Canadian athletes come home with record 27 Olympic medals Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com The Games of the XXXIII Summer Olympiad, in Paris, France, concluded on Aug. 11. Canadian athletes are bringing …
Daily Archives: 13 August 2024
Local athletes impress at the Paris Olympic Games
Local athletes impress at the Paris Olympic Games Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com The curtain has dropped on the Olympic Summer Games in Paris, sending home 10,500 athletes from around the world. …
COMMENTARY: Rodriguez would be among rare federal transfers to Quebec premier’s office
COMMENTARY: Rodriguez would be among rare federal transfers to Quebec premier’s office Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com As of this writing, speculation was at high fever pitch that federal Transport Minister and …
Major work underway to make Rue Saint-Vallier more ‘user-friendly’
Major work underway to make Rue Saint-Vallier more ‘user-friendly’ Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Merchants, residents, motorists and pedestrians will have to put up with a major disruption …
TRAM TRACKER: Demolition set for two former gas stations on tramway route
TRAM TRACKER: Demolition set for two former gas stations on tramway route Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Two former gas stations the city acquired to make way for …
MONUMENTAL VIEWS: L’Éloge du déplacement tries to push its way into the MNBAQ
MONUMENTAL VIEWS: L’Éloge du déplacement tries to push its way into the MNBAQ Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com A strange statue has been pushing itself around Quebec City for the past few …
Cartier-Roberval archeological site unearths a wealth of history
Cartier-Roberval archeological site unearths a wealth of history Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com The Cartier-Roberval archeological site in Cap-Rouge, inaugurated by the Commission de la capitale nationale du Québec (CCNQ) in the …
Memorials and Things of Fame – August 14, 2024
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com August 11, 1774 – The Quebec Gazette It is imagined that two posts weekly between this place …
Volunteer-run organizations seek board members amid post-COVID downturn
Volunteer-run organizations seek board members amid post-COVID downturn Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com APPEAL, a long-established volunteer-driven English conversation program in the Quebec City region, is appealing for …
Legion Branch 265 honours Canadian peacemakers
Legion Branch 265 honours Canadian peacemakers Submitted by Jean Gervais Every year, on Aug. 9, we pay tribute to all the Canadian peacekeep- ers (Casques Bleus – Blue Berets) who …