg
For some time past there has been a suspicion, in fact a certainty, that whiskey was being illegally manufactured in Charlesbourg. Acting upon information received, Officer Bourget … seized a …
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September 9, 1871 – The Morning Chronicle
Her Majesty The Queen – We have seen with regret the attacks on the Queen, based on her Majesty’s absence from evening entertainments, and on her brief residence in London. …
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Discovering the monumental sculptures of Roger Langevin
Lise Lafond lise@qctonline.com While travelling around Quebec, it is always interesting to learn more about the places you visit. You may come across a gem that will take you on …
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Manon Rhéaume, Sylvain Côté, immortalized at Place Jean-Béliveau
Luc Lang luclang@qctonline.com The Ville de Québec unveiled a bronze statue of former peewee hockey players Manon Rhéaume and Sylvain Côté, and paid tribute to volunteers, at the Allée Commémorative …
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SLC Lions women’s soccer team make successful debut
Luc Lang luclang@qctonline.com The CEGEP Champlain-St. Lawrence (SLC) women’s soccer team made its debut in the Réseau du Sport Étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) with two victories in the first two …
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Tragic accident in Beauport devastates local family
Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com A terrible accident that took place on the eastbound lane of Autoroute Dufferin- Montmorency in Beauport on Sept. 2 has claimed the lives of four people. While …
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If only there were a covidiot-style word for dangerous drivers!
Pauline Kerr pauline@qctonline.com Among the words that have crept into common parlance during the pandemic is “covidiot.” For that, we are grateful. It is the perfect term to describe people …
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Money for clean water tops Labeaume’s federal election list
Peter Black LocaL Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Quebec City Mayor Régis Labeaume has issued what will be his final list of demands to local federal election candidates. At an Aug. …
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