Everest’s conqueror, Sir Edmund Hillary, dies at 88
In what was almost the last item of a newscast on January 11, the world learned that Sir Edmund Hillary had died earlier that day, at the age of 88. …
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Memorials and thing of fame
1848 The Morning Chronicle , January, The High School of QuebecThe annual Examination of the Pupils of this Institution took place on Wednesday and Thursday last, in presence of the …
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Equal airfare for equal ride in store for disabled Canadians long overdue
Flying with Canadian airlines should be less expensive for persons with severe disabilities, once air carriers figure out how to implement the Canadian Transport Agency’s newly-adopted one-person-one-fare policy. Air Canada, …
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From our Files – Tuesday, November 26, 1907
Hy Birks and Sons“The Well Known Jeweller Will Open a Branch Store Here” Mr. W.M Birks of the above firm arrived in town from Montreal yesterday morning to arrange for …
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Memorials and Things of Fame
1848 The Morning Chronicle (NO. 177)Wednesday, 5th January The weather continued unprecedentedly mild. Instead of snow, we had rain on the first day of the year. A slight sprinkling of …
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Sing along to The Sound of Music for Easter … in English!
When Shirley Nadeau read that a sing-along version of the Sound of Music was being screened at the Théàtre Petit Champlain last December, she rallied the troops and rented several …
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Canadian Red Cross worker Nathalia Guerrero documents the fight against malaria
Getting back in the swing of things after Christmas vacation for Canadian Red Cross worker Nathalia Guerrero must have been a bit of a shock. She arrived home to Ste-Marie-de-Beauce …
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Children helping children
What a wonderful experience at DDO School! It all started at the end of August when we received that extraordinary banner from a girls’ school in the province of Kandahar, …
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Three Canadian soldiers lose their lives over the holidays
Gunner Jonathan Dion, Age: 27, Home Town: Gatineau, Quebec, Unit: 5e Régiment d’artilleriae légère du Canada, Valcartier, Quebec Warrant Officer Hani Massouh, Age: 41, Unit: 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, …
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House System builds community bonds at DDO School
This year at Dollard des Ormeaux School on the Valcartier Military Base, Mary-Anne Fairbairn, the Secondary V leadership teacher, devised a system to help bring our school community together. The …
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