As many of you know, I sing with the choir of the Orchestre symphonique de Québec (OSQ). At our last two concerts – La Symphonie du Jeu Vidéo and Hollywood…
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Château Frontenac closes a year of 125th anniversary celebrations
In the echoes and shadows of the ancient city of Quebec, Canada, walks a man.…” These are words from the trailer of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1953 film, I Confess, set here…
A year-long adventure to help save our planet begins
At the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one, many of us take stock and think about how we can change things for the better.Well,…
Ice ring open for business on Plains of Abraham
The opening of the ever-popular ice ring on the Plains of Abraham had to be delayed for several days in December but it was ready to welcome skaters in time…
An “elf-made” man visits children at local library
Children in the Limoilou area didn’t need to go to the North Pole to get into the silly elf spirit on Dec. 14.An “elf-made” man named Flocondoux (soft snowflake) was…
Do you have what it takes to be an astronaut?
It isn’t every Saturday storytime that the parents are as interested in the special guest as their kids. Canadian astronaut candidate James Veilleux gave the large group of parents and…
Birdwatching: observing our beautiful winter birds
Feed the birds in winter; in return, they will feed your soul with the look of gratitude!” – Mehmet Murat Ildan, contemporary Turkish novelist and playwright.The migratory insect-eating birds have…
Santa brings cheer to Children’s Christmas party
It was a jolly, merry morning on Dec. 8, when Santa arrived with a sack full of gifts for the good little girls and boys attending the annual Children’s Christmas…
A journalist’s journey: “My life as a Print Man”
Don’t be boring, get your facts straight and learn to spell.” The Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph’s Peter Black shared the golden rules of writing for print on Dec. 3 at the Morrin…
Around the Anglosphere: Living in English on the Magdalen Islands
The English-speaking community in the Magdalen Islands, an archipelago in the Gulf of St. Lawrence off the coast of the Gaspé Peninsula, was built up through a succession of accidents…