Marching for the Rights of the Child
The sight of several hundred people marching toward Parliament Hill holding picket signs aloft and chanting slogans is not entirely unusual in Quebec City. But on November 20, a different …
VEQ offers computer courses for seniors
Are you looking to improve your computer and Internet skills? The Voice of English-speaking Quebec (VEQ) invites you to attend these casual, student-led computer courses designed to help out the …
Bringing safety home from the Baby Chat Café
According to Health Canada, every day two Canadian children die from unintentional injuries (the leading cause of death in young children) and another 80 children require hospitalization. Many injuries can …
Local chess clubs forge cross-cultural bonds
The 2013 World Chess Championships took place in Chennai, India. The final match, fought between Magnus Carlsen of Norway and Vishuanathan Anand of India, was on November 22.The match was …
Canada Cup speed racing at the Gaetan-Boucher rink
Speed skating has come a long way since its debuts in Scandinavia and Holland in the 16th century. At first, caribou bones were attached to boots; steel blades were designed …
Public hearings on Bill 60
The National Assembly has given the Committee on Institutions the mandate to hold public consultations concerning Bill 60: Charter affirming the values of State secularism and religious neutrality and of …
Christmas market in Stoneham
The fourth annual Marché de Noël de la Jacques-Cartier will be held on December 6, 7, 8 and 13,14,15 by the Grange of the Presbytère located at 119 – 1ère …
The Planet Smashers a smash at Le Cercle
The Planet Smashers were Quebec City in early November. The crowd that came to Le Cercle nightclub to see the popular ska-punk band first heard two opening acts. The first …
The story of Quebec’s indigenous peoples at the Musée de la civilisation
On November 27, the Musée de la civilisation du Québec recently opened the doors to its new permanent exhibition – This is our story: First Nations and Inuit in the …
The Morrin Centre’s Fifth Literary Feast
What more appropriate way to start a literary feast than cocktails in the library of the Morrin Centre in Old Quebec? As guests arrived, each was cordially greeted with a …