On April 11, representatives of the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) presented a brief to Bill 14 committee members in the Legislative Council Chamber of the National Assembly. The QCGN …
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Claire Martin celebrates 99 years of living
A wonderful woman is about to celebrate her 99th birthday. She is a witty, charming, determined, fiercely independent, outspoken person whose life reads like a best-selling novel.Claire Martin was born …
Memorials and Things of Fame
April 21, 1963 A night watchman died last night in Montreal, the first victim of acts of terrorism attributed to the FLQ. The tragedy occurred in a building occupied by …
VEQ shocks Bill 14 committee with economic status of English community
Voice of English-speaking Quebec representatives – President Helen Walling, Executive Director Jean-Sébastien Gignac, and VEQ Board member Warren Thomson – recently presented a brief to the committee on Bill 14 …
Lady Lions win AA basketball banner
The St. Lawrence Lady Lions AA basketball team won the provincial banner for the first time since the mid-1980s this past Sunday in Chicoutimi. In their quarterfinal game on Friday, …
The Lions sleep tonight
The College Lafleche Boomerangs won the finals of the men’s collegial AAA hockey league. The St. Lawrence Lions were not able to add another provincial title to those won in …
ImagiNation author Deni Y. Béchard visits Cégep Garneau
English teachers and students at Cégep Garneau enjoyed a visit by author Deni Y. Béchard who spoke about his work, including his upcoming book, Empty Hands, Open Arms, which is …
Book swap promotes the rewards of literacy
I love this book swap. I look forward to it every year. It’s on my social calendar,” says Kristine Sanderson when approached by this QCT writer. We chatted at the …
The forgotten colony
Well before Quebec City, Jamestown in Virginia and St. Augustine in Florida, the first known colony in North America was established at the mouth of the Cap-Rouge river. It was …
Red Planet Blues is first Canadian novel about Mars
World-acclaimed science fiction writer Robert Sawyer visited Quebec City this past week to promote his latest book, Red Planet Blues, at the Salon international du Livre de Québec. Sawyer is …