I get the impression that cardiologists are a special breed because these men and women get to probe our most essential organ – the heart. They require special knowledge, training …
Monthly Archives: October 2012
QCT Print Edition – October 31 2012
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La Traviata – triumph in tragedy
Last Thursday’s dress rehearsal of the Opera de Québec’s La Traviata seemed a bit surreal: we were surrounded by hundreds of high school students (not your usual opera crowd!), who …
Pastoral Care Workshop
The Anglican Diocese of Quebec has recently hired the Reverend Darla Sloan to coordinate a team that offers pastoral services to English-speaking patients who come to Quebec City for medical …
Local insight into Admiral Nelson’s romantic mystery
A war hero, a rumoured love affair while said hero was still a young ‘nobody,’ and no hard evidence – sounds like a Hollywood script. In the case of British …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1862 The Morning Chronicle We observe that the ornamental fountain has been removed from the basin in the Place D’Armes and put into winter quarters. This will leave a policeman …
“Echoes of Erin” in Shannon
The Comhaltas Irish show last Wednesday evening, October 17, was an unqualified success. It certainly came through with all that was promised by local media and played to an enthusiastic …
Quebec’s Cirque du Soleil at home in Hollywood
How do you impress the richest, hottest, biggest celebrities in the world? Invite Quebec’s Cirque du Soleil to give a performance at the 2012 Academy Awards in Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre. …
Cutting class for the Grey Cup 100 Tour
Last week several elementary students left their books behind for an up-close lesson in Canadian history that’s rarely a part of textbook curriculum. Canada’s Grey Cup has been traveling the …