Discover the magic of Christmas in Charlesbourg
For those still searching for some Christmas magic, visit the Trait-Carré sector of Charlesbourg, where Santa’s elves are busy decorating homes or playing tricks. During the day, the elves are …
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The Christmas Star: the great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn
As 2020 comes to an end, people reminisce about the past 12 months and look forward to the new year. Now more than ever, they are searching for something to …
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The story behind Avenue Joseph-Vézina
This street is named in honour of Joseph Vézina (1848-1924), a conductor, composer, organist and music professor who was born in Quebec City. His first music teacher was his father, …
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MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
December 31, 1820 – The Quebec GazetteHydraulic PressThe hydraulic press is a recent invention, and seems competent to produce great improvements in the labours of art. The action of this …
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Anti-racism report receives mixed reviews
On Dec. 14, the Groupe d’action contre le racisme (GACR), a committee of MNAs assigned by the Legault government in June to address racism in various aspects of Quebec society, …
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Scott Griffin recalls being spy novelist le Carré’s Canadian “pilot”
Of all the places John le Carré took readers in his two dozen or so spy novels, only once did he make an extended stop in Canada. That place was …
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Spelling out a true threat to the French language in Quebec
The Quebec government wants to ring in 2021 by tightening language laws to shore up the perceived erosion of French usage. Instead of auld lang syne it will be, with …
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Medicago has new boss as vaccine trials progress
Quebec City’s own coronavirus vaccine contender has a new boss. Medicago announced earlier this month that Takashi Nagao is taking over from Dr. Bruce Clark as president and chief executive …
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Local researcher tracks nationwide COVID data
As of Dec. 21, Canada had recorded 14,228 known deaths from COVID-19. At least 11,041 of those deaths (77.6 per cent) were among people living in long-term care facilities. That …
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The best Christmas present ever!
On Dec. 14, Gisèle Lévesque, 89, became the first person in the Capitale-Nationale region to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. As of Dec. 21, 4,831 doses of the vaccine have …
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