75th anniversary of the Normandy landings: Preparing for D-Day
This is the third in a series of four articles to mark the 75th anniversary of the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944. Next week’s text about the operation, code-named …
Nurses deserve our appreciation
May 6 to May 12 was National Nursing Week or Nurse Appreciation Week in Canada. The theme this year was “Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Health for All.”This is …
Community Calendar
Wednesday, May 29 at 7 p.m. – St. Patrick’s High School End-of-Year Music Concert in the St. Pat’s Auditorium (entrance via 1085 Avenue de Salaberry). The show will feature music …
Congratulations to recipients of McGill Community Leadership Bursaries
Last year, Jeffery Hale Community Partners, in collaboration with McGill University, launched a call for applications for the Health and Social Services Community Leadership Bursary Program. These bursaries provide financial …
First homestand of the season not enough for the Capitales
Veteran hurler and pitching coach Karl Gélinas pitched eight strong innings, striking out eight batters as well, and led the Québec Capitales to a 2-1 win over the Rockland Boulders …
Noises Off … Slamming doors! Sardines!
The Quebec Art Company has outdone itself again! Last weekend’s production of Michael Frayn’s frantic Noises Off in the auditorium of CEGEP Champlain–St. Lawrence was as hilarious as it …
New Morrin Centre exhibit traces the history of capital punishment
Before it was a college, before it became the English-language cultural centre of Quebec City, the building housing the Morrin Centre had a different vocation: from 1812 to 1867 it …
Checkmate! Ste-Foy Elementary holds spring chess tournament
The Ste-Foy Elementary School held its annual chess tournament in April. Of the 12 students registered, nine came away with medals. The students were allowed two losses before they were …
Clark elected PM 40 years ago: The “what-ifs” of Joe Who?
By the time you read this there may or may not have been a flurry of reminiscences on a rather significant anniversary in Canadian history.On May 22, 1979, the Progressive …
The 75th anniversary of the Normandy landings: Planning D-Day
This article is the second in a series of four to mark the 75th anniversary of the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944. The subsequent articles about the operation, code-named …