Lynyrd Skynyrd and Led Zep tribute band rock FEQ Saturday
The packed crowd for the July 6 show on the giant Festival d’Été Bell stage didn’t seem to mind that they were rocking out to essentially two big-name tribute bands. …
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The desire for durable duds: sustainable clothing becoming more fashionable
It’s possible some soccer-playing kid in Kenya is wearing my orange Simon Gagné T-shirt as he kicks the ball around in the streets of Nairobi. (The shirt, if you’re wondering, …
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The story behind Rue Cuvillier
This street was named in honour of Austin (Augustin) Cuvillier (1779- 1849), a militia officer, businessman and politician in Lower Canada and Canada East.A native of Quebec City, Cuvillier was …
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MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
Editor’s note: Articles from the archives are reproduced with the original vocabulary, spelling and punctuation. Explanatory notes may be added as necessary.July 9, 1819 – The Quebec GazetteLondon - Yesterday …
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Quebec City marks its 411th anniversary
The honour guard of the Service de Police de la Ville de Québec marched from the statue of Samuel de Champlain to City Hall, where the City’s 411th anniversary celebrations …
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Sainte-Pétronille chamber music series off to a wonderful start
July 4 might have been a hot night on the Plains of Abraham as the strains of Corey Hart’s FEQ concert wafted across the St. Lawrence River, but it was …
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Twenty One Pilots climbed to new heights at the FEQ
They crowd-surfed, tower-climbed, changed their outfits and instruments, went down into the crowd and invited security guards to dance. Ohio band Twenty One Pilots know how to put on a …
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Passages insolites: curious art in unusual places
Where did this giant brick sphere come from? Did it fall from the sky? Did it roll down Côte Dinan into Ruelle Légaré? Created by Jeffrey Poirier, Echo contrasts with …
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Look who is playing in the grass!
After two years without successfully hatching any goslings, this year Angry Bird (if it is him …) and Mrs. Bird are happy to show us their pride-and-joy goslings, three little …
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The French preferred Brazil to Canada
The Fête de la Ville de Québec on July 3 reminds us that Samuel de Champlain and his 28 companions laid down the foundations of Quebec in 1608.As citizens of …
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