Note from Lorie: The Ocean Limited, a passenger train operated by Via Rail on a 23-hour overnight route between Montreal and Halifax, is the oldest continuously operated named passenger train …

September 9, 1819 – The Quebec GazetteEmigrationExtract from a letter from Argyleshire, dated June 25th – The emigration from this country is immense. When I passed Crinan [Scotland] a few …

September 2, 1819 – The Quebec GazetteDeath of the Governor-in-ChiefAn express arrived here yesterday morning from Montreal, with the afflicting intelligence that His Grace, the Duke of Richmond, Governor-in-Chief of …

August 29, 1819 – The Quebec GazetteFire in the WoodsWe learn from a Gentleman who came up the South Shore last week, from 60 leagues below Quebec, that much injury …

August 13, 1819 – The Quebec GazetteFound adrift yesterday by Mr. Pierre Dugal, of the parish of St. Michel, and now in his possession, a raft of oak and pine …

August 6, 1819 – The Quebec GazetteThe HarvestOur accounts from Upper Canada and the adjacent parts of the United States represent the harvest which had commenced as unusually abundant. The …

July 24, 1819 – The Quebec GazetteForged Bank NotesWithin these few days several strangers have been taken into custody, charged with circulating forged bank notes and counterfeit gold coin. The …

July 19, 1819 – The Quebec GazetteKingston [sic] Palace, May 24, 1819This morning, at a quarter past 4 o’clock, the Duchess of Kent was happily delivered of a Princess. Her …