Drive-in Toy Parade at ExpoCité delights families
Six weeks before Christmas, Santa Claus made an appearance at ExpoCité. On Nov. 14, over 4,000 vehicles entered the site, each filled with excited children. The new concept of this …
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Métis-sur-Mer unveils Remembrance monument
In a normal year, the Métis-sur-Mer Remembrance Day ceremony attracts 250 people – veterans, students, and others – from around the region. This year, COVID-19 restrictions limited attendance to 25. …
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GASPÉ TALES: The Forillon expulsions, 50 years later
Turning off Route 132 outside the town of Cap-aux-Os, paying a day pass fee at the toll booth and slipping into Forillon National Park via a footpath, hikers could be …
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‘Promising’ Medicago COVID-19 vaccine moves to Phase 2/3 trials
The quest for a coronavirus vaccine has moved from “if” to “when,” with a Quebec City-based company announcing “very promising results” in Phase 1 clinical trials.Medicago’s report comes on the …
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Letter to Minister of Education Jean-François Roberge: Elections in red zones ‘absurd’
Dear Minister Roberge,It was with stupefaction that we received your letter of Nov. 13, announcing the resumption of school elections with voting on Dec. 19 and 20.When we met … …
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Lawyer wants probe of mayor’s inaction on Maison Pollack
Mayor Régis Labeaume could face legal action over the city’s delay in expropriating the historic Maison Pollack on Grande Allée.Local lawyer and former municipal politician François Marchand filed a request …
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QCGN also opposes holding school board elections in red zones
The Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) shares the disbelief of parents and school board officials who recently learned that English school board elections will be held on Dec. 19 and …
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Quebec City would be a perfect fit for CPL, CFL, and women’s hockey
The COVID-19 pandemic that has touched people around the world will certainly have effects on global sports franchises. Hockey fans in Quebec City are still hoping for the return of …
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Remparts face QMJHL teams in the Videotron Centre ‘bubble’
After a hiatus of almost six weeks, the Quebec Remparts are back on the ice against six other teams of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), in a compressed …
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Canadians hope for co-ordinated action against COVID-19
Huge numbers of Canadians watched the recent – and, depending on who you ask, ongoing – American presidential election. It provided an entertaining alternative to COVID-19 coverage, and its results …
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