Memorials and Things of Fame
1861 The Morning Chronicle We heard this morning of a very sad and unfortunately fatal accident which occurred at a ladies’ school on Friday last. During the lunch hour several …
And Toupie too will live happily ever after!
The happy ending to the story of Quebec City’s three former zoo bears is finally complete. Toupie arrived safely at the Zoo de Saint-Félicien on November 9. The 30-year-old female …
German Christmas Market
For the fourth year in a row, a German Christmas Market will take place in the Old City over the next two weekends, from December 2 to 4 and 9 …
Little pamphlet presents big language issues for one woman
Beverly Robertson expressed outrage when she noticed a recent pamphlet in memory of the late Jack Layton published by the NDP and sent door-to-door in Quebec City. The pamphlet offended …
Sandra Holman president of the Year out of 200 Toastmasters club presidents.
“I was so petrified of making speeches when I started at Quest, but the encouragement and support always spurred me to keep trying. Still, I never dreamed I would be …
News Digest for November 23, 2011
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Graffiti on the Grand Théâtre? Shocking!
Early risers on November 14 were surely surprised to see seven enormous letters and an exclamation mark (!) spray-painted onto the facade of the Grand Théâtre facing Claire-Fontaine Street in …
Great Scot! Ian Rankin visits Quebec
As part of a cross-country tour launching his latest book The Impossible Dead, Ian Rankin recently visited Quebec, where reviewer Jim Napier discussed with Rankin his phenomenal career as the …
Searching for Pope Pius XII
Franklin Toker is a professor of the History of Art and Architecture at the University of Pittsburgh and the author of eight books for which he has won many prestigious …
Hydro-Québec comes through for Connecticut
Forty-six crews from Hydro-Québec travelled to Connecticut during the October 30, 2011, snowstorm that left some 900,000 homes without power. Electricity is one of those things many people take for …