After six months of confinement, indie-folk-bluegrass band Les Chercheurs d’Or found themselves onstage at Le Studio of the Grand Théâtre for two exclusive concerts on Sept. 17 and 18 to …
Daily Archives: 22 September 2020
A Different Tune captures ‘St. Patrick’s Day in September’
It was mid-September, not St. Patrick’s Day week, and the approximately 200 spectators were watching from home via Facebook Live, not packed into the Shannon Community Centre. But the spirit …
No easy fix for Electoral College or first-past-the-post systems
With the Nov. 3 showdown looming between Donald Trump and Joe Biden – don’t they sound like names from a 1950s boxing card? – there will be the predictable agonizing …
Court of Appeal backs English boards; call for election delay
English groups in Quebec are applauding a court decision in support of the English-language school boards, but there is confusion about what will happen with elections scheduled for November.A unanimous …
CQSB reports only one case of COVID-19 in its schools
The Central Québec School Board (CQSB) has so far been spared the significant numbers of COVID-19 infections that have popped up in many educational institutions across the province with the …
Enter the QCT’s ‘Signs of Fall’ photo contest!
Get your cameras or phones out and send us your photos of beautiful fall foliage, seasonal fruit and vegetables or Halloween decorations, and you may win one of five $25 …
Former zoo land to be used for new French-language public schools
A public primary school and a public secondary school will be built on land that was once occupied by the Quebec Zoo, Minister of Education Jean-François Roberge confirmed last week. …
The story behind Rue Jacqueline-Auriol
This street is named in honour of Jacqueline Auriol (1917-2000), a French aviator who set several world speed records. Born in Challans, France, the daughter of a wealthy shipbuilder, she …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
1870 – The Morning Chronicle(To the Editor of The Morning Chronicle)Dear Sir, – Will you kindly allow me a small space in your columns to express my wounded feelings, and …
Plans for new CQSB schools move forward
Earlier this month, the Central Québec School Board (QCSB) took a step closer to its goal of building a new English-language elementary school in Lévis when its offer to purchase …