Violinist Angèle Dubeau to receive Prix du Québec
Angèle Dubeau is to be the recipient of the 2019 Denise Pelletier Award, the highest honour given to individuals for an outstanding contribution to the performing arts in Quebec. This …
Valcartier Elementary students plant Liberation 75 tulip bulbs
The students at Valcartier Elementary planted dozens of special tulip bulbs in the school’s front yard on Oct. 21. Melinda Fréchette (our Cycle 1 teacher) had the wonderful idea to …
Swapping fast fashion for friends’ frocks
How many pairs of jeans do you own? After watching a recent CBC documentary on The Passionate Eye entitled “Fashion’s Dirty Secrets,” I was moved to open my closet and …
The anatomy of a landfill
We’re a long way from the days when we got rid of our garbage by throwing it into an open-air dump. Now, new technology helps us reduce, reuse, recycle and …
A certain level of risk
It is 5:30 p.m. I’ve just finished a training session in Cotonou, Benin’s largest city, and I’m giving a workshop in the much smaller town of Pobè, where I live, …
New foundation to preserve the Château Frontenac’s long history
The most important and recognizable heritage building in Quebec is undoubtedly the Château Frontenac, which celebrated its 125th anniversary last year. But the Château is not only a landmark edifice, …
SLC Lions hockey team gets back on the winning track
Zachary Bordeleau and Hugo Guillemette each scored one goal and added one assist to lead the CEGEP Champlain–St. Lawrence Lions hockey team to a 4-2 victory over the Dragons from …
Community Calendar
Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 5:30 p.m. – Literary Feast at the Morrin Centre, 44 Chaussée des Écossais. Honorary chair Jean St-Gelais of La Capitale Insurance; keynote speaker actor, director, playwright, …
Fighting Irish Juniors earn spot in Eastern Conference final
For the second straight season, the St. Patrick’s High School Fighting Irish junior football team met the Laser from École secondaire Les Sentiers, in the regional playoffs. But unlike 2018, …
Laval rugby women fall (again) to Ottawa in RSEQ championship
For the third straight year, the Université Laval Rouge et Or women’s rugby team lost the Réseau du Sport Étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) conference final to the University of Ottawa …