Les Productions In Musica, in collaboration with the Orchestre Philharmonique de la Relève du Québec, is giving a benefit concert for Aymen Derbali on Sunday, March 11, at 3 p.m. …
Monthly Archives: March 2018
Stroke more common than expected in young people
Canadian Olympic speed skater Denny Morrison made headlines around the world when he raced in Pyeongchang just over a year after suffering a stroke. The 32-year-old athlete represents a very …
Memorials and Things of Fame
The first edition of The Quebec Gazette / La Gazette de Québec was published on June 21, 1764. In 1874 it merged with the Morning Chronicle (1847-1925) which merged with …
The story behind Rue des Agniers
Rue des Agniers is named after the First Nations people now known as Mohawks or Kanien’kehá:ka, who were called les agniers by French colonizers. The Mohawks were allies of the …
Jay Sewall launches Payin’ My Dues: 50 Years of Blues
Fans of the blues had a pleasant evening in the District Saint-Joseph bar in Saint-Roch on Feb. 27 as Quebec blues legend Jay Sewall launched his seventh album, Payin’ My …
Muslim American shot by racist preaches peace in Quebec City
Rais Bhuiyan, a young Muslim immigrant who had trained as a military pilot in his native Bangladesh, was working in a Dallas, Texas, convenience store 10 days after the 9/11 …
Violons du Roy present Handel and Haydn
Les Violons du Roy and the La Chapelle de Québec choir gave a very impressive concert at the Palais Montcalm March 1, under the direction of the ensemble’s founding director, …
Rouge et Or fall to Martlets in heartbreaker
The McGill University Martlets overcame a 13-point deficit against the Université Laval Rouge et Or to capture their seventh consecutive RSEQ women’s basketball crown on March 3 at the PEPS. …
Community Calendar
March 6 to 11 – International Car Show (Salon international de l’auto à Québec) at the Centre des Foires (ExpoCité) in Quebec City. For details, visit salondelautodequebec.com/en. March 7 to …