SLC looking for English skills, impressive marks
Students wishing to attend Cegep Champlain-St. Lawrence beginning this September will have to hit the books extra hard; this year’s admissions process promises to be the most competitive in recent …
Quebec Semaine Multilingue runs from April 7 to 12
Quebec’s Semaine Multilingue will hit the region from April 7 to 12 this year. The week, an initiative of the Chambre de commerce de Québec and its partners, is a …
Help to free independent Cuban librarians
I am working on organizing a demonstration for August of this year, and I am hoping to make contact with people in the community who might be sympathetic to my …
Are they frog or fish?
The American humourist Mark Twain wrote that April 1 “is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on the other 364.” For English-speaking readers Twain’s meaning …
Still grappling with humungous bins
The thousands who have been following this column will doubtless recall that toward the beginning of this winter of our discontent I tried to say what I thought about the …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1848 The Morning Chronicle April Fool’s Day The origin of April Fool’s Day remains clouded in obscurity – No one knows where, when or why the celebration began. The jokes …
CBC Radio’s Bernard St-Laurent comes to celebrate
CBC Radio host Bernard St-Laurent and C’est la vie are coming to Quebec City! The show will be broadcast from Quebec City on Friday, April 4—asalute to the city’s 400th …
Founding Families Walk during marathon
The Marathon de Deux Rives has an extended mission this year. It has also invited families to get on board for a special marathon to help honour the city’s 400th …
An eco-friendly way to celebrate Quebec City
Residents and visitors to Quebec City will be able to travel from one site to another together in a special shuttle bus that will cruise around to 16 tourist attractions …
Joujouthèque de Sainte-Foy bazaar
The Joujouthèque de Sainte-Foy is preparing for its annual bazaar. For everyone who wants to buy or sell games, toys, seasonal articles for children, strollers, high chairs, beds, clothing, books …