A recorded message sets the tone right at the beginning: “Please do not feed the dancers.” Danse K par K choreographer Karine Ledoyen hopes her contemporary dance production, Gonfler l’histoire, …
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Hundreds of students explore French language at Laval
This summer, some 7,000 Canadian students have chosen to spend their holidays … at school. And they are loving it. For these classes, students didn’t have to pay. On the …
Giants dance in Quebec City streets
Most of them are tall enough to walk across the Atlantic without getting their heads wet. Over 50 processional giants, including over 35 from various European countries roamed the streets …
Memorials and Things of Fame
The Morning Chronicle 1848 We received, through the Post Office, yesterday, a communication signed “A Citizen of the Lower Town,” in which the writer very justly, though not in the …
Red Cross volunteers watch over the Fêtes
You probably spotted their red and white jerseys and first aid kits if you attended shows of the Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France. In good or bad weather, Red Cross volunteers …
Supreme Knight: Back pro-lifers
The Quebec chapter of the Knights of Columbus is set to respond to the call for “new politics” issued by its Supreme Knight, Carl Anderson. The Supreme Knight urged members …
Média Matin says “Merci” to readers, bids adieu
“Merci,” read Friday’s Média Matin Québec headline, signalling the newspaper’s last edition. The free French daily was created by the locked out employees of Le Journal de Québec during a …
200 years of commerce in QC
As Quebec City celebrates its 400th anniversary, its Chamber of Commerce is about to turn 200 years old. The Chamber of Commerce and the city have decided to collaborate in …
Summer soakings threaten Quebec’s crops
The Financière Agricole’s annual mid-season crop report released in July has confirmed what farmers in the Quebec City region know all too well already: the relentless wet weather is having …
Young QC artist’s poster wins gold
Cang Yi Yan is one lucky girl and she knows it. The 12-year-old Montcalm resident was one of four Canadians whose artwork was awarded top honours in the Visa Olympics …