Young local writers impress at ImagiNation Writing Contest awards ceremony
“A word, after a word, after a word, is power,” quoted Sovita Chander, President of the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec. She addressed this Margaret Atwood quote to 30 …
Paul Almond and David Homel discuss writing novels and making movies
On April 13, authors Paul Almond and David Homel sat in the elegant Morrin Centre to talk and share a laugh or two about the art of writing novels and …
Love Story à la Québécoise
Quebec journalist Denise Bombardier launched her 18th book, L’Anglais, less than a month ago. The real life love story of the well-known Quebec career woman and her English-born husband James …
Church demands withdrawal of retrograde refugee bill
(Press Release) Canada’s shameful refusal to offer asylum to Jews fleeing Nazi Germany aboard the SS St. Louis in 1939 would have been perfectly possible under the provisions of a …
Memorials and Things of Fame for April 18, 2012
1862The Morning Chronicle To-day, being the festival of St. George, will be celebrated in a becoming manner by the sons of Merry England and their descendants in this city. There …
The Cat Empire
The Cat Empire served a heaping spoonful of just the right medicine for Quebec City on March 29. Their smoking-hot live performance at the Grand Théâtre gave audience members the …
Titanic sinking commemorated in Halifax
On the weekend of April 14 to 15, ceremonies took place in many places around the world to remember those who lost their lives during the sinking of the Titanic …
Reality check
With the election of Thomas Mulcair, Canada has at long last a Leader of the Official Opposition at Ottawa. This is good news because for nearly a year now the …
Oh, when the Arcane Saints come marching in
Explosive hard-rock Australian band Arcane Saints are bound for Canada this week. They have independently released two EPs, a single “Nervous Breakdown” produced by Evan McHugh (Jet, Midnight Oil, Dead …
Nadeshicon blooms: local Japanese cultural festival grows in its 4th year
Kayo Yasuhara, presenter at Nadeshicon, leads a Kabuki dance in which the audience is encouraged to participate. Photo courtesy of Nadeshicon Nadeshicon is a play on words – the contraction …