Photo: Jonathan Letellier-Black

The skyline of village-like Avenue Maguire in the Sillery district is changing dramatically.

Last week, workers were pouring concrete for the third of four storeys of a condominium and commercial building on what used to be the municipal parking lot next to the local library.

Photo: ATP Tour website

Canada’s Félix Auger-Aliassime captured his first-ever professional tennis title when he and partner Hubert Hurkacz of Poland won the doubles final in three sets over Mate Pavic of Croatia and Bruno Soares of Brazil at the Rolex Paris Masters, on Nov. 8.

Photo: LBJEQ

The number 19 has been associated with the novel coronavirus since the start of the pandemic that will change the rest of our lives.
On the local sports scene, the number 19 is also associated with many great athletes who have represented Quebec City. From the Nordiques to the Capitales and the Rouge et Or, here are some athletes who proudly wore the number 19 for local sports teams.

Photo: Sécurité publique de la ville de Québec via Facebook

Quebec City residents awoke on Nov. 1 to the horrifying news that two people had been killed and five others injured within the walls of Old Quebec on Halloween, by a man wearing a medieval costume and wielding a samurai sword, who apparently attacked randomly.

Whatever has Canada done to cheese off China so? It’s a bit inscrutable why exactly China is blowing up what used to be a pretty comfortable relationship with Canada over a dispute with the United States.

Kids Code Jeunesse (KCJ) is launching the #kids2030 Challenge, an annual global learning experience that teaches young people digital skills by addressing the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs).

Photo: Wikimedia Commons - Public Domain

This street honours Jean Baptiste Arthur Brillant (1890-1918), who was born in Routhierville in the Lower Saint Lawrence region. One of the bravest Canadian officers during the First World War, Brillant was awarded the Victoria Cross (VC), the most prestigious award for gallantry that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Photo: Cassandra Kerwin from QCT archives

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. In normal years, large crowds gather at war memorials on Remembrance Day to honour members of the Canadian Armed Forces who made the ultimate sacrifice and veterans who served in the First and Second World Wars, as well as the Korean War and other military conflicts.

Photo: Remparts file photo

Even though practices on home ice are ongoing, the Québec Remparts and other Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) teams located in Quebec public health red zones will remain inactive until further notice. The Remparts played only two games this season before play in red zones was suspended.

Photo: Screenshot courtesy of the CCHC

Help us mark the 25th edition of the Community Christmas Hamper Campaign (CCHC), which will see many changes this year due to COVID-19. For example, we cannot accept any food donations, but you can still help us deliver some goodness by contributing to this wonderful community initiative before Dec. 19, in the following ways:

David G. RYAN
1937 - 2020

It is with sadness that we wish to advise you of the death of David G. Ryan which occurred at the Montreal General Hospital on Sept. 28, 2020 at the age of 82 years and nine months.

A series of gruesome murders in France, including two beheadings, one at a church, raised alarms around the world. Now a murderous rampage in Quebec City has left two dead and five injured.

Photo: Sebastien Lavallee from OCOL website

Government communication in emergency situations has shown “serious and recurring shortcomings” for official language minority communities, according to a report released in late October by the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL).

Don't forget to SET YOUR CLOCKS BACK after you've finished your trick-or-treating, before you go to bed on Saturday, Oct. 31. Daylight Saving Time ENDS at 2 a.m. on Nov. 1.