Getting shoes on the feet of children in Afghanistan
AFHGANISTAN — It all starts at least a day before with planning and preparation. Local leaders are consulted in order to determine where the shoes are the most needed by …
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Lord delivers preliminary draft on state of bilingualism
Former New Brunswick premier Bernard Lord has delivered a preliminary draft of his report on the state of bilingualism in Canada to the federal government. The draft copy, which contains …
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Historic Domaine Cataraqui to house hotel-tourism school
The city of Quebec is placing its money in building for a bigger future in tourism. Domaine Cataraqui, currently managed by the Commission de la capital nationale du Québec (CCNQ), …
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New theatrical effects for Shannon Irish Show
This year’s Shannon Irish Show will feature a few theatrical effects and some avant-garde costumes for the dancers. “Our dancers begin outside … and for the second part of the …
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Mikes turns 40 with a new, more Italian concept
The Québécois chain Mikes is 40 years old this year. The restaurants, which began in Montreal, are evolving to meet their customers’ more refined tastes for Italian-inspired food. But …
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Greed to Read
There’s yet more stuff in the papers today about reading, how it’s declined so horrifically, how the next generation will be a crowd of wholesale illiterates, playing violent computer games …
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Memorials and Things of Fame
1848 The Morning Chronicle, News of the Day This morning about one o’clock a fire broke out in Kelly’s buildings, Ermine Street; twenty-one buildings, chiefly of wood, were destroyed. …
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Scaredy Squirrel helps his own author conquer her fears
Mélanie Watt took a big step in sending her school project to Kids Can Press — the result was the beginning of her Scaredy Squirrel adventures. Into her third book, …
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CQSB welcomes student teachers
“Let such teach others who themselves excel.” Alexander Pope (1688-1744) Once again this year the Central Québec School Board has welcomed four student teachers from Bishop’s University into their schools, …
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Quebec: A City and Its Artists at Musée
The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec has launched Québec: A City and Its Artists, an exhibit featuring over 160 works by 22 artists who were born or lived in …
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