QHS students protest in solidarity with striking teachers Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com About 100 Quebec High School (QHS) students drew a lot of attention at the intersection of Boul. René-Lévesque and…
Tag Archives: December 13 2023
Université Laval commemorates victims of Polytechnique femicide
Université Laval commemorates victims of Polytechnique femicide Myriam Labbé myriam@qctonline.com On Dec. 6, 1989, a 25- year-old man murdered 14 women at École Polytechnique de Montréal, and nine more were…
COMMENTARY: Napoleonic thoughts: Muscleman’s murder theory and Louisiana Purchase
COMMENTARY: Napoleonic thoughts: Muscleman’s murder theory and Louisiana Purchase Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com I have a small laminated copy of Jacques-Louis David’s famous portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte,…
Tax hike less than inflation a ‘gift’ to city residents: Marchand
Tax hike less than inflation a ‘gift’ to city residents: Marchand Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Street parkers, parking lot owners, cat owners and anyone who owns a…
Critics say city budget hits businesses hard
Critics say city budget hits businesses hard Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Reaction to the city’s 2024 budget predictably focused on the hefty tax increases, particularly on commercial…
PHOTO: Plains skating oval gets new chalet
Plains skating oval gets new chalet…
Two biotech companies pick up pieces of Medicago
Two biotech companies pick up pieces of Medicago Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Ten months after the sudden shutdown of vaccine manufacturer Medicago, two Quebec biotech companies are…
Members of Quebec City’s Jewish community celebrate Hanukkah
Members of Quebec City’s Jewish community celebrate Hanukkah Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com On Dec. 8, the second night of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, some 30 members of…
Memorials and Things of Fame – Dec. 13, 2023
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com December 16, 1773 – The Quebec Gazette We learn that a very important geographical discovery has lately been…
Bonhomme Carnaval reveals more events for the 70th Winter Carnival
Bonhomme Carnaval reveals more events for the 70th Winter Carnival Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com As temperatures dropped and snow and ice covered the city, Bonhomme Carnaval danced and smiled as he…