Two provincial ministries recently announced changes to services which will streamline families’ interactions. The Quebec Minister of Justice, Bertrand St-Arnaud, said a new legal aid service will be provided by…
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Canadian soldiers remembered in Holland
When my daughter Maureen told me she was off to Holland on business this past summer, I asked her to visit the Canadian War Cemetery and tell me what it…
In Thangka, school is in session
The village primary school in the isolated, mountainous region of southwestern China is the brainchild of a Tibetan-born Quebecer, Thupten Jyatso, his wife, Quebec philosophy professor Raphaëlle Prince, and his…
VEQ welcomes newcomers with a taste of Quebec
What do pâté chinois, tourtière, poutine and tarte au sucre all have in common? In spite of the oriental name of the first dish, they are all typical Québécois dishes….
The QCT meets with Équipe Labeaume
With municipal elections just around the corner, the QCT recently had a chance to interview Mayor Régis Labeaume, Deputy Mayor Michelle Morin-Doyle and Robert Dinan, a member of the Équipe…
St. John’s Lodge No. 3 marks 225th anniversary in style
On Saturday evening, October 27, some 150 members, family and friends of St. John’s Lodge No. 3 gathered at Hôtel Québec to celebrate the 225th anniversary of one of the…
Quebec City Women’s Club 50th annual Book Fair
The line outside the Eastern Quebec Learning Centre on October 27 was not as long as in previous years. However, when the book fair opened at 9:00 a.m., it didn’t…
Davie Shipyards proudly launches the Cecon Pride
And what a ship! The Cecon Pride is a 130-foot-long ocean-going offshore construction vessel. It has a helicopter pad hovering over the foredeck and a huge crane capable of lifting…
Robert Dinan and Paul Shoiry in open debate
As the municipal election approaches, residents of the Saint-Louis-Sillery district were keen to ask candidates about their plans for the area. The Comité de valorisation du quartier Saint-Yves invited the…
Memorials and Things of Fame
1863The Morning ChronicleThe public generally have heard with much pleasure that there is a prospect of the gate nuisance being abated, but as the present city walls and gates are…