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The Birth and Baptism of Pierre Gagnon - 1677
Steve's Genealogy Blog | September 4th 2008 by Stephen J. Danko
On 04 Jan 1677, Pierre Gagnon, son of Pierre Gagnon and Barbe Fortin, was born. He was baptized in the Chapel of Cap Tourmente, Ste. Anne de Beaupré, Québec, New France on 20 Jan 1677. read more
Canada: Land of the Non-Free?
Software Cooperative News | September 3rd 2008 by MJ Ray
I’ve been seeing a bit about Canada recently, what with plastic-bottled water (more on that next month), the airline I used for my last trip (Zoom) going bust and stranding passengers and being a fan of Co-op Radio’s documentaries, so I w read more
The Birth and Baptism of Augustin Gagnon - 1675
Steve's Genealogy Blog | September 2nd 2008 by Stephen J. Danko
On 18 Oct 1675, Augustin Gagnon, son of Pierre Gagnon and Barbe Fortin, was baptized in the Chapel of Cap Tourmente, Ste. Anne de Beaupré, Québec, New France. read more
Outside
Memoirs on a Rainy Day | September 1st 2008 by range
Spent the day working on a friend’s fence with his girlfriend, his father and my friend Yan. I enjoyed using the heavy hammer to bash the support brackets into the ground. I also enjoyed using the heavy hammer to destroy the old fence. It relie read more
30 Hours
Memoirs on a Rainy Day | September 1st 2008 by range
It took me about 30 hours to get to Quebec City. 17 hours from Taipei to Okinawa to Detroit. Then a 100 minute flight to Toronto and a 90 minute flight to Quebec City. I had a few hours to kill during travel times. I read most of the time. I barely l read more
A family’s historical memory… of a Hessian ancestor
Cenantua's Blog | August 31st 2008 by Robert
Other than posting about Civil War Memory and Digital History, I don’t often post about another period of American history that interests me a great deal… the colonial era through the American Revolution. However, in keeping in touch with read more
The number of homes put up for sale soars to new record
Muchmor Magazine | August 30th 2008
The number of homes put up for sale through multiple listing services across Canada broke through 80,000 for the first time in July, setting a record for new listings in a single month, says the Canadian Real Estate Association. That suggests the bal read more
Painting
Memoirs on a Rainy Day | August 29th 2008 by range
We have been painting our apartment for the last week. It has been a long process and during this time, we have also thrown out a lot of stuff. The place is looking better. I’m sorry for the lack of updates, but I’ll go through a blogging read more
The Birth and Baptism of Geneviève Gagnon - 1674
Steve's Genealogy Blog | August 29th 2008 by Stephen J. Danko
On 14 Mar 1674, Geneviève Gagnon, daughter of Pierre Gagnon and Barbe Fortin, was born. She was baptized in the Chapel of Cap Tourmente, Ste. Anne de Beaupré, Québec, New France on 20 Mar 1674. read more
Offre 2 pour 1 de la rentrée pour les étudiants dans tous les c…
SizzlingPopcorn.com | August 28th 2008 by Jean
Golden Tag Resources Ltd. and ECU Silver Mining Inc.: Additional…
World Mining News | August 28th 2008 by santoso
Press Release MONTREAL, QUEBEC–(Marketwire - Aug. 27, 2008) - Golden Tag Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:GOG - News; “Golden Tag”) and ECU Silver Mining Inc. (TSX:ECU - News; “ECU”) are pleased to report significant result read more
The Birth and Baptism of Joseph Gagnon - 1673
Steve's Genealogy Blog | August 28th 2008 by Stephen J. Danko
On 01 Jan 1673, Joseph Gagnon, son of Pierre Gagnon and Barbe Fortin, was born. He was baptized in the Parish of Ste. Anne de Beaupré, Québec, New France on 11 Jan 1673. read more
Novo site do Têtes à claques em inglês
Rodrigo Correia | August 27th 2008 by Rodrigo
Fazia um tempinho que não entrava no Têtes à claques. Só hoje descobri que há 10 dias foi lançada uma nova versão do site com episódios dublados em inglês e algumas “regravações”. É bem mais fácil entender os episódios em i read more
Black Whole Conference.
Modern Urban Living | August 27th 2008 by Tracy
(photo by peter rosemann) This chair sculpture, dubbed “Black Whole Conference”, is the creation of artist Michel De Broin. It  is just one of the pieces being shown as part of the the Inaugural Edition of the Québec Triennial: ‘ read more
The Birth and Baptism of Marie Madeleine Renée Gagnon - 1671
Steve's Genealogy Blog | August 27th 2008 by Stephen J. Danko
On 28 Mar 1671, Marie Madeleine Renée Gagnon, daughter of Pierre Gagnon and Barbe Fortin, was born. She was baptized in the Parish of Nôtre Dame de la Visitation, Château Richer, Québec, New France on the same day. read more
Higher gas prices are affecting travel plans, say Canadians
Muchmor Magazine | August 25th 2008
The increasing cost of gasoline is reshaping the way Canadians plan their vacations, a new Angus Reid Strategies poll has found. In the online survey of a representative national sample, the majority of Canadians (56%) claim that the soaring cost of read more
Vans Backyard Party 08 in Quebec
Europeskate - Connecting Europe's Skateboarders | August 22nd 2008 by DelMundo
Heading over to North America again for this piece of contest news and the Vans Backyard Party 08 will be taking place September 20th in Quebec at the South-Parc skatepark - check the map below for more details. It is a Pro/Am mini ramp contest but read more
Collections Representative - Part-Time - Various
Job Hunt Canada | August 21st 2008
Job Type: ParttimeJob Description:A global leader providing credit services to customers, retailers and auto dealers in more than 35 countries around the world. We reward hard work and brilliant ideas with recognition programs and incentive plan read more
James Munro, 26, of Quebec, was arrested after he let a 51 kilogr…
Arrests Worldwide | August 21st 2008 by Bleeding Deacon
Canadian border agent at the Champlain crossing is accused of helping a drug smuggling ring. Investigators say James Munro, 26, of Quebec, was arrested after he let a 51 kilogram shipment of Colombian cocaine go through the border. It was part of a s read more
Canadians Back Amendments to Bill C-2 in Spite of Potential Flaws
Muchmor Magazine | August 20th 2008
A majority of Canadians support recent amendments to Bill C-2 in spite of potential flaws in the execution process or concerns over invasions of privacy, a new Angus Reid Strategies poll reveals. A series of modifications to Canada’s Criminal Codeâ read more
Is Philippe Couillard breaking Quebec's ethical lobbying laws?
Canadian Medicine | August 20th 2008
Is Philippe Couillard's rather sudden about-face -- from being Quebec's health minister to becoming a partner in a private-sector health investment fund, in under two months -- in contravention of a Quebec law on transparency and ethics in lobbying?T read more
UNEMPLOYMENT SURVIVAL GUIDE
Jutia Group | August 19th 2008
Judy Stark, the Homes and Garden editor for the St. Petersburg Times, writes that it is a “sign of the times” when a local county-sponsored workshop on vegetable gardening has suddenly hit the 200-person capacity of the room. She says tha read more
Pro-medicare physicians complain as CMA annual meeting begins
Canadian Medicine | August 18th 2008
Two pro-medicare physician associations yesterday complained of the alleged privatization agenda of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) as the first day of the Canadian Medical Association's 2008 annual meeting got underway in Montreal.The two gro read more
Most children lack boundaries and think they can do as they pleas…
Muchmor Magazine | August 18th 2008
Canadians have strong feelings on key issues related to child behaviour, drug and alcohol use, obesity and poverty, a new Angus Reid Strategies poll reveals. In the online survey of a national representative sample, a large majority of Canadians stro read more
THE INTERVIEW: Dr Robert Ouellet, the CMA's new president
Canadian Medicine | August 14th 2008
At next week’s annual meeting in Montreal, the Canadian Medical Association will welcome a new president and for the second year in a row he will be a doctor who sees many of his patients outside the public system, leading critics to accuse the org read more
Radio: Integra5’s Meredith Flynn-Ripley Discusses the Company 
InteractiveTV Today [itvt] | August 13th 2008
Late last week, Integra5–a Burlington, Massachusetts-based company which specializes in technologies for converged services and which has secured around 30 operator customers to date–announced its first win with a tier-one operator: Canad read more
The World Youth Congress
Blogosphere of Sri Lanka | August 13th 2008 by Niro
The 4th World Youth Congress is now underway. Over 500 of the world’s most dynamic young activists and voluteers in the field of youth-led development from over 100 countries are here for a 12 day summit in Quebec City, Canada. The congr read more
New housing prices increased at their slowest pace in over six ye…
Muchmor Magazine | August 11th 2008
New housing prices increased at their slowest pace in over six years in June, continuing a slowdown that started in September 2006. This was a result of a softening housing market in Western Canada. Nationally, contractors’ selling prices rose read more
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