Laplante’s 2021 plans for Capitales go all the way from A to Z
Québec Capitales president Michel Laplante has several plans for his team in 2021 if the Frontier Baseball League can’t play out its regular season as planned.“We have a plan B …
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Maple syrup … every Quebecer’s favourite ‘sauce’
March is maple syrup month in Quebec. As spring approaches and melts the snow, the sun warms the maple trees and gets the sap flowing. An urban tree-tapping (acériculture) exhibit …
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The St. Patrick’s Day parades of 1911 and 1921
The Défilé de la Saint-Patrick is cancelled for the second year in a row, so it’s a great time to look back on celebrations from a century, and more, ago. …
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Up and coming entertainment
• The Trio celtique presents The Craic Sessions, a series of online performances, from March 12 to 14. For details, see the article below. • The Shannon Irish Show 50th-anniversary …
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Trio celtique presents The Craic Sessions for St. Patrick’s Day
Zita Bombardier-Touret and Vanessa Bergeron, whom some readers may remember as “the two Marys” in the Quebec Art Company’s 2018 production of Jesus Christ Superstar, along with guitarist Antoine Bensoussan, …
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The Aran sweater: the original Irish sweater
The classic Aran sweater is the original Irish fisherman’s sweater. These hand-knit sweaters have quite a tale to tell. A staple in fishermen’s wardrobes for over 100 years, an Aran …
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St. Patrick’s Day trivia
St. Patrick’s Day is one of those special days that, while celebrated across the country, doesn’t quite warrant public holiday status in Canada – except in Newfoundland and Labrador.St. Patrick’s …
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Sale of DND land last piece of merged English school project
An understated Feb. 23 media release communicated the announcement, but the sale of less than a hectare of Department of National Defence (DND) land in Sainte-Foy to the Quebec ministry …
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Shannon and Valcartier St. Patrick’s Day festivities go virtual
This time last year, the town of Shannon was buzzing. Parents were sewing sequins onto dance dresses and rehearsal rooms were vibrating with the distinctive sound of hard shoes. The …
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In wake of pandemic, do music festivals need to be estival?
To everything, there is a season,” goes the song “Turn! Turn! Turn!” – a big hit for the Byrds in 1965, written by Pete Seeger in the ’50s, and taken …
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