Duclos urges families to sign up for free school money
While some Canadians may complain about government taxing away their hard-earned dollars, it’s not often they ignore money the government wants to give back.Jean-Yves Duclos, Quebec MP and minister for …
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The story behind Avenue De Laune
This street is named in honour of British army officer William DeLaune (? – 1761). DeLaune was promoted to captain when James Wolfe became colonel of the 67th Infantry Regiment …
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MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
August 22, 1819 – The Quebec GazetteA numerous and respectable audience expressed itself highly gratified by Messrs. Artiguenave and Wallacks performance at the Theatre on Monday evening. We understand that …
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Help other people see … when you get new glasses
Every year a trip to the optometrist is recommended. The lucky people will just go for the exam. Others will require a pair of eyeglasses. In Canada, eight in 10 …
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Maguire en Fête ends summer on a festive note
Summer is coming to an end and school is just around the corner. That can mean only one thing for Avenue Maguire: a final neighbourhood party with restaurateurs, chefs, merchants …
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Champagne and caviar for the August sturgeon moon
Every full moon has a name. The moon that peeked over the mountain on Aug. 15 is called the sturgeon moon or red moon.The sturgeon was an important part of …
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Catch me, if you can, at Domaine de Maizerets
The six FLIP Fabrique performers in Attrape-Moi are having a ball juggling, dancing, jumping on trampolines and more at MaizRêve, the Maizerets neighbourhood festival. The MaizRêve neighbourhood festival was …
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Making a pilgrimage to Saint-Pierre-de-Lamy
In the early 1900s, Pierre Ouellet, a native of Saint-Cyprien east of Rivière-de-Loup, left his village and, with the help of his wife and their 12 sons, undertook the clearing …
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APPEAL: 35 Years of English conversation, and still going strong
This past June, some 80 people packed into Charlesbourg’s Le Grand Bourg restaurant to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the founding of APPEAL, an acronym for Apprentissage, Pratique, Perfectionnement et …
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Sports roundup: baseball, football, and hockey
The Quebec Capitales of the Can-Am Baseball League are in the final stretch of the 2019 season. As of Aug. 18, the Capitales are in last place, one game behind …
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