Since the February 12th issue, the following athletes have garnered gold, silver or bronze for Team Canada. Jennifer Jones skipped her teammates – Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer and Dawn McEwen …
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Chinese Spring at the Grand Théâtre
On February 11, the Chinese Carnival 2014 presented the Gala du Printemps at Quebec City’s Grand Théâtre, as part of its Canada-wide tour. The Salle Louis-Fréchette was almost sold out …
“Can you see me?” School-bus safety campaign
With a little help from a larger-than-life raccoon wearing yellow overalls, the Association du Transport écolier de Québec (ATEQ) wants to remind students, teachers and drivers about the basic rules …
MCDC community forum in Thetford Mines
The Megantic English-speaking Community Development Corporation (MCDC) held its biennial community forum on February 8, 2014, at the Thetford Mines Golf and Curling Club. Every two years, this event provides …
Shirley Temple, North America’s dimpled darling
Shirley Temple, the famous child star who later became a respected American diplomat, passed away on February 10, at age 85, at her Woodside, California, home. She was married to …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1864 The Morning Chronicle The concert at the Lecture Hall, in aid of the Widows and Orphans of the Church Missionary Society was in every respect highly successful and reflects …
Québécois directors nominated for Oscars
Denis Villeneuve and Jean-Marc Vallée are both accomplished film-makers. Villeneuve was nominated for an Academy Award (Oscar) in 2011 for Best Foreign Language Film for his film Incendies in French/Arabic. …
Intergenerational snow sculpting tradition
Snow sculptor Jacques Baril from Abitibi, part of the team that won the 2014 Winter Carnival sculpting competition, has been leading snow sculpting workshops in schools across the province for …
QCT Print Edition – February 19 2014
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News Digest February 12, 2014
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