Pride Solidarity March celebrates freedom Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Hundreds of people of a wide range of ages and backgrounds gathered in Place D’Youville on Sept. 1 …
Stephen Burke to retire as CQSB chair Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com On Sept. 26, Stephen Burke, the chair of the Council of Commission- ers of the Central …
Prepare to be entranced at the Festival de Magie de Québec Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com Thirteen might just be a lucky number. The 13th edition of the Festival de Magie will …
REVIEW: SuperFrancoFête gives the concert of the summer Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com The SuperFrancoFête pulled off the multicultural francophone concert of the summer at the Agora du Port de Québec. For …
Don Juan, the musical, seduces Grand Théâtre audience Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com The 20th-anniversary performance of Don Juan, the musical written by Félix Gray in 2003, directed by Gilles Maheu (of …
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce September 6, 1764 – The Quebec Gazette On Saturday the 25th last, was reviewed on the Heights of …
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce August 30, 1764 – The Quebec Gazette On the 12th of this month died here, in the 34th …
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com August 23, 1764 – The Quebec Gazette An Act for repealing the duties now payable upon beaver skins …
COMMENTARY: Couche-Tard thinks big in bid to corner global C-store market Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com In a recent list of Quebec’s 15 wealthiest people, four come from …
Dear Editor, Last summer, while waiting for heart surgery, I whiled away the time as best I could. In August, I was visiting friends where I met Katharina Urbschat and … Continue reading LETTER TO THE EDITOR: In praise of choirs
COMMENTARY: Governments have iffy record of whipping inflation with controls Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com “Zap, you’re frozen!” That zinger will come to the minds of Canadians of …
Lévis finally welcomes New Liverpool Elementary School Manuel Cardenas manuel.cardenas.atm@gmail.com After more than six years of planning, the new academic year finally began at New Liverpool Elementary School on Aug. …
Chalmers-Wesley United Church offers free English lessons for children Submitted by Chalmers-Wesley United Church Starting in mid-September, free English language lessons will be offered to children ages five to 12 … Continue reading Chalmers-Wesley United Church offers free English lessons for children
Canadian athletes win 12 medals in first week of Paralympics Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com The 2024 Paralympic Games will come to an end on Sept. 8 with the closing ceremonies at …
Capitales to play Titans/ValleyCats wild card game winner Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com The Québec Capitales concluded their 2024 regular season in the Frontier League with a record of 64 wins and …
St. Pat’s Fighting Irish kick off 2024 season against Alérions Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com The St. Patrick’s High School Fighting Irish senior football team will kick off their 2024 regular season …
Nurses to refuse overtime if no agreement reached Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Members of the Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec (FIQ), the province’s largest nurses’ …
English health care available ‘no questions asked’ despite directive: Roberge Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com After a hastily convened meeting with representatives of several hand-picked groups representing the …
Liberal activists push for Quebec constitution Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Two prominent members of the Quebec Liberal Party (QLP) relaunch committee are proposing that the party back …
MONUMENTAL VIEWS: Hommage aux Soeurs de la Charité de Québec Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com All of us have most likely seen this group of figures which pays homage to the Soeurs …
MONUMENTAL VIEWS: Let’s sit down and talk about it in front of the Grand Théâtre Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com Seated near the entrance of the Grand Théâtre de Québec at the …
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 …
Divers pull pile of garbage from Louise Basin Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Though hampered by murky waters, some 30 scuba divers pulled 768 pounds of junk and …
Sept. 7 is tree distribution day in Quebec City Adapted from a press release by Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com Need a tree? The Ville de Québec is distributing 2,000 trees to …
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE: The salmon are back in the Jacques-Cartier River Lise Lafond lise@qctonline.com If our salmon are not healthy, then our watersheds are not healthy – and …