Fortier Going Against the Odds
The following is an article I wrote last fall for Inside the Dome, about Kevin Denis-Fortier, a former Quebec Diamants first baseman that made it to professional baseball after the …
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Foster Care for Native Children
Jonathan Kay, columnist for the National Post (Canada), published a column today about how child services department across the country are failing native children by abiding to rules that run …
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Former Quebec Carnivals Player Gary Carter In the News
Former major league catcher Gary Carter is back in the news today, with what he said on a Sirius Satellite radio show following the rumors that New York Mets manager …
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The Google Story
By now, everyone who has had communication with the outside world in the last ten years knows what Google is and does. However, not everybody knows where it started (Stanford …
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Democratic Process
Being Canadian, my take on the nomination process for the Democrats is unimportant to many outsiders. That said, it is interesting to see how the democratic process works for our …
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Government wants to increase school board democracy
Quebec education minister Michelle Courchesne presented a new bill in the National Assembly on May 13 set to modify the governance of school boards. If passed, Bill 88 would increase …
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Champlain-St. Lawrence toasts its 50th anniversary
St. Lawrence alumni returned in droves this past Saturday to celebrate the school’s 50th anniversary. The anniversary event was co-ordinated to coincide with the VEQ weekend in celebration of Quebec …
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Mixed reviews for toonie
The newly minted toonie commemorating the 400th anniversary of Quebec City is getting mixed reviews from the city’s residents, according to the results of a QCT poll. Depicting a stylized …
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Discover city’s naval museum
The Quebec Naval Museum is reminding Quebec City that, even after 400 years, “ [the city] is her river’s daughter.” The 2008 museum program was released last Thursday with three …
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Sad to see the state of St. Matthew’s Cemetery
I try to return annually to my old stomping grounds in and around Quebec City since moving to Ottawa in 1982. I am extremely proud of my hometown and zealously …
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