IOC committed to holding the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games
During a virtual press conference held on Jan. 26, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach declared that the 2020 Olympic Summer Games and the 2020 Paralympic Games will take …
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How was your Groundhog Day this year?
Thousands of years ago when animism and the worship of the spirits of nature were prevalent, people in what is now Germany believed that the badger had the power to …
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Sunrise and sunset along the frozen St. Lawrence River
QCT photojournalist Cassandra Kerwin set out early in the morning of Jan. 30 to capture these gorgeous photos of the ice-choked St. Lawrence River. The interplay of light on the …
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Laval’s ‘Nordic Campus’ offers antidote for pandemic idleness
The Université Laval campus has been transformed into a winter sports park. As the adage from that baseball movie goes, “Build it and they will come.” What the university built …
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OBITUARY: Roberta (O’Hara) BRANION
Roberta (O’Hara) BRANIONIt is with sadness that we announce the death of our dear mother “Bertie.” Mum passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, January 18th at Saint Brigid’s …
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OBITUARY: Patrick Michael Joseph HUTCHINGS
Patrick Michael Joseph HUTCHINGS Patrick, son of Charles Hutchings and Mary Bryson Hutchings, both deceased, died on January 22, 2021, at 68 years old, after a courageous battle with cancer.Patrick …
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OBITUARY: Frank (Francis William) HABERLIN
Frank (Francis William) HABERLIN1949 – 2021 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mr. Frank Haberlin at age 71, on Jan. 27, 2021, at his home …
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Shelters walk a fine line during pandemic
Since last March, Éric Boulay, the director of Lauberivière, a nonprofit which operates Quebec City’s largest homeless shelter, has walked a delicate line. He and his staff and volunteers have …
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We need to focus on our objective, not the alligators
There is a popular saying that when you are up to your ears (or other parts of your anatomy) in alligators, it is hard to remember that your objective was …
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Winter pleasures on the Plains of Abraham
Photos by Cassandra Kerwin This artistic snowperson (maybe a ninja snow turtle) sits on a park bench by the Pavillon Pierre-Lassonde of the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec. …
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