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September 6 2017 Edition

St. Lawrence independence bid denied by province

By Cassandra Kerwin
Published: September 6, 2017
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CEGEP Champlain-St. Lawrence will not go it alone, after all.

NDP leadership hopefuls look like long shots

By Peter Black
Published: September 6, 2017
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Let’s keep in mind that less than two short years ago, the New Democratic Party was poised to form the government of Canada. (En passant, is a party founded in 1961 still “new”?)

Rainbow flag rises for the Fête Arc-en-Ciel

By Cassandra Kerwin
Published: September 6, 2017
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On August 31, local politicians and members of the LGBT+ community gathered for the raising of the rainbow flag in the gardens of City Hall in preparation for Quebec City’s annual Pride festivities, known in French as the Fête Arc-en-ciel.

Burke wants education tax gap fixed

By Peter Black
Published: September 6, 2017
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He’s not quite ready to organize a tea party, but Central Quebec School Board (CQSB) chairman Stephen Burke is nevertheless up in arms over the continuing inequality of taxes imposed upon supporters of the English-language school system.

Bump in CQSB enrolment numbers

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Published: September 6, 2017
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As the school bells rang on August 30, many of the schools administered by the Central Quebec School Board (CQSB), which oversees English-language public schools in the Quebec City area as well as Mauricie, Saguenay and smaller jurisdictions around the province, were a bit fuller than usual.

Memorials and Things of Fame

By Catherine Mills-Rouleau
Published: September 6, 2017
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Last night, between seven and eight o’clock, our city was visited by a thunder and lightning storm accompanied by strong gusts of wind. The flashes of the lightning were intensely vivid, following each other one after another with hardly the slightest intermission.

The story behind Rue Van Gogh

By Bill Cox
Published: September 6, 2017
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Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) was a Dutch painter whose subjects, during his early years, were peasants and still lifes. Like the older Dutch masters such as Rembrandt, he adopted the light-darkness method, as seen in the Potato Diners (1885). 

New website supports anglophones travelling for medical care

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Published: September 6, 2017
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A new website has been developed for both English speakers and the general population of Quebec’s eastern regions, to improve their experience when they have to leave home for medical services.

MondoKarnaval calls for cultural harmony

By Juanita Craig
Published: September 6, 2017
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The fourth edition of MondoKarnaval, Quebec City's largest free, international cultural festival, took place at Parc Cartier-Brébeuf in Limoilou from September 2 to 4. Over 40 countries were represented, with 600 artists present over the weekend.

First Nations unite at the Place de L’Assemblée-Nationale

By Juanita Craig
Published: September 6, 2017
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The first edition of Kwé! À la rencontre des peuples autochtones was held from September 1-3 at the Place de l'Assemblée-Nationale. This free event was a celebration of the 11 indigenous nations and 55 communities in Quebec, their traditions and contemporary life.
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