Laval’s dream season ends with a silver medal
They could see gold. They could taste it. But they could not win it. The Université Laval Rouge et Or women’s basketball team, seeded number seven at the U Sports …
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Shannon’s 70th anniversary celebrated at the Irish Show
Shannon’s Community Centre was alive with song and dance last Saturday, as its best entertainers put on the 51st Shannon Irish Show, twice! The show drew a large crowd from …
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Eighth Défilé de la Saint-Patrick to be more festive than ever
Quebec City is getting its green on for the upcoming the St. Patrick’s festivities. The Défilé de la Saint-Patrick will be held on Saturday, March 25, starting at 2 p.m. …
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Memorials and Things of Fame
1867 The Morning Chronicle Our Irish citizens have distinguished themselves this year for the heartiness and enthusiasm with which the national anniversary has been celebrated. Evidence of the joyous occasion …
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Friends bid adieu to Bishop Dennis Drainville
Bishop Dennis Drainville, the 12th Bishop of Quebec, is retiring at the end of March, 2017. A reception was held at the Morrin Centre last Saturday to bid him and …
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The story behind Rue de Stadaconé
Rue de Stadaconé (Stadacona in English) was named after the 16th-century Iroquois village on the shore of the St. Charles River in the Limoilou district of present Quebec City. In …
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The Canadians: Home-grown Soviet spies started the Cold War
In elementary school we were told to take occasional duck-and-cover air raid drills seriously because our town was in the path of Soviet nuclear missiles targeted at New York, Washington, …
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Stephen Burke named Grand Marshal of the 2017 Défilé de la Saint-Patrick
Joseph Ernest Stephen Burke was born in Quebec City on April 5, 1950, the son of Stephen G. Burke and Yvette Bussières. His father worked 35 years at the Anglo-Canadian …
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Luxury vehicles in the spotlight at International Car Show
The Centre de Foires at ExpoCité was filled with vehicles of all sorts during Quebec City’s 32nd International Car Show held last weekend. Enthusiasts were surrounded by hundreds of cars …
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Quebec City Women’s Club turns books into bursaries
There is something empowering about hearing the accomplishments, hopes and dreams of women on the cusp of entering university or returning to school. Each year, young and mature women from …
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