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 …
Harper defines “real nationalists,” Bloc bites back
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and fellow Conservative deputies and ministers descended upon Lévis and Quebec City for their annual Conservative caucus meeting last week. Conservatives used the occasion to demonstrate …
Golfers wanted for a good cause
The 18th edition of the annual Jeffery Hale Friends’ Foundation is looking for golfers to hit the links on September 15 at le Club de Golf le Grand Portneuf to …
Quebec tae kwon do champions ready for Olympic fights in Beijing
For the first time since tae kwon do became an Olympic discipline at the 2000 Sydney Games, Canada will be represented in the sport by a male athlete. Sebastien Michaud …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
The Morning Chronicle 1848 A Visit to St Leon Springs Visitors leaving Quebec arrive in Three Rivers early the same evening, where they may get an excellent bed and supper …
Toronto city centre remains within reach of Quebec City
Porter Airlines announ-ced on July 30 that it would extend its flights between Quebec City and Toronto beyond the end of its summer schedule. Three airlines operate flights between Quebec …
LHSQ’s patrimony for sale
The Literary and Historical Society of Quebec, Canada’s oldest learned society, is about to divest itself of its heart and soul: the sale by “silent auction” of 1,500 of its …
Shocked by the lack of transparency on Tasers
On July 22, a 17-year-old boy died in Winnipeg after being shocked by police officers with a conducted energy weapon (commonly referred to as the Taser). He was the 21st …