Lt.-Gov. Manon Jeannotte (centre) honoured Innu artist Julie Charland (left) and Wendat artist Claudia Therrien (right) for their work redesigning the medals and lanyards of the new First Peoples Medals. They were the recipients of the first two medals during the ceremony held on April 3. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) Lt.-Gov. Manon Jeannotte reveals new design of First Peoples Medal Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com The new designs for the First Peoples Medals, first created in 2018, were revealed during a ceremony…
Peter Eslea MacDonald is helping in the search for the “Holy Grail” of tartans, that of the Black Watch. If you think you may have a wee scrap ‘o the cloth, please contact Ewen Booth at northernpiper@outlook.com (Photo provided by Peter Eslea MacDonald) TARTAN QUEST: The search for the original Black Watch tartan continues Submitted by Ewen Booth on Tartan Day, April 6 From 1757 to 1763, three Highland (Scottish) regiments served in…
Students from CEGEP Champlain–St. Lawrence put on a stellar performance of Martin Crimp’s play Fewer Emergencies. Director Elizabeth Lavoie used Crimp’s text, “Advice to Iraqi Women,” as the prologue because the satirical monologue reminded the audience how overprotective Western parents can be. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) REVIEW St. Lawrence students shine the spotlight on Fewer Emergencies Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com The stage was set on April 4 and 5 at CEGEP Champlain–St. Lawrence. For two evenings, the…
The cast of Murmuration take a bow after the performance at the Centre Communautaire Michel-Labadie on April 4. (Photo by Oksana Mukhina) REVIEW Murmuration: How Le Patin Libre breaks the ice Oksana Mukhina oksana@qctonline.com On April 4, the Centre communautaire Michel-Labadie welcomed Murmuration by the ice theatre company Le Patin Libre. Founded…
REVIEW Randall Spear delights crowd at Lévis benefit Manuel Cardenas, Lévis correspondent manuel@qctonline.com Anglophone artist Randall Spear participated in a benefit concert for EspérAnimo on March 29 at the BAL…
Mavrick Rousseau-Hamel of the Quebec Remparts was checked into the boards by Étienne Morin of the Moncton Wildcats in game three of the first round of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoffs on April 1. The Remparts lost 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by Luc Lang) Feisty Remparts go down in four games against Moncton Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com When the playoff matchups were made, no one thought the Quebec Remparts could compete with the regular season…
The CPL on Tour will be in Quebec City on May 31. Halifax Wanderers FC midfielder and Magog native Jérémy Gagnon- Laparé; Eduardo Pasquel, CEO of York United FC; Mayor Bruno Marchand; CPL Commissioner Mark Noonan; and Derek Martin, president of Halifax Wanderers FC, attended the announcement on April 2. (Photo by Luc Lang) Quebec City to host CPL soccer game at Stade Telus on May 31 Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com After the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) filled the Videotron Centre in January, the…
April 6 will be a day for the ages in the National Hockey League record book. At 7:26 of the second period, Alexander Ovechkin scored the 895th goal of his career, surpassing Wayne Greztky as the NHL’s all-time leading scorer. The game, played in Brooklyn against the New York Islanders, was stopped for a short ceremony where league commissioner Gary Bettman and Greztky congratulated Ovechkin. The Washington Capitals took a team picture with Ovechkin’s family and team owner Ted Leonsis before the game resumed. (LL) (screenshot) EYE ON SPORTS: The Great 8 is number one!…
St. Lawrence’s Charles-Éric Tremblay (91) doesn’t know it yet, but his shot slid under Cougars goaltender Daniel Semeniuk for the Lions’ first goal in game three of the best-of-five series against CEGEP Champlain-Lennoxville Cougars. Tremblay’s teammate Benjamin Chabot (77) witnessed the action. (Photo by Luc Lang) St. Lawrence Lions oust Lennoxville in three games Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com Maverick Deslisle registered a hat trick and guided the CEGEP Champlain-St. Lawrence Lions to an easy 6-1 victory over…
Download the PDF…