Rising star records song for Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Rising star records song for Indigenous Peoples’ Day Adapted from a press release by Ruby Pratka In honour of International Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Aug. 9, the Ville de Québec is …
First Nations canoeists paddle 450 km to fight racism
First Nations canoeists paddle 450 km to fight racism Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Around noon on Aug. 5, the canoeists of the fifth Expédition des Grands Aventuriers arrived at Bassin Brown …
2020 OLYMPICS: Canada shocks US in women’s soccer for 15th medal
2020 OLYMPICS: Canada shocks US in women’s soccer for 15th medal Luc Lang luclang@qctonline.com Jessie Fleming converted a penalty kick for a crucial goal and the Canadian women’s soccer team …
2020 OLYMPICS: An update on local athletes at the Games
TOKYO 2020: An update on local athletes at the Games Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com The Games of the XXXII Olympiad will close Aug. 8. After more than a week of nonstop …
SNO JOKE! English stand-up comedy night returns
SNO JOKE! English stand-up comedy night returns Submitted by SNO Microbrasserie Nordik SNO Microbrasserie Nordik in Quebec City’s Grand Marché will host its second English-language stand-up comedy night on Aug. …
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: (Belated) congratulations on the QCT’s 250th from the diaspora
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: (Belated) congratulations on the QCT’s 250th from the diaspora Submitted by Dennis Apedaile Editor’s note: While QCT journalist and longtime assignment editor Shirley Nadeau was working …
Local Baseball News: Diamants, Alouettes, Équipe Québec
Local Baseball News: Diamants, Alouettes, Équipe Québec Luc Lang luclang@qctonline.com The Québec Diamants and Charlesbourg Voyageurs were in action last week in the Ligue de Baseball Junior Élite du Québec …
2,800 baseball fans welcome Équipe Québec home
2, 800 baseball fans welcome Équipe Québec home Luc Lang luclang@qctonline.com For the first time in more than 700 days (710 to be exact) there was professional baseball at Stade …
Bioactive packaging keeps strawberries fresher
Bioactive packaging keeps strawberries fresher Ruby Pratka ruby@qctonline.com Quebec produces more strawberries than any other province. Strawberries are delicate and difficult to keep fresh. In response to this challenge, Monique …
Quebec City hosts royalty: A tale of two princes
Quebec City hosts royalty: A tale of two princes Charles André Nadeau canadeau@qctonline.com Two hundred and thirty years ago this month, on Aug. 11, 1791, two British warships, HMS Ulysses …