News Digest February 25 2015
Issue February 25, 2015 English News Serving Quebec City since 1764 since 1764, North America’s Oldest Newspaper *TM using the most advanced news distribution method in over 246 …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1865 The Morning Chronicle On Saturday forenoon, the startling news was received in town that an accident had occurred to the night train from Montreal for this city near Danville …
Love and kibbles: the making of a MIRA guide dog
The downtown café is abuzz with the clatter of plates and the hum of conversation, but none of that seems to bother Doucine, a black Labrador-mix puppy. Doucine accompanies Quebec …
Moon, Venus and Mars in conjunction over Quebec City
This special conjunction of the planets Venus and Mars with the crescent moon was seen last weekend around the world. Looking west over Quebec City, photographer Jay Ouellet took this …
The story behind Rue Edison
Rue Edison, a short street in Val-Bélair, is named in honour of Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), who was born in Milan, Ohio. He was the youngest child of Samuel Ogden …
Parlez-vous anglais? Mérici College adds bilingual programs
The sound of English will be heard more often in the halls of Collège Mérici this September. The private Francophone CEGEP, located on Grande Allée Ouest next to the Plains …
Bring Us Home!: St. Lawrence independent from Champlain Regional College?
On February 19, representatives of the Teachers’ Union and staff members of Champlain-St. Lawrence Campus hosted a meet-and-greet cocktail at McMahon Hall to launch Bring Us Home!, a campaign advocating …
2015 Oscars: a dull and formulaic affair
The 87th Academy Awards put on a predictably insipid show on Sunday, the dullness of which was only momentarily alleviated by musical performances and one or two inspired acceptance speeches. …
2015 Oscars: a dull and formulaic affair
The 87th Academy Awards put on a predictably insipid show on Sunday, the dullness of which was only momentarily alleviated by musical performances and one or two inspired acceptance speeches. …
Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament forges friendships
In what may be one of the last Québec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments held at the Colisée Pepsi, the players, coaches and organizers put on quite a show. With the …