On November 27, students in the language and culture program at Cégep de Sainte-Foy introduced other students and staff to various elements of Ireland’s rich culture and history. Under the …
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Letter to the Edition
Re: the Cross of Sacrifice I read with interest your Remembrance Day article “Lest We Forget….” (November 13, 2013), which included gratitude to our fallen warriors for our freedom in …
Rail Jam competition at Stoneham
On November 29, Stoneham Mountain Resort launched its 50th winter season with a bang by hosting the Bud Light-Stopen Rail Jam competition. Snowboarders and skiers arrived from across the province …
Glambition: teaching girls business skills
What do you get when invite 90 girls, ages 12 to 15, to a conference led by women? Glambition! The young women’s entrepreneurship day strives to raise awareness about the …
Travelling the globe at Champlain–St. Lawrence
From November 18 to 22, Tourism students at St. Lawrence hosted the annual Intercultural Week. To fulfil their course criteria, eight students set up a series of multi-cultural events showcasing …
Singing Christmas Spirit
The Ensemble Gospel de Québec gave a merry Christmas concert to a huge audience at the Capitole theatre Sunday afternoon on the first day of December. The gospel singers radiated …
Alec Roberts receives honorary degree from Royal Military College
On November 22, the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) bestowed an honorary degree on well-known Quebec City chemical engineer Alexander (Alec) Kelso Roberts at its fall convocation in Kingston, …
Olivier Henry: ambassador for the Magasin Général
Olivier Henry was at one time an employee of the Magasin Général P.L. Blouin on Rue Saint-Jean in the heart of Old Quebec, but now he “comes when he wants.” …
Quebec High School girls’ basketball opener a blazing victory
The Quebec High School Blazers senior girls’ basketball team opened their season on November 28 with a dominant win over the Bleu et Or team from Collège Jésus-Marie de Sillery. …
Marching for the Rights of the Child
The sight of several hundred people marching toward Parliament Hill holding picket signs aloft and chanting slogans is not entirely unusual in Quebec City. But on November 20, a different …