Quebecs Saint Jean Baptiste celebration winds down
The St. Jean Baptiste weekend ends with large turnout across Quebec as hundreds of thousands celebrate with city parades, bonfires, and neighborhood events. In Montreal the focus shifts to local festivities while Laval hosts a major gala with Robert Charlebois. the day remains tied to religious tradition despite the renamed National Holiday of Quebecers.
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St. Jean Baptiste Rr
Montreal
St. Jean-Baptiste
Mount Royal
Man and His World
Claude Leveille
Jean-Pierre Ferland
Laval
Robert Charlebois
Air disaster victims to be sent home
ST. JOHN'S Newfoundland CP reports eight Canadians prominent in historical work died when their chartered Beechcraft 80 crashed near the airport. The pilots also perished. Victims include Marc Laterreur of Laval University chair of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada Napier Simpson Jr. of Thornhill Ontario Robert Painchaud of St. Boniface Jules H Leger and his wife Jacqueline of Moncton.
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ST. John's
Nfld
Torbay
Marc Laterreur
Laval University
Quebec City
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
Ontario
Napier Simpson Jr
Thornhill
Manitoba
Robert Painchaud
St. Boniface
New Brunswick
Jules H. Leger
Jacqueline
Moncton
N.B
William Manning
Signal Hill
Brenda Babbits
Ottawa
Alex
Gerald Eichel
Michael Fitzgerald
Gander, Nild
Gander Aviation Ltd
St. Anthony
Newfoundland
L’anse Aux Meadows
Transport Ministry
St. John’s
Quebec teachers' union heads to 26th general convention
In Montreal the CEQ convention opens with debate on next year's contract talks and the fate of a separate bargaining front. A pre-convention survey shows members slightly oppose joining a broader public-sector front, led by Montreal affiliate the Alliance des Professeurs.
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Montreal
Quebec
Parti Quebecois
Centrale de l’Enseignement du Quebec
CEQ
Common Front
Confederation of National Trade Unions
Quebec Federation of Labor
Alliance Des Professeurs de Montreal
Robert Bourassa
Genital virus linked to rising cancer risk in Ontario
A Toronto report cites Dr. Ralph Persad warning that Herpes 2, a genital virus, could drive a near epidemic of cervical cancer within eight years. The Centre for Disease Control predicts over 300,000 North Americans will develop its painful lesions next year, with women facing more serious urinary and cervical complications.
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Toronto
Canada
Ralph Persad
Ontario
Atlanta
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Medicine Hat News
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