PHOTO RON CHENOY, USA TODAY SPORTS, PROVIDED BY REUTERS
Martin St-Louis was back behind the bench of the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday evening during the match in Denver.
The return of coach St. Louis
He had left in a hurry to be with his son Mason, and there were fears that he would not return before the end of the season. Good news: Montreal Canadiens coach Martin St-Louis returned to his place behind the players’ bench in Denver on Tuesday evening. And to highlight his return, his players gave him a beautiful (and rare) 2-1 victory against the Avalanche. Sometimes it’s when someone is gone that we realize how much they mean to us. If more proof were needed than the coach St. Louis is popular, he had it this week.
Nathalie Collard, The Press
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PHOTO JAMES D. TILLER AND JAMES DI LORETO, FROM THE SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY SITE
Researchers Calvin So and Arjan Mann display the fossil Kermitops skull at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
A fossil in honor of Kermit
How can you not smile when you learn that a fossil has just been named Kermitops gratus in honor of… Kermit the frog? To add to the unusual aspect of the discovery, the fossil, which sheds new light on the evolution of amphibians, has not just been unearthed by an archaeologist. It rather attracted the attention of scientists after having appeared for decades in the collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, in Washington. 270 million years old, it represents a big-eyed amphibian of a still unknown species. Due to a slight deformation, the fossil appears to have a smile that reminded researchers of that of the good old frog from the Muppets.
Philippe Mercury, The Press
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Playwright and performer Camille Paré-Poirier on stage during the presentation of her play I will come less often
Good theater on the horizon
There was no better play in 2023 at the Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui than that of Camille Paré-Poirier, I will come less often. She recounted the complicit and complex relationship she had with her grandmother. She, transferred to a CHSLD, would face both dementia and the COVID-19 crisis. Good news, Camille Paré-Poirier is working on a new piece. She has just presented extracts from it as part of the Le grand ephemeral event at the Old Port of Montreal. The subject is distressing: he was discovered to have a tumor in his spinal cord as a teenager. But if I judge by the excerpts played, it will once again provide very good theater.
Alexandre Sirois, The Press
PHOTO DOMINICK GRAVEL, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES
Camp Mercier is located less than an hour’s drive from Quebec, in the Laurentides wildlife reserve.
Cross-country skiing paradise
No, winter is not (completely) over in part of Quebec. Not at Camp Mercier anyway. Located less than an hour’s drive from Quebec, in the Laurentides wildlife reserve, Camp Mercier is a true cross-country skiing paradise. What a joy it was to extend my ski season and my winter for a few days last weekend in this enchanting site, whose slopes are maintained to perfection by SEPAQ. Despite our mild winter, Camp Mercier has been open every day since the 1er December, and will remain open until April 7 if you want to get on your cross-country skis one last time before spring.
Vincent Brousseau-Pouliot, The Press
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