Paul McCartney had the audience at the Vidéotron Centre in the palm of his hand for a magical two-hour-30-minute, non-stop show on Sept. 17. The indefatigable former Beatle performed his …
Daily Archives: 25 September 2018
Let’s assume Québec Solidaire became really populaire
(The following is SATIRE; it is meant to be ridiculous.).QUEBEC (Staff), Nov. 13, 2018Québec Solidaire (QS) co-spokespersons Manon Massé and Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois were sworn in today as co-spokesministers-among-equals of Quebec …
Wall Street boldly going where no markets have gone before
The unofficial barometer of the U.S. economy, the Dow Jones Industrial Average index, was fast approaching the 27,000 milestone when it closed at an all-time high of 26,743.50 this past …
Memorials and Things of Fame
September 27, 1818 – The Quebec Gazette(Advertisement)Under the patronage of Lady Mary Lemieux, Mr. Duff has the honour most respectfully to inform the nobility and gentry of Quebec, that on …
The story behind Rue de la Beauce
This street is named in honour of a section of the Chaudière-Appalaches region that extends southeast of the city of Lévis to the Canada-U.S. border. The towns of Saint-Georges, Sainte-Marie, …
Université Laval research project seeks English-speaking volunteers
The CHU de Québec has reached out to the English-speaking community for help in validating a cognitive screening tool they are developing in order to refine diagnoses for patients suffering …
Step through time to the Magic Lantern
The Quebec City Film Festival is full of surprising presentations. It is not only about film showings but also about culture, music and heritage. On Sept. 22, the public were …
Curtain comes down on successful Quebec City Film Festival
From silent movies and old Western films to modern animation and virtual reality, there was something for all cinema enthusiasts at the 2018 Quebec City Film Festival (QCFF). For 10 …
Jigs, reels, and dresses sparkle at the Vieux-Québec Feis
Hundreds of Irish dancers from around the region leapt and kicked their way through the Petit Séminaire Saint-François in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures during the Vieux-Québec Feis on Sept. 22. A feis, pronounced …
OSQ opens the season with a magnificent concert
To open the 2018-2019 season, Fabien Gabel and the musicians of the Orchestre symphonique de Québec (OSQ) presented a concert of symphonic works by Russian composers Alexandre Borodine, Igor Stravinsky …