Handel’s 1741 Baroque Christmas classic was magnificently performed December 8 and 9 by Les Violons du Roy, a 22-member ensemble, and the 28-member La Chapelle de Québec chamber choir to …
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His Quebec garden called ‘Canada’s best-kept secret’
Francis (Frank) Cabot was a U.S. financier and self-taught horticulturalist whose enduring legacy is an enchanting 15-hectare private garden in Cap l’Aigle, Que. He was 86 when he died in …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1861 The Morning Chronicle We intend to issue our paper on Christmas morning. Our subscribers will not expect one, we are sure, on Thursday. The Compliments of the Season: …
Community Christmas Hamper Campaign needs your help
Organizer Jan Anderson-Toupin informs us that we have plenty of volunteers for the sorting and packing of your donated non-perishable groceries this Thursday and Friday, but we are in need …
Looking for the Sons of Ireland
Hopefully you can help me. My father Reginald Lambert played for the “Sons of Ireland” in the 1925 Memorial Cup Hockey Tournament in Toronto. Does your newspaper have any data …
For whom the bell tolled . . . 86 times on Sunday, December 4
Ringing with muffled bells has traditionally been reserved for funerals and for Remembrance Day services. For centuries, a muffled tolling bell has communicated the age of the deceased to those …
A Christmas Story
It was Christmas Eve at my daughter’s home in Hull, Quebec. Family members and a few friends were gathered for the Yuletide festivities. The exterior of the house had been …
Santa’s sleigh spotted atop Jeffery Hale Hospital
Jeffery Hale Community Services hosted a family Christmas party on Saturday, December 10. More than 70 smiling children filled the Coin Soleil room at the Jeffery Hale Hospital, all hoping …
QCT Print Edition – December 14 2011
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News Digest for December 7, 2011
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