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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Part 2: My year as a ‘Wasp’ playing hockey in England
So began my 1977-1978 season with the Durham Wasps A team.I quickly discovered that the team had a loyal following, and on game nights the rink pub was packed. Players …
IN MEMORIAM: Lena SHEEHAN
33rd AnniversaryLena SHEEHANNovember 21, 1907 – April 21, 1988We thought of you with love today, but that is nothing new.We thought about you yesterday, and days before that too.We think …
OBITUARY: Maureen Dinan BUTEAU
Maureen Dinan BUTEAU 1931 – 2021It is with deep sadness that we announce the sudden death of our mother, Maureen Dinan Buteau, at the CHU-CHUL in Quebec City on April …
Parks Canada sign hit with language complaint
One side of this normally bilingual Parks Canada sign in the Cartier-Brébeuf National Historic Site in Limoilou was defaced by a vandal....