Michelle Morin-Doyle is among four city councillors from Équipe Labeaume who are not planning to run again in November’s municipal election.Morin-Doyle, a former chair of the Central Québec School Board …
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City’s new tourism campaign aimed at Quebecers
Quebec City is going all out to persuade tourists to visit the city this summer. A $27-million package of measures is aimed at helping the pandemic-battered tourism industry recover from …
STREET VIEWS: The story behind Avenue Louis-Jobin
This street is named in honour of Louis Jobin, best known as a sculptor of religious statuary, born in Saint-Raymond de Portneuf in 1845. At the age of 14 or …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
June 4, 1821 – The Quebec GazetteCleopatra’s NeedleCleopatra’s Needle may be shortly expected to arrive in London from Alexandria – a present from the Pasha of Egypt to His Majesty …
City diversity strategy embraces festivals
On May 16, declared the International Day of Living Together in Peace by the United Nations, the Ville de Québec announced plans to invest a total of more than $10.5 …
Polls reveal divisions over language rights
Non-francophones hold widely diverging views from French-speaking Quebecers on Bill 96, which aims to reinforce the Charter of the French Language (Bill 101). A majority of anglophones and allophones also …
Ottawa cautious about CAQ government’s tunnel plan
The federal government is being cautious about showing open support for the Quebec City-Lévis tunnel project the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government announced two weeks ago. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, …
Part 2: An Angry Bird story … Trapped!
How many family pets have come to an awful end or lost a limb because they became caught in a hunter’s trap? This sad situation happens more often than we …
Get ready for a partial eclipse of the sun
Local astronomer and photographer Philippe Moussette, president of the Club d’astronomie VÉGA de Cap-Rouge, advises sky watchers to get ready for an upcoming annular eclipse of the sun that will …
Canada takes first step to address plastic pollution
Environmental groups applauded Canada’s decision, announced on May 12, to list “plastic manufactured items” on Schedule 1 under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA). They now urge the federal government …