The rise of homemade bread: where’s the yeast?
Are flour and yeast replacing toilet paper madness, and are basic baking ingredients becoming the most difficult items to find at the grocery store? In these days of isolation, so …
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OBITUARY: Phyllis Alexandra (née Young) THOMPSON
Phyllis Alexandra (née Young) THOMPSONIt is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our much-loved Mother, Grandmother and Great-grandmother. Phyllis was born in Quebec City on January 10, …
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Fighting Irish Seniors committed to RSEQ Division 1 football
The St. Patrick’s High School football program is producing more and more players who are being recruited by CEGEP football teams in the province of Quebec. The players all want …
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Lights, camera, movies? Maybe!
When Mayor Régis Labeaume proposed the possibility of free drive-in movies at three sites around Quebec City at a press conference on April 22 (see Peter Black’s article on page …
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Ça va bien aller rainbows light up Quebec City buildings
The Industrial Alliance building on Grande Allée goes from white to rainbow at night to add colour to people’s lives in Quebec City. The entrance to the Pavillon Pierre …
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Rainbow messages reflect hope for the future
Andrà tutto bene. “Everything will be fine!” reads the message in the window of an Italian grocery store on Avenue Cartier. Ça va bien aller! This beautifully painted rainbow …
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Bilingual Muslim community group lends a hand
As quarantine and self-isolation drag on for a growing number of Quebecers during the COVID-19 pandemic, a local Muslim group is building bridges between volunteers and people in need across …
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Stay tuned for news of Beethoven’s 250th birthday celebrations
The 250th birthday of composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven was to have been celebrated this year in his home town of Bonn, Germany, and in Vienna, Austria, where he …
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The story behind Chemin Gomin
This street was named in honour of Anet Gomin, a surgeon and herbalist in Quebec during the French regime. The place and date of his birth are unknown. In 1664, …
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MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
April 23, 1870 – The Morning ChronicleBallast and the River(To the Editor of the Morning Chronicle)Sir, – There will shortly arrive at this port the spring fleet of vessels, many, …
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