City, major employers launch new climate initiative Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com The Ville de Québec is enlisting several of the region’s largest employers in a new initiative …
Daily Archives: 16 April 2024
IMAGINATION WRITERS’ FESTIVAL: 15th Imagination Writers’ Festival opens with GG finalist Kim Spencer
IMAGINATION WRITERS’ FESTIVAL 15th Imagination Writers’ Festival opens with GG finalist Kim Spencer Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com Governor General’s Literary Award finalist Kim Spencer shared her multi-award-winning debut children’s novel Weird …
IMAGINATION WRITERS’ FESTIVAL: Moon of the Turning Leaves paints a picture of hopeful dystopia
IMAGINATION WRITERS’ FESTIVAL: Moon of the Turning Leaves paints a picture of hopeful dystopia Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com As the world shut down in March and April …
COMMENTARY: Income tax time in Quebec means double the pleasure or pain
COMMENTARY: Income tax time in Quebec means double the pleasure or pain Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com “In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.” It’s …
Nurses’ union rejects agreement in principle
Nurses’ union rejects agreement in principle Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Representatives of the province’s largest nurses’ union will return to the negotiating table after members rejected an …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME – April 17, 2024
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com April 15, 1779 – The Quebec Gazette Mr. Apedaile begs leave to acquaint the public that he intends …
Hundreds march to save Boisé des Chatels
Hundreds march to save Boisé des Châtels Cassandra Kerwin Cassandra@qctonline.com On April 13, about 200 people marched against the development of the forest along Autoroute Henri-IV from Val-Belair to Ancienne-Lorette, …
PHOTOS: French prime minister Gabriel Attal visits Quebec City
PHOTOS: French prime minister Gabriel Attal visits Quebec City...
FROM THE ARCHIVES OF THE W.B. EDWARDS STUDIO: Franklin D. Roosevelt visits Quebec City in 1936
FROM THE ARCHIVES OF THE W.B. EDWARDS STUDIO: Franklin D. Roosevelt visits Quebec City in 1936 Submitted by Martin Edwards July 31, 1936, marked the first official visit to Canada …
Solar eclipse on April 8 dazzles sky watchers across Quebec
Solar eclipse on April 8 dazzles sky watchers across Quebec Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com An eclipse is a phenomenal astronomical event. The total solar eclipse on April 8 was beyond expectations, …