The curtain has fallen on the XXIIIrd Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Sixteen athletes from the Quebec City area were part of the Canadian delegation that returned home…
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Dutch and Canadians skate together at Lac Beauport
After a few years’ absence, the Pentathlon des Neiges returned to Lac Beauport, where it all began back in 2005. The Pentathlon invited international and local skaters, young and old,…
Snowshoeing and ducks at the Domaine de Maizerets
Voice of English-speaking Quebec (VEQ) and Be Active Quebec (BAQ) held their fourth annual snowshoeing activity for newcomers on Feb. 17. Some 25 people gathered for the event at the…
2018 Olympics: Bronze for Beaulieu-Marchand of Quebec
Quebec City skier Alex Beaulieu-Marchand won a bronze medal in the men’s ski slopestyle event on Feb. 18, at the Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, becoming the first…
Rouge et Or get back on track with second blowout win
The Université Laval Rouge et Or men’s basketball team won their second consecutive game of the season, and did so in the most convincing way possible, trouncing the Citadins from…
Blazers, Irish hoops teams get busy as they head toward March Break
It’s been a pretty busy week, once again, for basketball teams at local anglophone high schools as they head into March Break. The St. Patrick’s High School Fighting Irish junior…
Canada’s Olympic success: Being one with winter
As of this writing, the Winter Olympic Games are well underway in distant Pyeongchang, South Korea. Canada has sent its largest delegation ever to the competition – 225 athletes, competing…
Canadians host Japanese Pee-Wee hockey players
As most of the world has their eyes on the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, Quebec City turns its focus toward 59th International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament at the Centre…
Rouge et Or drop fourth straight game, fall to 6-6 on season
The Laval Rouge et Or men’s basketball team lost their fourth consecutive game of the season, falling to the Bishop’s University Gaiters by a score of 80-74 in RSEQ action…
An award-winning Olympic display at Holland School
In honour of the Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, students at Holland Elementary School set up this display in the school’s main entrance, with Canadian flags, Olympic rings, and “torches”…