(Press Release) Canada’s shameful refusal to offer asylum to Jews fleeing Nazi Germany aboard the SS St. Louis in 1939 would have been perfectly possible under the provisions of a…
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Memorials and Things of Fame for April 18, 2012
1862The Morning ChronicleTo-day, being the festival of St. George, will be celebrated in a becoming manner by the sons of Merry England and their descendants in this city. There will…
The Cat Empire
The Cat Empire served a heaping spoonful of just the right medicine for Quebec City on March 29. Their smoking-hot live performance at the Grand Théâtre gave audience members the…
Titanic sinking commemorated in Halifax
On the weekend of April 14 to 15, ceremonies took place in many places around the world to remember those who lost their lives during the sinking of the Titanic…
Oh, when the Arcane Saints come marching in
Explosive hard-rock Australian band Arcane Saints are bound for Canada this week. They have independently released two EPs, a single “Nervous Breakdown” produced by Evan McHugh (Jet, Midnight Oil, Dead…
Nadeshicon blooms: local Japanese cultural festival grows in its 4th year
Kayo Yasuhara, presenter at Nadeshicon, leads a Kabuki dance in which the audience is encouraged to participate. Photo courtesy of NadeshiconNadeshicon is a play on words – the contraction of…
Morrin Centre Book Club holds first author event
Foxspirit: a Woman in Mao’s China, written by Zhimei Zhang, will be discussed at the next meeting of the Morrin Centre Book Club on Tuesday, May 1, starting at 6:00…
Local First Nations authors at the Salon du livre
Photo by Marie White Local Huron-Wendat poet Jean Sioui, author Maurizio Gatti and poet Louis-Karl Picard-Sioui from Wendake were part of the First Nations booth which also included Innu writer…
KEEP IT COOL! iPad Draw
Photo courtesy of Une Affaire d’Anglais/ Keep it Cool Guy Dubois, owner of La Maison Anglaise, Diane Ippersiel, owner of Une Affaire D’Anglais and Marie Rubsteck, interim Executive Director of…
Soon-to-be-Saint Kateri Tekakwitha honoured by St. Patrick’s CWL
As Roman Catholics around the world prepare to celebrate the feast day of the Lily of the Mohawks on April 17, the Catholic Women’s League at St.Patrick’s Church held a…