La Parade des Jouets: the true spirit of Christmas
On Saturday November 16, Quebecers came out by the thousands, lining the main streets of Saint-Sauveur, Nouvo Saint-Roch and Limoilou to watch the 12th edition of the Parade des Jouets. …
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New U.S. Consul General no stranger to Quebec
We have a special affection for this city,” Hale VanKoughnett told the QCT last week. VanKoughnett will serve as the U.S. Consul General for the next three years. In fact, …
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Rouge et Or bring home the Uteck Bowl
Université Laval’s Rouge et Or defeated the Mount Allison Mounties by a score of 48-21 in Sackville, N.B., last Saturday. This is the sixth time Laval has won the Uteck …
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Ocean exploration schooner Tara visits Quebec City
The ocean exploration schooner Tara was welcomed into Quebec City’s Bassin Louise last week after six months of sailing over 25,000 kms. The crew had spent the time navigating northern …
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Illustrated talk at the Morrin Centre
The Morrin Centre is celebrating the end of fall with a variety of events for lovers of history, literature, art and architecture. The first event, to take place on November …
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Memorials and Things of Fame
Sometimes simply called “JFK,” John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the son of Rose Fitzgerald and Joseph Kennedy, was born on May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Massachusetts, the second of nine children. He …
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Filipino Quebecers hoping and helping after typhoon Haiyan
The pictures began to flow across Canadian television screens on November 11. Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest cyclone ever recorded, had swept through Southeast Asia three days earlier, leaving in its …
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Public hearings on Bill 60
The National Assembly has given the Committee on Institutions the mandate to hold public consultations concerning Bill 60: Charter affirming the values of State secularism and religious neutrality and of …
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Swing ’n’ Jazz at St. Patrick’s
St. Patrick’s High School hosted its annual Swing ‘n’ Jazz Dance on November 15. First on the evening’s program, the Senior Jazz Orchestra played a variety of pieces to please …
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Pink the Rink! Lions take Les Filons
The moment the players hit the ice at the Ancienne-Lorette arena on November 16, it was obvious something was different about the Champlain-St. Lawrence Lions. The Lions were sporting pink …
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