TOKYO 2020: Arigato, sayonara Tokyo! The 2020 Olympic Summer Games ended on Aug. 8 after 19 gruelling days of competition in and around Tokyo, Japan. More than 11,000 athletes gathered…
TOKYO 2020: Lauriane Genest wins last medal for regional athletes Luc Lang luclang@qctonline.com Local athletes are on their way home from the 2020 Olympics, and three of them have medals….
Quebec celebrates Public Markets Week Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Quebec is celebrating the ever-growing popularity of public markets during the Semaine québécoise des marchés publics, from Aug….
Plains of Abraham exhibit reveals history of Arsenal cartridge factory Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Regular visitors to Canada’s first national park will have spotted something new behind the Plains of Abraham…
Machine de Cirque trio fly high above MNBAQ Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (MNBAQ) hosted circus artists from Machine de Cirque on Aug. 8 as…
38th Festivent anchors balloons for a modified festival Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com Festivent has returned for its 38th edition in a downsized, post-pandemic format. The festival in Lévis began Aug. 4…
Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France treasure hunt brings history to life Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Something unusual is afoot in the Old City. Seven historical figures from the time of New France…
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com August 10, 1821 – The Quebec Gazette Magdalen Islands For Sale, the valuable islands in the Gulf of…
A LETTER TO READERS: My Last Street Views Bill Cox billcox@qctonline.com Dear Readers, Today’s Street Views article will be my last. It has been a pleasure and a privilege to…
STREET VIEWS: Rue Einstein Bill Cox billcox@qctonline.com ox@qCtonline.Com This street is named in honour of eminent physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955), who was born in Ulm, Germany. Einstein is best known…