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08/09/2023

The community of Listuguj welcomed CBC to their annual powwow, and several community members and visitors told us why the gathering is so important to them.

Community near the Quebec-New Brunswick border welcomed participants from across Eastern Canada and beyond.

08/07/2023

Live in the Eastern Townships? We want to hear from you!

Throughout the month of August, CBC Quebec is looking to connect with residents of the Eastern Townships.

08/04/2023

ER doctors in Quebec are seeing more and more cases of food poisoning, because they have eaten wild mushrooms that should have been left on the ground.

Taking extra precautions before going out foraging is something Sébastien Royer takes seriously, and is one of the main lessons he tries to impart on participants who sign up for his wild mushroom foraging course at the Massif du Sud regoinal park, in Chaudière-Appalaches..

He answered some questions from Breakaway producer Julia Page who drove up to the Massif for some tips.
Listen here: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-79-breakaway/clip/16001640-i-teach-people-die-mushroom-foraging-guide
(Photos Julia Page/CBC)

08/04/2023

Samuel Gagnon is a figurative landscape artist. Susan Campbell spoke to him recently as he worked on a commission on the shore of the St Lawrence (you can see the before/after here!) Listen back to their conversation about 'plein air' painting: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-87-quebec-am/clip/16001570-quebec-city-artist-samuel-gagnon-happiest-painting-open

07/31/2023

Quebec City improv cellist Rémy Bélanger de Beauport is packing his suitcase and getting ready to move to New York for a 5-month residency at the Quebec Studio in Soho.

The Conseil des arts et des lettres has been funding these residencies since 1981, giving Quebec artists from different disciplines the chance to live in the unique artistic hub of New York.
Bélanger de Beauport dropped by our studio to chat with Breakaway guest host Allison Van Rassel.
(Photo: Kerry Samuels)

Listen here: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-79-breakaway/clip/16000618-quebec-city-cellist-selected-prestigious-residency-new-york

07/31/2023

"Childhood is a basic need, it's a human right," says clown hoping to create safe spaces for kids during his two-week trip.

This time next week a volunteer from Trois-Rivières, Que. will be entertaining kids and families in Ukraine— just a few hundred kilometres away from the frontlines of the war. He hopes to bring smiles and create safe spaces for kids dealing with trauma.

07/28/2023

"Outpouring of support has been incredible," says owner of pharmacy and grocery store.

On Sunday a fire burned the pharmacy and grocery store in Blanc-Sablon, Que., that served many communities across the Lower North Shore. The next day, the owner’s niece dedicated her medal at the Quebec Games to her family and the store — so special to the town of 1,100 — that they plan to reb...

07/25/2023

Ketchup chips are unique to Quebec and Canada- and harder to get it in the U.S. And that is one of the reasons that convinced a father and son to drive all the way from Fredericksburg, Virginia, to Niagara Falls, Ontario to stock up on some chips.

Rich and Jacob Lieberman have been travelling across the U.S. in a vintage, army jeep named Gertrude for several years now. 15-year-old Jacob is legally deaf and blind. His father says after going on their very first road trip a few years ago... they were hooked.

You can listen to his conversation with Breakaway guest host Allison Van Rassel here:
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-79-breakaway/clip/15999465-virginia-man-drives-canada-sons-love-road-ketchup
(Photos submitted by Reid Lieberman)

07/24/2023

Months after the Ukrainian team captured the hearts of Canadians at Quebec peewee hockey tournament, six players will be moving to Quebec City come August.

07/20/2023

Jekyll (pictured here) and Simon are white sharks that are currently swimming around, and feeding, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. They were first tagged last December off the coast of Georgia by a team of scientists based in the U.S.
John Tyminski, a Senior Data Scientist with the non-profit organization Ocearch, spoke with Breakaway host Alison Brunette about the importance of tracking sharks. (Photo of Jekyll/Submitted by Ocearch)

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-79-breakaway/clip/15998436-jekyll-great-white-shark-came-perce-scenery-stuck

07/17/2023

Josyane Tanguay Pelletier died after her car got stuck in a river east of Quebec City in April. Months later, her family and the man who stood by helplessly as her car sank are still questioning what more could have been done by emergency services to save her.

07/12/2023

80 and 120 millimetres of rain — nearly a month's worth — fell on some parts of southern Quebec this week, with the Quebec City and Eastern Townships regions receiving the bulk of the precipitation. How are you affected? :

Between 80 and 120 millimetres of rain — nearly a month’s worth — fell on some parts of southern Quebec earlier this week, with the Capitale-Nationale region, which includes Quebec City, and Estrie receiving the bulk of the precipitation.

07/12/2023

80 and 120 millimetres of rain — nearly a month's worth — fell on some parts of southern Quebec this week, with the Quebec City and Eastern Townships regions receiving the bulk of the precipitation.

It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges.

07/07/2023

"It's always going to be a sad day for me.… It's a renewed sadness."

Residents and dignitaries marked a decade since the deadly derailment and explosion with a candlelight mass.

07/05/2023

Revamping the Promenade Samuel-de-Champlain was one of the major projects the city of Quebec launched during the celebrations for its 400th anniversary, back in 2008.
Fifteen years later, the third and final phase of the project was finally inaugurated today. The Station de la Plage offers water games, a public beach with deck chairs and umbrellas, and a vast 1,500 square metre infinity pool overlooking the Saint-Lawrence River.
(Photos Mélina Lévesque/CBC Quebec)

07/04/2023

Singer-songwriter Yvan Pion wrote a song and recorded it with 40 elementary students in Lac-Mégantic to give the students " the opportunity to see what art can be — that it can bring people together."

Students at Notre-Dame-de-Fatima school recorded a song to mark a decade since 47 people were killed when a runaway train derailed and caught fire in their town of Lac-Mégantic, Que., to help the community work through their grief.

06/29/2023

Do you think you have the ability and drive to keep up with this exciting, ever-changing industry?

CBC/Radio-Canada is seeking a Producer based in Quebec City for the morning radio show “Quebec AM” with host Julia Caron. Quebec AM serves English speakers living across the province, outside of Montreal, in both larger centers and remote areas.

Apply in the link today: https://cbc.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=QUE00149&lang=en

06/27/2023

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-87-quebec-am/clip/15993934-townships-seniors-share-words-wisdom?share=true

Culture aux aînés / for seniors is a Townships group that was founded on the idea of bringing seniors together. But when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, their whole approach went right out the window. The project they came up with instead was such a success that it's still going on today. CBC's Gordon Lambie stopped by the Wales Home in Cleveland, Que. to find out more.