Last week’s article considered the Liberals and the NDP; this week’s looks at the Conservatives. The post-election situation of the Conservative Party of Canada is intriguing. The Maclean’s magazine editorial …

To mark the upcoming 200th anniversary of the founding of the village of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Marion A. Paquet has written an ambitious, 267-page history of the community from the earliest European …

Rue Jean-Cabot is named in honour of the Italian navigator and explorer Giovanni Caboto (circa 1450-1499), known in English as John and in French as Jean Cabot. His 1497 discovery …

Many people know of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany as the place where Anne Frank and her sister Margot died during World War II. Fewer know that following liberation, …

On October 26, Quebec High School students attracted a record-breaking 92 donors to their annual Héma-Québec blood drive, surpassing last year’s drive by 17. In total, 41 litres of blood …

Barry Lane has colourfully captured the fascinating history of the Canadian Pacific in his recently launched book, Canadian Pacific, The Golden Age of Travel. The hardcover book features images and …

Jeffery Hale, philanthropist, and General Elias Walker Durnford, builder of the Quebec Citadelle, are two names intimately entwined with Quebec City’s history. The institutions and buildings they created in the …

Every year since 2008, the Regroupement des Étudiants en Photonique et Optique de (l’Université) Laval (REPOL) has invited senior high school students to discover the world of optics and photonics. …

Last Friday was the kick-off of the cross-country ski season in eastern North America, as Forêt Montmorency opened its Boreal Glide trail to the public. The Boreal Glide, a tradition …