Rain, wind, heat, pain…nothing stopped Terry Fox from running the Marathon of Hope in 1981. The entire staff and student body of St. Patrick’s High School (SPHS) honoured his accomplishment …
Daily Archives: 9 October 2018
Putting Canadian citizenship values to the test
Oct. 8 to 14 is Canadian Citizenship Week. A recent communiqué from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) declared that citizenship ceremonies during the week were being brought to “new …
Republican troops unified by Democrats’ blunder
The confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh as the 114th Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court is nothing short of a spectacular accomplishment for both the Republican party and President …
You are invited to the Musée de la Civilisation’s 30th birthday party
The Musée de la Civilisation in Quebec City is celebrating its 30th birthday on Oct. 19, 20 and 21 and everyone is invited! Since the museum opened on Rue Dalhousie, …
Memorials and Things of Fame
October 12, 1868 – The Morning ChronicleGarden Robbery – Mr. Jean Paquet, of St. John’s suburb, sublet a portion of the Tower Field to a few of his neighbours for …
The story behind Rue John-Simons
This new street, still under construction in a residential area of the Haute-Saint-Charles borough of Quebec City, near the intersection of Boulevard Henri-IV and Avenue Chauveau, was named in July …
CAQ wins big in Quebec City, Solidaires take two seats
The Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) swept all but three of the 14 seats in the Quebec City region as François Legault’s fledgling party steamrolled to a majority government in the …
Kevin McCoy’s long road
Kevin McCoy is setting off on a new journey. The American-born, Quebec City-based playwright and producer describes himself as “a traveller by nature.” His most recent one-man show, Norge, which …
Pipelines and Pipe Dreams at the Morrin Centre
A small but genuinely interested group of a dozen or so people gathered in College Hall at the Morrin Centre on Oct. 2, to hear Jacques Poitras speak about his …