Report reveals systemic failures in long-term care
Quebec ombudsperson Marie Rinfret didn’t mince words when releasing her office’s interim report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in long-term care homes. She concluded that residents of many …
Sagamité to rise from the ashes with government loan
Steeve Wadohandik Gros-Louis has been paddling in rough waters for the past two years.In 2018, Sagamité, the Indigenous restaurant, gallery and cultural centre he founded in Wendake in 1999, was …
Suggesting a nominee for Canada’s Person of Annus Horribilis 2020
The tradition of Time magazine picking a Person of the Year – or, from its debut in 1928 until 1999, either a Man or Woman of the Year – is …
City sets pandemic rules for use of outdoor and indoor rinks
Residents eager to lace up their skates and hop on the city’s outdoor and indoor rinks will need to abide by tightened restrictions due to the pandemic.Last week, city officials …
Saint-Sacrement residence to be named for arboretum shrub
The QCT has learned what the name will be for the huge housing complex under construction at the prominent corner of Chemin Sainte-Foy and Avenue Saint-Sacrement, behind the abandoned Église …
A SPECIAL 70th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MESSAGE FOR HELEN AND PETER MARSHALL
On January 2, 2021, Helen (née Hudson) and Peter Marshall will celebrate 70 years of marriage. We could just say “Happy Anniversary” but instead, let us tell you a short …
Filling Christmas hampers by the POUND
POUND is a recent fitness trend that does not involve stepping on a scale, but rather, channeling one’s inner rock star using drumming cardio movements. In fact, POUND’s motto is …
Lampshades shed light on art on Avenue Cartier
The lampshades on Avenue Cartier have been changed again, just in time for the holiday season. Anyone who has passed by this busy commercial street in the Quartier des arts …
The OSQ creates holiday magic with an illustrated Nutcracker story
The Orchestre symphonique de Québec (OSQ) invites the young and young-at-heart to revisit the magical story of The Nutcracker. Narrated by Widemir Normil while seated in the Morrin Centre’s cozy …
QAC presents its first-ever virtual play reading on Dec. 20
Quebec Art Company (QAC), Quebec City’s premier English-language theatre troupe, announces that in these exceptional times of social distancing restrictions and darkened stages, the show must go on – with …