Pope Francis dies at 88...
City News See All
Features See All
Eggstraordinary workshop explores art of Ukrainian egg decorating
Eggstraordinary workshop explores art of Ukrainian egg decorating at Morrin Centre Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com The Alliance des Ukrainiens de Québec partnered with the Morrin Centre for a wildly popular Good …
Arts & Entertainment See All
British illustrator Sean Phillips gives master class during Festival Québec BD
British illustrator Sean Phillips gives master class during Festival Québec BD Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com From April 9 to 13, the Festival Québec BD (bandes dessinées / comic books) celebrated its …
REVIEW: Marc-André Hamelin and the OSQ play Beethoven’s Emperor
REVIEW Marc-André Hamelin and the OSQ play Beethoven’s Emperor Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com The Orchestre symphonique de Québec, under the baton of British conductor Duncan Ward, presented a magnificent program of …
Elementary school students celebrate 20 years of PAF at Palais Montcalm
Elementary school students celebrate 20 years of PAF at Palais Montcalm Cassandra Kerwin, Local Journalism Initiative reporter cassandra@qctonline.com The Central Québec School Board (CQSB) is celebrating an impressive milestone this …
Things of Fame See All
Memorials and Things of Fame – April 23, 2025
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce April 25, 1765 – The Quebec Gazette Quebec – At a Court of Oyer and Terminer, and General-Gaol-Delivery, for …
Memorials and Things of Fame – April 16, 2025
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce April 20, 1775 – The Quebec Gazette Montreal – Yesterday the Select Society (which was instituted in this city …
Memorials and Things of Fame – April 9, 2025
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce April 11, 1765 – The Quebec Gazette To the Printers By accounts from different parts of this Province, …
Opinion & Commentary See All
COMMENTARY: Bankrupt Hudson’s Bay Company shaped Canadian history
COMMENTARY: Bankrupt Hudson’s Bay Company shaped Canadian history Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Note to whoever becomes Canadian heritage minister after the election: Please buy the Hudson’s Bay Company collection of art …
COMMENTARY: Election may knock a chip off the old Bloc Québécois
COMMENTARY: Election may knock a chip off the old Bloc Québécois Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com The Bloc Québécois will mark a milestone later this year. It was on Aug. 13, 1990 …
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: PAF organizers deserve a round of applause!
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: PAF organizers deserve a round of applause! Dear QCT, On April 9, the CQSB celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Performing Arts Festival (Elementary School Edition) … Continue reading LETTER TO THE EDITOR: PAF organizers deserve a round of applause!
Community See All
Hundreds walk with the cross on Good Friday in Old Quebec
Hundreds walk with the cross on Good Friday in Old Quebec Oksana Mukhina oksana@qctonline.com By 6:30 p.m. on Good Friday, April 18, Chalmers-Wesley United Church in Old Quebec was full …
Notice To Readers See All
NOTICE TO READERS: Volunteers needed to march with the QCT team in the Défilé de la Saint-Patrick!
NOTICE TO READERS Volunteers needed to march with the QCT team in the Défilé de la Saint-Patrick! QCT staff We’re looking for three or four volunteers to join the QCT … Continue reading NOTICE TO READERS: Volunteers needed to march with the QCT team in the Défilé de la Saint-Patrick!
Sports See All
Lady Lions basketball team ends season with provincial title
Lady Lions basketball team ends season with provincial title Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com Twenty wins, no losses. That’s the win-loss record in 2024-25 for the CEGEP Champlain-St. Lawrence Lady Lions division …
Mikaël Cloutier brings St. Lawrence within a victory of RSEQ final
Mikaël Cloutier brings St. Lawrence within a victory of RSEQ final Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com Goaltender Mikaël Cloutier stopped all 22 shots he faced while teammate Jérémy Belleau scored two goals …
Four Remparts ranked on final NHL Central Scouting list
Four Remparts ranked on final NHL Central Scouting list Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com The Quebec Remparts had the fifth-worst record in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) in 2024-25, but …
The Province See All
Bill 40 ruling a victory for English school boards
Bill 40 ruling a victory for English school boards Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Quebec’s English-language school boards are celebrating a major victory after the Quebec Court of …
Legault looking for new markets for Quebec in Europe
Legault looking for new markets for Quebec in Europe Kevin Dougherty kevin@qctonline.com Quebec Premier François Legault is pleased with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s approach to retalia- tory tariffs against the …
Lt.-Gov. Manon Jeannotte reveals new design of First Peoples Medal
Lt.-Gov. Manon Jeannotte reveals new design of First Peoples Medal Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com The new designs for the First Peoples Medals, first created in 2018, were revealed during a ceremony …
Street Views See All
MONUMENTAL VIEWS: The statue of Marie de l’Incarnation
MONUMENTAL VIEWS: The statue of Marie de l’Incarnation Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This life-sized bronze sculpture, situated near the entrance to the Ursuline Monastery on Rue du Parloir in Old Quebec, …
MONUMENTAL VIEWS: Paryse Martin’s tribute to the ‘cannonball’ tree installed at Place d’Armes
MONUMENTAL VIEWS Paryse Martin’s tribute to the ‘cannonball’ tree installed at Place d’Armes Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This past week, a large new tree “sprouted” in Old Quebec. Porter les songes …
MONUMENTAL VIEWS: ‘Women Are Persons!’
MONUMENTAL VIEWS ‘Women Are Persons!’ Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com In honour of Women’s History Month, this week’s Monumental View features a group of statues located on the Plaza Bridge near the …
Environment See All
Quebec, Canada seeking operator for Northvolt battery plant
Quebec, Canada seeking operator for Northvolt battery plant Kevin Dougherty kevindougherty@qctonline.com Recent news that Northvolt AB, the Swedish startup with ambitions to turn out a million electric vehicle (EV) batteries …
Federal and provincial governments extend Saguenay-St. Lawrence protected area
Federal and provincial governments extend Saguenay-St. Lawrence protected area Myriam Labbé myriam@qctonline.com On March 7, on the Promenade de Samuel-de-Champlain in Quebec City, Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault and …
Aquarium du Québec takes visitors behind the scenes for Carnival
Aquarium du Québec takes visitors behind the scenes for Carnival Myriam Labbé myriam@qctonline.com On Feb. 8 and 9, in partnership with the Quebec Winter Carnival, staff at the Aquarium du …