Last Tuesday, 20 girls and three teachers from La Tuque High School awoke for school a bit earlier than usual. “We got up at six o’clock in the morning – …
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Steve Pound inducted into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame
On May 4, 2014, on his birthday, Steve Pound was enshrined into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame at the Augusta Civic Center for his illustrious basketball career. The former …
A fond farewell to Farley Mowat
Farley Mowat, born in Belleville, Ontario, on May 12, 1921, died on May 6, 2014, just six days short of his 93rd birthday. He is survived by his wife, writer …
Irish immigration to Canada following the Irish Rebellion of 1789
Irish Heritage Quebec recently hosted a talk by Jane McGaughey, a professor of Irish Studies at Concordia University, on Irish immigration to Canada after the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and …
Spend a day in excellent company this summer
For those of you wondering whether you need to book a holiday this summer, the QCT has news – there is no need. The Musée national des Beaux-arts du Québec …
Jerry Seinfeld coming to Quebec City’s Festival Grand Rire
The illustrious American comedian Jerry Seinfeld will be performing his signature stand-up comedy at the Pavillon de la Jeunesse, ExpoCité, as part of the 15th annual Festival Grand Rire de …
May 9 declared a National Day of Honour: support our troops & wear red on Fridays
Prime Minister Stephen Harper recently issued a statement concerning the eighth anniversary of the Red Friday Campaign launch in Canada: “Lisa Miller and Karen Boire launched the Red Friday Campaign …
19th Horticultural Rendezvous a great celebration on the Plains
On May 11, the National Battlefields Commission (NBC) held the 19th edition of the Horticultural Rendezvous as part of its Great Celebration of Nature. Friends, families, garden-lovers and the curious …
‘‘Take me out to the ball game…’’
The 2014 season of the Quebec Provincial Junior Elite Baseball League was officially opened last Wednesday at the Henri-Casault baseball park in Charlesbourg. Jasmin Leroux, the League’s commercial agent, introduced …
Newcomers welcomed to Quebec City
From all over the world, they had come to Quebec City. Now it was time for Quebec City to come to them. Over 200 skilled workers and their families who …