Canada Day celebrated with pomp and ceremony on Dufferin Terrace
The band of the Royal 22e Régiment paraded on Dufferin Terrace before the flag-raising ceremony and the cutting of the giant Canada Day cake. Jean-Yves Duclos, minister of …
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Congrats to A.S. Johnson Memorial High School’s class of 2019
Graduation was celebrated at Andrew Stuart Johnson Memorial High School on June 22, in Thetford Mines. Principal Stephen Renaud spoke to students about the importance of friends and family as …
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Hands up all those who want free drugs
With a show of hands, who’s in favour of a national drug plan?” Perhaps, come federal election debate time this fall, journalists who moderate the encounter could take a cue …
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Canada Day celebrations … in 1977
I would like to mention that my Mom, Jo Ouellet, started the Canada Day activities here in Quebec City in the late 1970s. In response to the Parti Québécois winning …
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Ticks are more active in spring and summer
Did you know that the risk of getting a tick bite starts when the weather warms up in the spring, through until the fall? So, even on cooler days when …
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The story behind Avenue Conway
This street was named after Edmund Conway (1858-1938), the owner of the land on which it was laid out. He built his house on this street, and he also ran …
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MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
July 4, 1819 – The Quebec GazetteThe SeasonSince the 22nd ult., till today, there has fallen more or less rain daily. Principally uncommonly heavy showers, following one another in quick …
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But what did you eat there? Part 2 of 2
On June 25, as Quebecers cleaned up after a weekend of Fête Nationale festivities – and in many cases, dragged the moving boxes back out – chefs around the world …
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A bug is a bug is a bug . . . until we learn its name
“If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment …
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Eagles soar at the opening of the Wendake Pow Wow
As if sent by Manitou, a pair of eagles soared above the sacred dance circle in the heart of Wendake at the June 28 opening ceremony, a sure sign it …
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