Millions of people around the world watched the funeral of Prince Philip held in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in England on April 17. Due to the pandemic, only …
Daily Archives: 20 April 2021
The people retake a stake in former People’s Airline Air Canada
We Canadians, all 37.5 million of us, are now shareholders of Air Canada, thanks to the $6-billion financial support package the federal government negotiated with Canada’s dominant airline last week. …
Federal government says it wants to buy back historic Quebec Bridge
The historic, rusting Quebec Bridge is one “major step” closer to a sorely needed paint job.On April 16, Minister of Infrastructure Catherine McKenna announced the federal government will “repatriate” the …
The story behind Boulevard Liégeois
This street is named in honour of Jean Liégeois (1600-1655), a Jesuit friar who was born in Verdun, France. Skilled in the building trades and equipped with a sound education, …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
April 20, 1871 – The Morning ChronicleMorrin College – Our attention has been called to this Institution, by a statement in the advertisement of the [upcoming musical] Concert … that …
Former Centraide boss Bruno Marchand running for mayor
Another name – and party – have been added to the growing list of contenders for city hall.Last week, Bruno Marchand, 48, best known as the head of the city’s …
ELAN’s Brennan imagines a post-COVID arts scene
The coronavirus pandemic has blazed a trail of destruction through the performing arts sphere in Quebec and around the world, leaving a disturbing number of closed venues, indefinitely postponed shows …
V for Vaccination: Give it your best shot!
As of this writing, 2.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered around the province, to over two million Quebecers. Are you one of them? Anyone 60 or older …
Plans underway for 15th Quebec Celtic Festival
Press releaseApril 6 was Tartan Day and in spite of the present uncertain situation, a celebratory feeling reigned among the team behind the organization of the Quebec Celtic Festival. Tartan …
Using the power of mindfulness to ease suffering in the pandemic
Local clinical psychologist Dr. Meagan Daley asked the participants in her Mindfulness in the Midst of a Pandemic seminar, “How have you been feeling over the past 13 months?” While …