English-language prostate cancer support group goes provincewide Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter ruby@qctonline.com Montreal resident John Warren didn’t suspect anything before he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2016….
Peewee hockey tournament players, such as goalie Peyton Herrera from Detroit, discover the ice cross track situated in front of the Videotron Centre at Place Jean-Béliveau. (Photo by Danielle Burns) Carnival tests the ice with ice cross skating pilot project Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com Quebec City native Christian Papillon has been a major proponent of ice cross skating ever since he…
BonhommeCarnavaltoldSte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Mayor Pierre Dolbec that he had just turned 70. The mayor replied that Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier is turning 200 this year. (Photo by Lise Lafond) Bonhomme brings Carnival to Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Lise Lafond lise@qctonline.com Bonhomme Carnaval travelled to Sainte-Catherine-de- la-Jacques-Cartier on Feb. 3, to bring the Quebec Winter Carnival to the region. Arriving at the Parc…
and participants alongside Indigenous elders.
The organizers expressed the hope that the expedi- tion brought Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants closer to each other. Dur- ing the last evening of the
Nathalie Guay and Jenny Hervieux are co-directors of the MAMUK centre in Quebec City. “The healing site belongs to Maison communautaire Missinak, and MAMUK also uses the site for its activities,” said Guay. (Photo courtesy of Nathalie Guay) Indigenous snowmobile expedition rallies First Nations and allies Alphonsine Sefu alphonsine@qctonline.com The First Nations Expedition, a 3,250-kilometre snowmobile journey between Jan. 27 and Feb. 10, covered territories and communities from…
Comiccon regulars come as their favourite characters, like this group of friends as Princess Anna, Queen Elsa, Belle, Rapunzel, Ariel and Alice. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) The first Carnival Comiccon is a hit with cosplayers Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com During the closing weekend of the 70th Winter Carnival, thousands of people trans- formed into their favourite comic…
REVIEW: Bleu Jeans Bleu Carnival show popular with anglos too (plus plus) Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com The massively popular Montreal band Blue Jeans Bleu (BJB) was a musical highlight at the…
Goaltender Elliott Boivin was outstanding in front of the Académie St-Louis Arsenal net against the Nashville Jr. Predators. The Jr. Preds won 4-3, 11 seconds into overtime. (Photo by Luc Lang) Quebec International Pee-wee Hockey Tournament to close with five finals on Feb. 18 Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com The 64th edition of the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament will come to an…
Daniel Agostino, seen here in action earlier this season against Blainville-Boisbriand, scored two game-tying goals this past weekend. However, the Remparts could muster only one point out of a possible four. (Photo courtesy of the QMJHL/Jonathan Roy) Young Remparts fight hard but come up short against Phoenix, Cats Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com It’s no secret that a team that is rebuilding after winning the Memorial Cup will struggle…
Lions hockey team climbs to second in division Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com The CEGEP Champlain- St. Lawrence Lions hockey team picked up two important victories last weekend, and moved up in…
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