Annick Papillon begins new session in Ottawa
The 2013 session of the Canadian Parliament began on January 23, and Annick Papillon, NDP Member of Parliament for the Quebec City region, was back in full swing, serving on …
Dr. Kathryn Leake: an Anglophone rainmaker at CHUQ
Dr. Kathryn Leake is an Anglophone living in Quebec City and a post-doctoral fellow of Endocrinology and Nephrology at the research centre of the Centre d’hospitalier universitaire de Quebec (CHUQ). …
Looking for the 100th Object
What would the face of Quebec’s English-speaking communities look like if 100 objects were “collaged” to create a portrait of it?That is what the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN) and …
St. Lawrence Lions hockey results
The St. Lawrence Lions are battling for second place in the RSEQ hockey league and they really needed a victory, and victory there was. With a win of 8 to …
Gearing up for Pentathlon des neiges 2013
Cégep Garneau, like other Quebec colleges, is gearing up to go. Where? To the annual Pentathlon des neiges set for February 23 on the Plains of Abraham. The annual event …
Chilling out on the St. Lawrence
On Saturday, February 9, Muriel Cayouette, an English and Spanish teacher at Collège Mérici, and the five other women on the Female Elite Turf-Latulippe team were busy applying a secret …
Winter Carnival Photos
All photos by Photos by Bethann G. Merkle A patient horse welcomes a nose rub while waiting to take carnivalers for a ride. Kids play “King of the …
Flipping flapjacks: Calgary’s carnival tradition
Making pancakes is not very complicated. Serving thousands of pancakes from an outdoor kitchen in the dead of winter is a different story. However, that is precisely what the Calgary–Quebec …
Pope Benedict XVI renounces the ministry of the Bishop of Rome
Pope Benedict XVI stated on Monday, February 11, that, due to his failing health, he plans to resign from the papal office at the end of February.The 85-year-old pontiff announced …
Air Cadets of Squadron 629 Kiwanis–Sillery receive promotions
Posing with their new rank badges in hand are Quebec High School Secondary V students Justin Rodrigue (Warrant Officer 2nd class), Alexis Royer (Flight Sergeant) and Steven Duran-Gingras (Flight Sergeant). …