CBC Quebec team hits the ice with listeners in Shannon
CBC Quebec team members Peter Tardif, Spencer Van Dyk, Cassandra Leader, Kim Garrity, Glenn Wanamaker, Julia Caron, Karl Vincent and Susan Campbell hosted a community skate at Shannon Winterfest on …
Community Calendar
March 3 to 7 – Morrin Book Week: a March Break full of activities for children of various age groups: Let’s improvise! Let’s code! Book Week Olympics! Paint with Roxy …
Laval women’s hoops team captures second RSEQ banner
For the second year in a row, the Université Laval Rouge et Or women’s basketball team are the champions of the Réseau du sport etudiant du Québec (RSEQ). They defeated …
Lions to open RSEQ hockey playoffs against Thetford
The CEGEP Champlain–St. Lawrence Lions hockey team, which finished third overall in the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) regular season standings, will play the Filons of Cégep de …
Sports briefs: AAA Midget Hockey, Laval football, Remparts
The 2019-20 regular season of the Quebec AAA Midget Hockey League is now complete. The playoffs started March 2, and will end in mid-April, with the champions winning the Jimmy …
Olympic volleyball team to stop at PEPS
After the visit of the 2019 NBA champion Toronto Raptors, Université Laval announced that Canada’s Olympic men’s volleyball team would stop at the university in early May for three days …
Record number of athletes at Pentathlon des Neiges
The Pentathlon des Neiges returned to the Plains of Abraham with a record-breaking number of participants. From Feb. 22 to March 1, this unique multi-sport event has attracted 6,000 athletes …
What would the ‘New World’ be like without Cartier’s ‘miracle’?
What’s more fun for amateur historians than the endless possibilities of alternate histories?A multitude of books and dramatic productions have examined various historical alternate-universe scenarios. A recent favourite is Stephen …
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Welcome back to Canada, Ruby! I found out in your recent Postcards from Europe that you’re now back safe and sound in our country. I hope it’s not too cold …
The stories behind Avenue Garneau and Rue Garneau
Quebec City has an Avenue Garneau and a Rue Garneau, and each is named after a different person. Avenue Garneau, located on the Plains of Abraham, is named in honour …