February 28, 1820 – The Quebec Gazette
The Packets
Halifax – Four tedious months of the year, from October to March, our English mails are sent to us by way of Bermuda and New York. Thus is every communication, public and private.

February 28, 1870 – The Morning Chronicle
Snow-shoe Club Races
Over 3,000 people present

Photo: Shirley Nadeau

Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, a tall, powerful offensive lineman (6’5”, 330 lbs.) who wears No. 76 for the Kansas City Chiefs, is the first NFL player to become a medical doctor during his football career. He also happens to be a Quebecer.

Photo: Théâtre Humain via Facebook

A relatively recent Irish immigrant to Quebec City once said there are two types of immigrants here: “the refugees – from war and persecution – and the love refugees.” Quebec City-based playwright and producer Kevin McCoy is a “love refugee,” having moved here nearly two decades ago from Chicago to live with the love of his life.

Photo: Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain)

Canadian society is becoming increasingly and irreversibly diverse. As a member of the Canadian Armed Forces, I am proud that the Forces serve as a mirror of our multicultural social fabric, celebrating the diverse cultural backgrounds of those who form its tapestry.

Shelley Price died on Feb. 2, 2020, at Saint Brigid’s Home, at the age of 70. Shelley studied at Dickenson State University in North Dakota and got a B.Sc degree in mathematics in 1971. She then went to Ball State University (Indiana) and received her MA in music and psychology in 1976. Shelley joined the University Women’s Club (UWC) of Quebec shortly after moving to Charlesbourg.

Photo: CEGEP Champlain-St. Lawrence

CEGEP Champlain–St. Lawrence is very proud to announce that Maryna Rusakova, a student in the science program, has been selected as a 2020 Loran Scholar.

Photo: Luc Lang

The curtain has fallen on the 61st edition of the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament, which wrapped up on Feb. 23. Even though it’s always sad to see an event end, organizers were all smiles on the 12th and last day of competition.

Teams from 20 countries in five different divisions took part in this year’s tournament.

Photo: Mathieu Tanguay, Université Laval

Both Université Laval Rouge et Or volleyball teams qualified for the RSEQ conference finals last weekend at home at the Amphithéâtre Desjardins.

Everyone was invited to visit Bonhomme Carnaval at home in his Ice Palace.

We are orphan patients and we are legion. “Orphan” is the quaint if somewhat insensitive term for people in Quebec who do not have a family doctor. By family doctor, we don’t mean the Norman Rockwell version who, medical bag in hand, actually makes “house calls” – now that’s quaint.

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February 19, 1820 – The Quebec Gazette
Vocal Concert

Photo: Justin Patry

He may not be under age 13, and he doesn’t get to skate on the ice of the Videotron Centre, but being the public address (PA) announcer for games in the famous Pee-Wee International Hockey Tournament is still a big thrill for QCT sports reporter Luc Lang.

Photo: Anglade leadership campaign

As the QCT interview with Quebec Liberal Party leadership aspirant Dominique Anglade wraps up, her cell phone rings. It’s her son. She speaks with him briefly in French. She makes another call, this time speaking German.

Ending the call, she answers the reporter’s quizzical look. “It’s my significant other. He’s German.”

Photo: Quebec Chronicle archives

We won’t spend fifty dollars for a doctor. Let her die. I won’t shed a tear.”

(These words were attributed to Marie-Anne Houde by a prosecution witness in April 1920, as reported in the Quebec Chronicle.)

Friday, Feb. 21 at 9:30 a.m. – Take-a-Break Drop In: Raising Bilingual Children. Parents of preschoolers get together and hear guest speakers while their children are being cared for by qualified volunteers at the Jeffery Hale Pavilion, 1270 Chemin Sainte-Foy. Free parking. For more information, call the Wellness Centre at 418-684-5333, ext. 1539.