Memorials and Things of Fame
1862 The Morning Chronicle The steamship United Kingdom from Glasgow arrived in port shortly before eight o’clock last night, being the first trans-Atlantic steamer of the season at this port. …
Irish traditional music conference hosted by IHQ
Irish Heritage Quebec recently hosted a conference given by Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin on the influence of Irish traditional music in Quebec and the rest of Canada. Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin, an …
Playing Games with Real Lives
Playing Games with Real Lives So that we never have to say ‘May the odds be ever in your favour’ -‐ Bishop Dennis Drainville While young people all over the …
Drive to Success- Quite an Event!
This past Wednesday, April 18th, was an important day for the members of the Drive to Success team. Five students from Champlain St-Lawrence College were glad to hold a successful …
News Digest for April 18, 2012
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Young local writers impress at ImagiNation Writing Contest awards ceremony
“A word, after a word, after a word, is power,” quoted Sovita Chander, President of the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec. She addressed this Margaret Atwood quote to 30 …
Paul Almond and David Homel discuss writing novels and making movies
On April 13, authors Paul Almond and David Homel sat in the elegant Morrin Centre to talk and share a laugh or two about the art of writing novels and …
Love Story à la Québécoise
Quebec journalist Denise Bombardier launched her 18th book, L’Anglais, less than a month ago. The real life love story of the well-known Quebec career woman and her English-born husband James …
Church demands withdrawal of retrograde refugee bill
(Press Release) Canada’s shameful refusal to offer asylum to Jews fleeing Nazi Germany aboard the SS St. Louis in 1939 would have been perfectly possible under the provisions of a …
Memorials and Things of Fame for April 18, 2012
1862The Morning Chronicle To-day, being the festival of St. George, will be celebrated in a becoming manner by the sons of Merry England and their descendants in this city. There …