The Arthritis Society will be holding its second annual Cocktail Scotch on November 21 in collaboration with the chairmen of Québec-Whisky, Patrick Bourassa and André Girard. The Honorary Chairman is…
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Remembering Edith Piaf
The Théâtre Petit Champlain in Quebec City will be presenting a show entitled Piaf from November 8 to 10 to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of this much-loved…
A haven for Canadians and hockey fans in Southern California
If you are ever in Los Angeles for business, a visit to Disneyland or to try and make it big in Hollywood, Canadians are always welcome at the Redondo Beach…
Holy rainbow!
I ran out of my office to catch this. I was talking with four spiritually-inspired friends about God-given grace and one of them, who was looking out the window, suddenly…
Memorials and Things of Fame
1863The Morning ChronicleWe learn the death, at the parish of St. Roch de l’Achigan, of Mr. Amable Gerard, at the advanced age of 100 years, 2 months and 4 days….
Thetford Mines students attend Photonics Games at U Laval
It was an early morning for the secondary 5 science students at A.S. Johnson Memorial Secondary School in Thetford Mines. Science teacher Stephen Renaud and his students made the 90-minute…
Mia Anderson wins Montreal International Poetry Prize
Mia Anderson, an accomplished poet originally from Toronto, now lives near the shore of the St. Lawrence River in Portneuf, Quebec. Anderson was recently named the winner of the Montreal…
Joe Lonergan to launch Shamrocks in the Maples
Joe Lonergan, a well-known member of the Irish community in Quebec City, is delighted to announce that, after many years of research and writing, he has published a history of…
Literary phoenix: Lac-Mégantic library rises from ashes
The summer 2013 tragedy in Lac-Mégantic resulted in the loss of lives, property, and more. Among the many community resources destroyed was Lac-Mégantic’s library. This writer, having “grown up” to…
New publishing house seeks youth literature that is anything but “canned”
Passion is the key word – I want to do literature that is different from what is already out there,” affirmed Rodéric Chabot. He has launched a new publishing company…