50th anniversary of the October Crisis – Part 1
Fifty years ago, the front-page headline of the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph’s Oct. 5 issue blared, “Mtl Kidnapping of UK Diplomat” and a national crisis began to unfold daily in its columns. …
A season of unknowns await Guy Chouinard, Lions hockey
In a world where the COVID-19 pandemic touches every sector, the CEGEP Champlain–St. Lawrence Lions hockey team will be no different from the other 12 Division 1 teams playing in …
Diamants win their second straight LBJEQ title over Longueuil
The Québec Diamants won their second straight title in the Ligue de Baseball Junior Élite du Québec (LBJEQ) with a 6-5 victory over the Longueuil Ducs. The big win in …
QMJHL, Remparts start season with a COVID-19 cloud over their heads
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), and its 18 teams kicked off the 2020-2021 season on Oct. 2, with the dark cloud of COVID-19 hanging over their heads.Gilles Courteau, …
There’s SNO beer at the Grand Marché!
Things are hopping at the Grand Marché de Québec, especially at the SNO microbrewery, located at the north-west corner of the large marketplace opposite the Videotron Centre. The QCT decided …
Trudeau-Turner rivalry sparked enduring Liberal party feud
It’s a sight you seldom see. Both the American Stars and Stripes and the Canadian Maple Leaf, just metres apart, flapping in the breeze buffeting the Promenade des Gouverneurs overlooking …
City vows better sidewalk snow removal, more bike paths
Pedestrians and cyclists stand to be the major beneficiaries of the city’s new battle plan to remove snow from streets once the deluge of flakes begins.The proposed plan, released recently, …
School board elections to be held on November 1
On Sept. 22, Élections Québec announced that voters in the jurisdictions of the nine English-language school boards in Quebec will be able to elect the people who will sit on …
The story behind Rue J.-Armand-Bombardier
This street is named in honour of Joseph-Armand Bombardier (1907-1964), who was born in Valcourt, in Quebec’s Eastern Townships. He was an inventor and businessman who founded Bombardier Inc., which …
Quebec goes red with spike in school COVID-19 cases
As most health officials had predicted, a second wave of COVID-19 cases is underway, with most of the Quebec City area being declared a red zone, the maximum according to …