Two boys have fun waving the Fleurdelisé at the Grande Fête Nationale concert on the Plains of Abraham. Seated on her father’s shoulders, a tiny redhead raises her …
A giant incongruous brick ball in an alley, the head of a sad clown caught between two buildings, Louis XIV trapped in an everlasting winter, Alain Côté scoring another controversial …
A central theme in the history of the modern world, if we may be permitted to crunch a millennium into a few words, has been the struggle of ordinary folks …
Starting on July 4, the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, at 31 Rue Des Jardins in the Old City, will be hosting a series of eight concerts on Thursday afternoons …
This street is named in honour of Cyrille Duquet (1841-1922), who was born in Quebec City. He was a clockmaker, jeweller, goldsmith and a passionate collector of jewelry. He was …
June 25, 1869 – The Morning ChronicleSt. Jean Baptiste – The Society of St. John the Baptist celebrated the festival of their patron Saint yesterday with a procession of unusual …
Proud parents and friends gathered at the Palais Montcalm on June 20 to see the young people graduate. Due to rain, graduates wearing white and green gowns and mortarboards gathered …
Summer’s here, and Quebec City is preparing for its many festivals. The Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France (FNF) is a favourite for families, historians and re-enactment enthusiasts, who are putting the …
On June 20, a few days after the inaugural weekend of the Grand Marché de Québec, Mayor Régis Labeaume, Deputy Premier Geneviève Guilbeault, André Lamontagne, minister of agriculture, fisheries and …
Energy was buzzing around Quebec High School on June 19. Beautiful girls and handsome boys in their royal blue gowns and mortarboards became young women and men that evening. …