Memorials and Things of Fame
1849The Morning Chronicle The Englishmen and Welshmen of this City mustered yesterday to do honor to their patron saint. The old Society of St. George paraded as usual from the …
Quebec City photographer’s shot of Ground Zero chosen out of thousands for publication by National Geographic
Capturing a haunting night time scene at New York City’s Ground Zero during a weekend visit has earned local photographer Jay Ouellet a place in a new publication from National …
Wilde production had plenty of challenges
The house was overflowing on Thursday April 9th, when the Champlain-St. Lawrence Theatre Company presented, for the third consecutive night, Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest. It was a …
Team sports about fun, not just winning or losing
Extra-curricular sports for children are supposed to be fun and action-packed. Unfortunately, the news seems to be full of incidences of parents getting too involved, kids fighting and of course …
Letters from Afghanistan
Two weeks have passed since I last wrote a letter from Kandahar, and it was not for lack of will. After doing a few 16-hour work days, there was also …
Valcartier loses soldier in new rotation in Afghanistan
Valcartier Garrison lost its first soldier in Afghanistan Monday since troops began deployments for the seventh rotation in mid-March. Trooper Karine Blais of the Royal 22e Régiment had only been …
Publishers note
I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter. It’s an important holiday for me as a Christian and it marks the most important event of Christianity — the Resurrection. It is …
New larger format of newspaper is for the better
I want to write and offer my opinion on the new format that I encountered in your last edition (April 8th, 2009). I have lived in Quebec City for a …
Award-winning authors share thoughts and works with public during literary festival this Saturday at Morrin Centre
Some of Canada’s celebrated authors are coming to Quebec City this weekend as the Morrin Centre welcomes poets and novelists to share their thoughts and works at the third annual …
Travels in Africa
“My hands tied behind my back, I watched as my friends dug a pit for my body to fall into. As soon as they had finished, I would be shot.” …