Oxford offers Rhodes Scholar new options in sport and life
Clutching an acceptance letter to one of the world’s most prestigious universities last December, Quebec City’s 2007 Rhodes Scholar Annick Routhier Labadie expected the best was yet to come for …
The Fraser Recovery Program loses its best friend
Hazel Breakey dedicated most of her life to helping others and upon learning about the Fraser Recovery Program (FRP) she immediately gave it her full support. The FRP is a …
What’s wrong, can’t sleep? What insomnia costs Quebec
One in three people in Quebec can’t fall asleep at night and few of those are seeking treatment. A recent study published by a group of researchers at Université Laval …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1849 The Morning Chronicle Quebec was lighted for the first time with Gas on New Year’s evening, the company being only enabled partially to illuminate our streets, …
The Party’s Over.
Quebec City’s 400 anniversary is over. The last fireworks have been set off, the last songs have been sung, the last dances have been danced, and now unfortunately, it’s time …
Fixing Canada’s political mess
COMMENTARY December 2008 Fixing Canada’s political mess By Preston ManningPresident and CEOManning Centre for Building Democracy The situation is now well known. Partisan overkill by the government (attempting to kill …
Giving During Volatile Times
We are currently experiencing a difficult and challenging economic environment. Many are worried about their financial position and are uncertain if they will be able to give to the charities …
Holland School gets smart with interactive Smartboards
Hands bolt up around Mrs. Beattie’s English class at the Holland School. One wouldn’t think that a poem by Robert Frost would inspire so much enthusiasm among 11-year-olds. All of …
Snapshot of an ever-shifting political landscape
Four years ago, when the Parti Québécois was engaged in another of its bruising internal battles, Premier Jean Charest stepped back, and with the péquiste fur flying, looked on with …
Elmar Jeremiah Kane, P. Eng.
Peacefully at home on December 15, 2008, at the age of 84.Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hugh T. Kane (Dorothea Mulroney) and brother of the late Hugh Kane …