The Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) is alarmed that Premier François Legault has foreshadowed that the Quebec government may invoke the notwithstanding clause to limit the linguistic rights of English-speaking…
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Health Canada to review Medicago Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trials
As Canada’s COVID-19 immunization campaign accelerates, one of the country’s few homegrown vaccine candidates is moving ever closer to approval.Quebec City-based Medicago announced last week that Health Canada has “received…
Avenue Saint-Sacrement blocked to connect new building
A major construction operation on Avenue Saint-Sacrement has forced motorists to make a detour around the zone via Boulevard de l’Entente for the past two weeks. According to city documents,…
Reconnect to your ‘inner tortoise’ at the Blue Met Festival
“Ask the books I’ve read why I have changed.” William St-Hilaire said this quote by Indian poet Kamala Das has inspired her from the moment she joined the Blue Metropolis…
Getting up close and personal with the colourful wood duck
Sitting by the lake, observing a group of mallard ducks, suddenly one notices that one of the birds looks a lot smaller than the others. Using binoculars, the intruder is…
Remembering encounters with royalty in Quebec City
Local resident William “Bill” Mylett recently informed the QCT of his father’s meetings with members of the Royal Family, including the late Prince Philip, during his career in the Royal…
Capitales sign former Toronto Blue Jay Dalton Pompey
Patrick Scalabrini, manager of the Québec Capitales, has found a leadoff batter who will be a threat to opposing teams in 2021. The Capitales have signed Mississauga native and former…
It’s finally playoff time for the Quebec Remparts
After three weeks out of competition due to an outbreak of COVID-19 within the team, the Quebec Remparts finally played the first game of their best-of-five playoff series against the…
Québec 2030 insists the city should host the Winter Olympics
The Québec 2030 committee is clear: Quebec City and the region can and should host the 2030 Winter Olympic Games. That was the message Mark Charest and his team of…
OBITUARY: Francis HAZELTON
Francis HAZELTON1927–2021 It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of Francis “Frank” Hazelton on Saturday, April 10, 2021 at Le Manoir Manrèse, at the age of…