France awarding a special medal to veterans of the Second World War
Canadian veterans of the 1944 campaign to liberate France may be eligible to receive the National Order of the Legion of Honour.Since 2014, the Government of France has been awarding …
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Rouge et Or take care of business in preseason action
It may have been a pre-season game, but for head coach Glen Constantin and the Université Laval Rouge et Or football team, it’s already business. On Aug. 18, in front …
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Remparts training camp in full swing
The 2018 Québec Remparts training camp is now in full swing at the Pavillon de la Jeunesse, near the Vidéotron Centre.On Aug. 18, the Remparts’ new general manager and head …
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Loïc Bruni finally conquers Vélirium at Mont-Sainte-Anne
For the 28th consecutive year, elite mountain bike racers from around the world gathered at Mont-Sainte-Anne for the only Mercedes-Benz UCI Mountain Bike World Cup stop in North America. Competitors …
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Cheers to cheap beer, but what about wine prices?
If you’ve ever lived in a province bordering on Quebec, you know the drill. Hop in the car, head for the nearest dépanneur and stock up on the cheapest beer …
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Canada’s conflict with Saudi Arabia is more than meets the eye
On Aug. 2, Canada’s minister of foreign affairs, Chrystia Freeland, saw fit to publicly criticize the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, through her personal Twitter account, by “strongly calling for the …
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Seeking descendants of Irish families from the Waterloo Settlement
The Waterloo Settlement: where is it? When was it created? About 200 years ago, lands that belonged to the Jesuit order and which were part of former seigneuries were distributed …
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The story behind Boulevard Bastien
In the 17th century, a road was opened to connect Charlesbourg and Jeune-Lorette, the Wendat village later known as Village-des-Hurons and known today as Wendake. The road was named Boulevard …
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Memorials and Things of Fame
August 15, 1818 – The Quebec Gazette A boy nine years old, the son of a workingman who lives on St. Charles Street, died from hydrophobia*, having been bitten by …
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International military reservists meet and compete in Quebec
From Aug. 3 to 10, Quebec City hosted the Interallied Confederation of Reserve and Medical Reserve Officers (CIOMR). Hundreds of reservists from 23 countries gathered for military competitions at Canadian …
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