Author: Alan Binder

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Maverick Burke scored a goal and set up with Xavier Borgolt’s skill, both on the power of play, and the Shawinigan Cataracts took a 2-1 lead over the Hamilton Bulldogs after 20 minutes of play in the Memorial Cup.Cataractes got into hot water early in the game, giving Bulldogs a double game. Lou-Félix Denis and Zachary Massicotte were knocked out in just 23 seconds. The bulldog didn’t ask for much. Mason McTavish fired a perfect one-time shot that gave goalkeeper Antoine Colombi no chance. The Ontario champions dominated the start of the match, until their indiscipline opened the door to…

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This visit is eagerly awaited by the First Nations, the Métis, and the Ainu who have asked the Pope to come and apologize on Canadian soil for the role of the Catholic Church in the management of Aboriginal boarding schools and the mistreatment of the clergy. in these institutions. The Vatican confirmed the visit last month. The Pope’s health was a concern, however, and it cast doubt on how many public events there might be. The itinerary confirms the Holy Father’s passage through the three Canadian cities, with multi-day layovers in Edmonton and Quebec. The Pope’s visit to Nunavut will…

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For Andreck Carmon, the hardest thing before beginning is jet lag. When I wake up in the morning, it’s already evening at home, and vice versacaptivates the participant who arrives directly from Estonia to fulfill his dream of descending the Yukon River. The rivers in Estonia are narrow and full of bends, there are hardly any, you row almost straight all the time, but there is a lot of current. it’s different, summarizes. Even if this is his first participation, he can count on a teammate who has already been in the action in 2018. The participants left Whitehorse with…

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Quebec travelers still have to cancel their trip, at great cost, contrary to what the federal minister in charge of passport administration, Carina Gould, claims, who has once again issued contradictory advice. Petya Mativa was scheduled to leave Canada on Wednesday at 7 pm to see his family in Bulgaria after more than 3 years. Camping since Tuesday morning in a long line from the Guy Favreau compound, in Montreal, to get his son’s passport, his hope to fly away for a few hours … flew away. “As a good citizen, we apply two months in advance, and then wait.…

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Receiving financial assistance to encourage the efforts of a young man who wants to juggle his studies with his athletic training is always fun, but the scholarships recently awarded by the Foundation for Sports Excellence in Quebec (FAEQ) had something more special this time because for the first time in more than two years, they were Smiles…in person! During the 18th edition of the Cascades Bursary Program, again this year, a total of $80,000 in scholarships was awarded to 23 outstanding student-athletes, including $2,000 to young artistic gymnast Albert Chagnon.Last year, the 14-year-old climbed to second on the total machine…

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Stupidity among idiots, here is an unenviable double situation. Canada ranks poorly in the world by its Access to Information Act, and within Canada, Quebec ranks near the bottom of national rankings. In short, on this fundamental question of open societies, the Canadian and Quebec situation is frankly mediocre and undemocratic. Toby Mendel, director of the Center for Law and Democracy (CLD), a Canadian NGO that works to advance fundamental rights, including freedom of speech or digital association, sums up “one of the major problems in Canada is with delays in the delivery of required documents.” Freedoms or the right…

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That number is lower than the association had expected, when 70 families needed the assistance program this past year. The association notes that many families sought help, but ended up finding solutions before reaching the emergency programme. So Mayor Evelyn Bowden is asking Sherbrooke residents to use this program only in the event of a real emergency. People say to themselves “We are having trouble finding accommodation, maybe we can get one for a while if I work with the city, maybe I can postpone my housing search for later, when there is a crisis 1Verse July will end. “This…

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The Professional Association of Governmental Engineers of Quebec (APIGQ) confirms that the improvements proposed by the President of the Council of the Treasury, Sonia Label, will not affect In fact Only 20% of its members will be guaranteed for one year only. To get a feel for the expertise of high-level engineers, Quebec suggests increasing their salaries, at the top level, from $95,900 to $125,000 a year, provided, however, that they agree to a week of 37.5 hours, rather than a maximum of 35 hours. APIGQ asks Sonia LeBel (photo) to better distribute salary increases to engineers. (Archives)Photo: Radio Canada/Sylvain…

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“A nation is a soul, a spiritual principle, […] Shared possession of a rich heritage of memories […]. Desire to live togetherThe courage to continue affirming the inheritance we have received is undivided. Presence The nation is a referendum. —Ernest Renan With the national holiday approaching, it is appropriate to reflect on our collective future, assess the mileage traveled on the road to freedom and consider the efforts we still have to make. On November 15, 1976, I was eighteen and voted for the first time. After that I had the intimate feeling of being involved in something big and…

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Maple Spring’s remains were adopted ten years ago, on June 20. In 2012, in the wake of student demonstrations in the capital, elected city council officials approved new measures giving Quebec police officers greater freedom to intervene. Therefore, the organizers of the rally were asked to provide the authorities with an itinerary and to respect it literally, otherwise the rally could be considered illegal at any time. Thus, many protesters were arrested and gave statements of crimes accompanied by fines. However, these elements of the bylaws for peace and good order were declared invalid by the Quebec Court of Appeal…

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