The Raviolis – (back row) Susan Saul, Sarah Blair, (front row) Gail Cameron, Lucie Bouchard, Louisa Blair and Gillian Baird – were the winners of the Volunteer Appreciation Night brain games. Gabrielle Colanero, the young girl in the background on the far right, was on the second-place “Winners” team. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) Morrin Centre holds volunteer appreciation evening Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com On Jan. 22, the Morrin Centre held a fun event to show appreciation to the many volunteers* who help out either…
About 175 runners of all fitness levels and ages ran through the two floors of the Galeries de la Capitale in the name of encouraging physical activity. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) BougeBouge gets people racing through Galeries de la Capitale Cassandra Kerwin Cassandra@qctonline.com Have you ever dreamed of sprinting through a shopping mall? BougeBouge Quebec 2024 offered participants the unique experience…
Mario Cyr shares his love for the Arctic at St. Lawrence Myriam Labbé myriam@qctonline.com On Jan. 30, students at CEGEP Champlain-St. Lawrence were invited for a visual adventure under the…
Mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard and conductor Lina González- Granados both expressed their gratitude and pleasure to have been invited by the OSQ for this concert celebrating travels and friendship. (Photo by Myriam Labbé) OSQ welcomes international stars for exotic concert Myriam Labbé myriam@qctonline.com On Jan. 25, the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec (OSQ) welcomed Colombian conductor Lina González- Granados and New York mezzo-soprano rising…
Violinist Kerson Leong thrilled the audience with his extraor- dinary performance of Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3 on Jan. 31. The Orchestre symphonique de Québec was directed by guest conductor Anna Rakitina. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) OSQ guest violinist Kerson Leong gives a stunning performance Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com Your QCT arts and entertainment reviewer had the great pleasure of attending a performance by the Orchestre symphonique…
In this scene from The Old Maid and the Thief, Miss Todd (Rébecca Veilleux) and her maid Laetitia (Rose Lebeau Sabourin) try to figure out what to do with the intoxicated but very handsome vagabond, Bob (Élie Lefebvre-Pellegrino), before their nosy neighbour discovers they are harbouring a criminal. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) REVIEW: Conservatory students present outstanding opera performances Shirley Nadeau Shirley@qctonline.com Students of the Conservatoire de musique de Québec presented two operas in the theatre of Cégep Limoilou on Feb. 2…
Isabelle Weidemann skated to a fourth-place finish in the 3,000m at the ISU World Cup event at the Centre des Glaces Intact Assurances. (Photo by Luc Lang) Quebec City welcomes long-track speedskating World Cup Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com The Centre des Glaces Intact Assurances in Sainte-Foy hosted the first local International Skating Union (ISU) long- track speedskating World…
Antony Auclair, who played 56 games in the NFL with Tampa Bay and Houston, announced his retirement from football. Auclair will now join the coaching staff at his alma mater, Université Laval. (Photo by Luc Lang) Auclair retires from football, joins Laval as coach Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com The only player to have won the Vanier Cup and the Super Bowl, Antony Auclair, has decided to hang…
Goaltender Thomas Laferrière was in front of the Lions’ net for both games in Gatineau against the Griffons of Cégep de l’Outaouais. Laferrière has nine wins and a goals against average of 2.77 this season. (Photo courtesy of the St. Lawrence Lions via Facebook) Lions see winning streak stop at 10, lose 4-1 to Griffons in Gatineau Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com All good things must come to an end and that’s what happened to the…
Luc Tardif, president of the International Ice Hockey Federation; Marty Walsh, executive director of the NHL Players Association; and Gary Bettman, commissioner of the NHL, announced Feb. 1 that NHL players will participate in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy. They also confirmed the presence of NHL players at the 2030 Games, which are expected to be held in the French Alps. Bettman also stated that the league is open to expansion applications from different cities, including Salt Lake City, Atlanta, Kansas City, Houston, Cincinnati, Omaha, and Quebec City. (LL) (Screenshot photo by Luc Lang) EYE ON SPORTS: NHL players will play in the 2026 Winter Olympics …