September 10 was World Suicide Prevention Day. This date was first recognized in 2003 by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and endorsed by the World Health Organization.Almost one…
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Jacquelyn Smith has Limoilou at heart
J’ai Limoilou tatoué sur le cœur.” “I have Limoilou tattooed on my heart,” says Jacquelyn Smith, the Démocratie Québec candidate for the Limoilou electoral district in the upcoming municipal elections….
First Nations tradition meets fine dining in Quebec City
Imagine the most fragrant flower. Now imagine that flower mixed into a delicate cream, served over an aromatic cake, flavoured with essence of pine and served with a wood-smoke infused…
Quest for Quebec’s Finest Poutine: Frite Alors!
The setup / the feel: Near the corner of Rue Crémazie, an unassuming side street off of the ultra trendy Avenue Cartier, sits a small, low building tucked between a…
St. Lawrence independence bid denied by province
CEGEP Champlain-St. Lawrence will not go it alone, after all. Quebec’s minister of higher education, Hélène David, confirmed the conclusion of an earlier report, prepared by her parliamentary assistant, D’Arcy-McGee…
NDP leadership hopefuls look like long shots
Let’s keep in mind that less than two short years ago, the New Democratic Party was poised to form the government of Canada. (En passant, is a party founded in…
Rainbow flag rises for the Fête Arc-en-Ciel
On August 31, local politicians and members of the LGBT+ community gathered for the raising of the rainbow flag in the gardens of City Hall in preparation for Quebec City’s…
Bump in CQSB enrolment numbers
As the school bells rang on August 30, many of the schools administered by the Central Quebec School Board (CQSB), which oversees English-language public schools in the Quebec City area…
Burke wants education tax gap fixed
He’s not quite ready to organize a tea party, but Central Quebec School Board (CQSB) chairman Stephen Burke is nevertheless up in arms over the continuing inequality of taxes imposed…
The story behind Rue Van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) was a Dutch painter whose subjects, during his early years, were peasants and still lifes. Like the older Dutch masters such as Rembrandt, he adopted the…