QMJHL playoffs: Remparts, Voltigeurs set to start playoffs
The Quebec Remparts and the Drummondville Voltigeurs are set to begin the 2021 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) playoffs. League officials announced on April 19 that the first game …
FAA stumbles in Monte Carlo; Auclair hopes to make it big in Texas
Tennis player Félix Auger-Aliassime of L’Ancienne-Lorette did not have a great tournament at the Monte Carlo Masters Open in Monaco.Auger-Aliassime, known by his initials FAA, lost his first-round match to …
Hello! Anybody home?
Remember when, not so long ago, before COVID-19, we could walk up to the door of a friend’s house, knock, and someone would answer, “C’mon in!” You probably won’t get …
Part 2: My year as a ‘Wasp’ playing hockey in England
So began my 1977-1978 season with the Durham Wasps A team.I quickly discovered that the team had a loyal following, and on game nights the rink pub was packed. Players …
IN MEMORIAM: Lena SHEEHAN
33rd AnniversaryLena SHEEHANNovember 21, 1907 – April 21, 1988We thought of you with love today, but that is nothing new.We thought about you yesterday, and days before that too.We think …
OBITUARY: Maureen Dinan BUTEAU
Maureen Dinan BUTEAU 1931 – 2021It is with deep sadness that we announce the sudden death of our mother, Maureen Dinan Buteau, at the CHU-CHUL in Quebec City on April …
Parks Canada sign hit with language complaint
One side of this normally bilingual Parks Canada sign in the Cartier-Brébeuf National Historic Site in Limoilou was defaced by a vandal....
Community Calendar of Events
The Quebec Art Company will hold its next online reading of The Thought on April 25 (not The Vengeful Corpse, which is for the May 30 reading). QACStage Pass performances of …
City unveils initial summer event plans
Despite the pandemic, the Ville de Québec plans to roll out some 20 major events this summer, Mayor Régis Labeaume announced on April 16. Events will be presented in an …
The world mourns the passing of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, died at Windsor Castle on April 9, at age 99. Born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark on June 10, 1921 at …