Louis-Hébert: Lightbound faces high-profile Conservative Lépine
Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Despite an unfavourable trend for the Liberals in the 2019 election, Joël Lightbound managed to increase his hold on the Louis- Hébert riding. The 33-year-old lawyer also …
Charlesbourg: Ex-QS candidate runs for Bloc against Tory Paul-Hus
Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Perhaps more than any other entrenched Conservative MP in the Quebec City area, Pierre Paul-Hus will have to watch his back if he wants to hold onto …
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh unveils program for Quebec
Ruby Pratka ruby@qctonline.com New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh chose one of Quebec’s most emblematic backdrops to announce his party’s program for the province. On Sept. 2, Singh and deputy …
The story behind the Promenade des Acadiens
Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com In 1604, Pierre Dugua de Mons, accompanied by a group of settlers, founded a colony at the mouth of the Sainte-Croix River (near present-day St. Andrew’s, New …
September 10, 1921 – Parents Are Blamed For “Flapper” Styles
Not the children but the parents are to blame when ‘flappers’ run around the streets with their stockings rolled down, dressed in peek-a-boo waists and short skirts and their hair …
September 8, 1961 – Thetford Canoeist Off On Last Lap Of 1,700m Paddle
Sydney (CP) – Quebec adventurer Ward Sealy [sic] sailed for his birthplace in Belleoram, Nfld., Wednesday apparently confident he will make out all right in his 17-foot kayak regardless of …
September 7, 1896 – Seizure of an Illicit Still and Whiskey at Charlesbourg
For some time past there has been a suspicion, in fact a certainty, that whiskey was being illegally manufactured in Charlesbourg. Acting upon information received, Officer Bourget … seized a …
September 9, 1871 – The Morning Chronicle
Her Majesty The Queen – We have seen with regret the attacks on the Queen, based on her Majesty’s absence from evening entertainments, and on her brief residence in London. …
Discovering the monumental sculptures of Roger Langevin
Lise Lafond lise@qctonline.com While travelling around Quebec, it is always interesting to learn more about the places you visit. You may come across a gem that will take you on …
Manon Rhéaume, Sylvain Côté, immortalized at Place Jean-Béliveau
Luc Lang luclang@qctonline.com The Ville de Québec unveiled a bronze statue of former peewee hockey players Manon Rhéaume and Sylvain Côté, and paid tribute to volunteers, at the Allée Commémorative …