Mural pays homage to 400-year history of Afro-Quebecers Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com A new outdoor mural on the wall of the Lucien-Borne community centre in Upper Town was set in motion …
Monthly Archives: October 2024
Morrin Centre thanks patrons with playful Members’ Day
Morrin Centre thanks patrons with playful Members’ Day Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com An exclusive event for current members of the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec (LHSQ) was organized at the …
COMMENTARY: Why doesn’t Canada have its own spy agency?
COMMENTARY Why doesn’t Canada have its own spy agency? We have a friend who was a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer. He thrilled and chilled us with tales of …
Targeted by tramway, elm tree ‘Raymond’ falls to disease
Targeted by tramway, elm tree ‘Raymond’ falls to disease Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com “Raymond,” a tree that became emblematic of the fight against Quebec City’s tramway project, …
Duclos slams Tory MP who wanted English answer in Commons
Duclos slams Tory MP who wanted English answer in Commons Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Calling it “an insult to all francophone members of the House, including the …
Peter Simons, David Blair to headline 2024 Literary Feast
Peter Simons, David Blair to headline 2024 Literary Feast Adapted from a press release by QCT staff The Literary and Historical Society of Quebec (LHSQ) is pleased to announce that …
Memorials and Things of Fame – October 30, 2024
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce November 1, 1764 – The Quebec Gazette We hear His Majesty has been pleased to appoint James Macpherson, …
National museum project voted into law
National museum project voted into law Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com A third major museum will open in Quebec City in spring 2026 if all goes according to …
Firefighters’ union rejects proposed collective agreement
Firefighters’ union rejects proposed collective agreement Ruby Pratka editor@qctonline.com Representatives of Quebec City’s firefighters’ union and city officials will return to the negotiating table after 75.6 per cent of union …
CEGEP Champlain-St. Lawrence holds its first TEDx talk
CEGEP Champlain-St. Lawrence holds its first TEDx talk Cassandra Kerwin, Local Journalism Initiative reporter cassandra@qctonline.com CEGEP student Tristan Massicotte brought TEDx to CEGEP Champlain–St. Lawrence. Under his guidance, on Oct. …