Shutting down Parliament: The arrogance of power
The first duty of leaders in a democratic society like ours is to respect the institutions that put constraints on their power. Messy. Inconvenient. Frustrating. Democracy is all those things. …
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Memorials and Things of Fame
1850 The Morning Chronicle We wish you a happy new year. Eighteen hundred and forty nine has gone; but the events which have occurred in it have been so momentous …
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Cathy’s List of top Canadian news stories for 2009
1. The Recession 2. H1N1 – The Swine Flu 3. The Afghan Mission 4. Car Industry Collapse 5. Newfoundland Chopper Crash 6. NFL – Off-ice Battles – 7. Obama visits …
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Walking in a Winter Nightmare
It has become fashionable lately to discuss the modern city in terms of friendliness. A city can have a friendly architecture or a friendly outlook. It can be tourist-friendly or …
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Four soldiers and a journalist die in Afghanistan
The holiday season had a tragic ending for four Canadian Forces soldiers serving in Afghanistan and a journalist embedded with the troops in Kandahar province. The four soldiers, serving with …
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First-year success for Turkey Can challenge
“It all started last year,” said QHS Community Learning Centre Coordinator, Ed Sweeney. “When Mr. Thomson and I saw the work that was put into the Eastern Quebec Learning Centre’s …
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Ste-Foy Resident and important member of St. Lawrence hockey program passed away suddenly
Hervey Beaubien, a popular and energetic part of the St. Lawrence College hockey program and among those who carried the Olympic as it trvelled through Quebec on its way to …
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Burke, Robert named chair and vice chair of CQSB
The new chairman and vice-chairman of the Central Quebec School Board face a busy schedule while trying to maintain the standards of their predecessors.“We plan to follow in the footsteps …
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English up provincially, but down in the Capital City
The number of English speaking people in the province of Quebec may have increased markedly between 2001 and 2006, but the opposite would be true for the Quebec City area, …
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Helping families manage the effects of mental illness
A grassroots organization, AMI-Quebec is committed to helping families manage the effects of mental illness through support, education, guidance and advocacy. By promoting understanding, we work to dispel the stigma …
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