Am I a kind person?” This question has been nagging Dr. Brian Goldman – a veteran ER surgeon, medical journalist and host of the CBC podcast White Coat, Black Art …
Daily Archives: 13 April 2021
Canada geese return “home” year after year
They’re back! The Canada geese are back, and how they find their pond near our home year after year remains a mystery. Out of the estimated seven million Canada geese …
Joe Malone joins hockey legends at Place Jean-Béliveau
Hockey legend and NHL record-holder Joe Malone, with a hockey stick in hand and Togo the bulldog by his side, stands tall at Place Jean-Béliveau. After weeks of planning and …
QMJHL tweaks playoff format for Quebec-based teams
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) announced April 9 that it has revised the playoff format for five of the 12 Quebec-based teams currently in isolation, including the Quebec …
Capitales, Aigles and Titans may be forced to play south of the border
If Canada’s Frontier League baseball teams are to play in 2021, they may have to “immigrate” to the United States for the months of May and June.That is the proposition …
SPORTS ROUNDUP: tennis, hockey and Olympics
Elite tennis player Félix Auger-Aliassime of L’Ancienne-Lorette, ranked 20th on the ATP tour, has added a well-known coach to his team. Toni Nadal, uncle and longtime coach of tennis legend …
Preventing domestic violence “at the source” with GAPI
Advocates for domestic violence survivors have been sounding the alarm since the first weeks of the pandemic – lockdowns pose a particular risk to people trapped in abusive relationships or …
Readers’ fond memories of meeting the Duke of Edinburgh
Marie Blanchet informed the QCT that she had met and spoken with Prince Philip in 1980, when he was in Quebec City as a member of the organizing committee of …
Prince Philip visited Quebec City in 1954 and 1959
The late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, made more than 70 visits to Canada, including 19 royal tours with Queen Elizabeth II. Two of his earliest official trips to Quebec …
The 150th anniversary of the Canadian Bank Act
On April 14, 1871, the government of the newly constituted Dominion of Canada passed its first Bank Act. It was enacted to establish a central control over financial institutions and …