City unveils market, movie and bike plans to boost spring spirits
City officials have rolled out a series of measures to boost the morale of a citizenry worn out by a winter of pandemic lockdown and isolation. Among the initiatives “to …
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Thank you all for your service: Canadian military personnel summoned to help health warriors
This old world keeps spinning ’round, though much of the frenzied activity of its human occupants has been put on hold thanks to a rampant rogue virus. One noteworthy story …
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QHS Trivia Night held online this year
So, this is what the pandemic has led us to. Playing trivia games online instead of in the comfort of the Quebec High School gymnasium. And on an app called …
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MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
April 30, 1870 – The Morning ChronicleFor Red River – Sixteen boats for the Red River expedition were despatched by this morning’s train for Collingwood. They are very substantial, and …
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COVID or not, spring is here!
Crocuses open in the warm spring sunshine, accompanied by dainty pink scilla. Photo by Shirley Nadeau Crocuses are usually the first flowers to spring forth from the earth. Photo by Susan …
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Reaction to a Street View
After the QCT published Bill Cox’s Street Views column of April 15 featuring the story behind Parc Gilles-Lamontagne, the writer’s daughter Maureen Cox, who is a colleague of Lamontagne’s son, …
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Jeffery Hale Community Partners thank volunteers
At this time of year, we usually host an up-beat happy hour to celebrate all our volunteers, for having given time to the community Wellness Centre. This annual get-together is …
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The rise of homemade bread: where’s the yeast?
Are flour and yeast replacing toilet paper madness, and are basic baking ingredients becoming the most difficult items to find at the grocery store? In these days of isolation, so …
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OBITUARY: Phyllis Alexandra (née Young) THOMPSON
Phyllis Alexandra (née Young) THOMPSONIt is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our much-loved Mother, Grandmother and Great-grandmother. Phyllis was born in Quebec City on January 10, …
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Fighting Irish Seniors committed to RSEQ Division 1 football
The St. Patrick’s High School football program is producing more and more players who are being recruited by CEGEP football teams in the province of Quebec. The players all want …
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