The top-ranked Laval Rouge et Or are one win away from playing host to the Vanier Cup championship after easily beating the University of Montreal Carabins Saturday.The locals scored on…
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Michele Morin-Doyle takes City Council seat
Michele Morin-Doyle, during her recent campaign for City Council, promised to defend the interests of each individual in her district, Trait Carre in Charlesbourg. Now, she will get that chance.Morin-Doyle,…
The Olympic Flame to arrive in Quebec City December 2
The Olympic flame will bring its historic presence to Quebec City December 2.Ignited in Greece Oct. 29, the Olympic flame began its Canadian journey in Victoria the following day, the…
Chalmers-Wesley United Church Concert des Professeurs
A Concert des Professeurs, (music teachers of the Quebec Conservatory of Music) will be held at Chalmers-Wesley United Church, 78 rue Ste-Ursule in Old Quebec, on Thursday, November 19 at…
Ernie Ross, 86
Ernie Ross, 86, of Shediac, N.B. passed away peacefully in his sleep November 8, 2009 at Canterbury Hall, Riverview, N.B. Predeceased by his loving wife Barbara (née Taylor) of 43…
Cry me a river: compassion, commitment and leadership by government essential in Valcartier’s tainted water
In February 2004, the CBC’s Fifth Estate aired a story about Shannon, an Irish-Canadian village of approximately 4,000 people situated 30 kilometres north of Québec City; it is the birthplace…
Female quarterback blazes a trail at St. Pat’s High
By Marie WhiteAt the tender age of 14, Anne-Laurence Harvey is a trailblazer.This season, Harvey scored not only the first but the first three touchdowns ever as the first female…
Quebec soldiers who have made the ultimate sacrifice
Jonathan Couturier, 23, Royal 22e Régiment Battle Group, September 17; Improvised explosive device, Panjwai District, Afghanistan.Private Patrick Lormand, 21,Chute-à-Blondeau, Ontario 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment Battle Group, September 13; Improvised…
A German Priest’s thoughts on Remembrance Day
In Germany, Remembrance Day was established as a national holiday in 1934, in order to commemorate the soldiers who died when fighting for their home country. But the purpose had…
Son recounts father’s WWI experience
After spending the 1916/17 school year at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario, my father, A. Kelso Roberts, was sent overseas with all the other junior officers in his…