The Canadian Olympic Team walked onto the world stage on February 7 dressed in the Hudson’s Bay official parade uniforms. Led by Hayley Wickenheiser, Canada’s flag bearer, the Canadian athletes…
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James McPherson Le Moine’s memoirs launched at the Villa Bagatelle
Last Sunday, at Villa Bagatelle, the Presses de l’Université Laval launched Souvenirs et réminiscences/Glimpses & Reminiscences de James McPherson Le Moine. During the nineteenth century, Le Moine was one of…
Audrey Robichaud determined to have fun at second Olympics
For one horrible moment, Audrey Robichaud thought it might be all over. During a World Cup qualifying event in Calgary in January, the Quebec City skier partially tore a knee…
Memories of the Sillery Junction
Editor’s note: At the suggestion of reader Michel Leclerc, we requested information about the Sillery Junction/La Jonction de Sillery in the January 22, 2014, issue. Joe Lonergan was more than…
Memorials and Things of Fame
1864The Morning ChronicleWe are informed that a considerable number of our citizens have been mulcted in the sum of seven cents [$1.00 in 2014] in order to pay postage for…
P.M. Stephen Harper drops by to see Bonhomme Carnaval
Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited Quebec City on Thursday, February 6. In the morning he dropped by the Winter Carnival site on the Plains of Abraham and was given a…
Practising English with the QCT
For over ten years a group of retired Quebec City Francophones have been meeting twice a week to maintain and improve their English-language skills. Some of them originally met while…
Fire prevention is high priority at Jeffery Hale – Saint Brigid’s
After the tragic fire in L’Isle-Verte, some residents and their families may be worried about this type of event happening at the Jeffery Hale Hospital or Saint Brigid’s Home. We…
Save our Winters hockey classic
Georges Laraque and friends are playing hockey on outdoor rinks while they still can.The former Montreal Canadiens enforcer suited up for the fourth annual Save our Winters hockey classic, held…
A busy year so far
The staff and students of St. Vincent School have been very active this year with all sorts of interesting projects and activities. The school year started with the unveiling of…