The Parade des Jouets transforms into the ‘Storm of the Century’
The organizers of the annual Parade des Jouets (Toy Parade), which normally features Santa Claus and his elves and other characters winding their way through the Saint-Roch and Limoilou districts …
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The Battle of the St. Lawrence through children’s eyes
Even more than 70 years later, Ian Bovey and John Cowans remember how close the Second World War came to their front doors.Bovey and Cowans both grew up in Montreal …
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The prickly porcupine deserves more respect
Porcupines are nocturnal and are rarely seen in the daytime, so most people have not seen one while out for a walk in the woods. An overly curious dog, however, …
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Is it time for trick-or-treat or Christmas?
This family of “critters” – Dany Vigneault (shark), his wife Dominique Barnabé (Yeti from Monsters Inc.) and their daughters, Charlie-Anne (leopard) and Laurence (monkey) – were spotted on Dufferin Terrace …
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It’s time to install your winter tires
The Ministère des Transports reminds owners of motor vehicles registered in Quebec that they must be equipped with winter tires no later than Dec. 1. Motorists are advised to plan …
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Rental condo project rising on Avenue Maguire
The skyline of village-like Avenue Maguire in the Sillery district is changing dramatically. Last week, workers were pouring concrete for the third of four storeys of a condominium and commercial …
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Auger-Aliassime wins his first ATP doubles title in Paris
Canada’s Félix Auger-Aliassime captured his first-ever professional tennis title when he and partner Hubert Hurkacz of Poland won the doubles final in three sets over Mate Pavic of Croatia and …
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Videotron Centre will become the QMJHL ‘bubble’ for 10 days
Great news for the Québec Remparts and junior hockey fans – the Videotron Centre has been designated the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s “bubble” for a seven-team tournament from Nov. …
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Number 19 has more ties to Quebec City than COVID
The number 19 has been associated with the novel coronavirus since the start of the pandemic that will change the rest of our lives. On the local sports scene, the …
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Virologist asks why rapid COVID-19 tests aren’t being used
Alex Culley is an associate professor in the department of biochemistry, microbiology and bioinformatics at Université Laval. A virologist by day, he’s also a father of two school-age children and …
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