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 …
Monthly Archives: April 2021
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 …
Canada takes aim at terrorists
Our view of terrorism has been changing over the past few years.There was a time not so long ago when we all knew what a terrorist looked and sounded like …
Maritime author shares memorable journey to Quebec City
At the beginning of 2020, a few months before the words “social distancing” and “Atlantic bubble” became part of the collective vocabulary, Nova Scotia-based author Sheree Fitch travelled to Quebec …
Getting to know the common merganser
It’s daybreak, and still sleepy, you get warmly dressed and put on your rubber boots to slowly and silently walk to the nearest water source, whether a river or lake. …
QMJHL playoffs: Remparts, Voltigeurs set to start playoffs
The Quebec Remparts and the Drummondville Voltigeurs are set to begin the 2021 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) playoffs. League officials announced on April 19 that the first game …
Team Quebec to replace Capitales, Aigles, and Titans in Frontier League
The Frontier Baseball League officially announced on April 17 that the Québec Capitales, the Ottawa Titans and the Trois-Rivières Aigles won’t play in 2021. With the uncertainty surrounding the opening …
FAA stumbles in Monte Carlo; Auclair hopes to make it big in Texas
Tennis player Félix Auger-Aliassime of L’Ancienne-Lorette did not have a great tournament at the Monte Carlo Masters Open in Monaco.Auger-Aliassime, known by his initials FAA, lost his first-round match to …
Hello! Anybody home?
Remember when, not so long ago, before COVID-19, we could walk up to the door of a friend’s house, knock, and someone would answer, “C’mon in!” You probably won’t get …