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Monthly Archives: December 2018
Community Christmas Hamper Campaign delivers the goods
After months of meetings, weeks of recruiting volunteers and collecting food and monetary donations, plus days of sorting and packing, members of the English-speaking community of the Quebec City area …
Ho ho or holy: Christmas songs full of mixed messages
Curiously, one of the movies that makes the usual Christmas faves lists is Tim Burton’s A Nightmare Before Christmas – no, it’s not about last-minute Christmas shopping. In a nutshell …
Diplomatic crisis made in China
The current Sino-Canadian diplomatic crisis is serious and the stakes are extremely high. At the heart of the matter is national security. Huawei, a Chinese tele-communications behemoth with 180,000 employees …
Memorials and Things of Fame
December 22, 1868 – The Morning ChronicleThe Ice: During Saturday night and Sunday morning large quantities of new ice formed into a batture, which now extends over a hundred feet …
A nice time to make ice
It’s a nice time to make ice. Recent cold weather has allowed crews to get to work flooding the dozens of outdoor rinks throughout the city. This one is at …
The story behind Rue Christmas
Rue Christmas is named in honour of the annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on Dec. 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of …
“All I want for Christmas is …”
We asked several well-known people in Quebec City how they would answer the question “What do YOU want for Christmas?” After the usual “Peace on Earth, health, and happiness” replies, …
Hôtel de Glace offers a warm welcome in Valcartier
Here’s a cool idea for a winter sleepover – spend the night in one of the 42 cozy, snowy and icy bedrooms at the Hôtel de Glace (ice hotel) in …
An “elf-made” man visits children at local library
Children in the Limoilou area didn’t need to go to the North Pole to get into the silly elf spirit on Dec. 14. An “elf-made” man named Flocondoux (soft snowflake) …