Patrick Levasseur and his family skied over 140 kilometres in nine hours and 30 minutes, winning the greatest achievement category award at the Décathlon Sainte-Foy Holiday Challenge, a virtual winter multisport event. (Photo by Patrick Levasseur) To pentathlon or not to pentathlon? That is the question Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Quebec is known for its long, harsh winters. One way to get through them is to find…
Jean-François Sasseville and Pierre Cooke’s latest work is fittingly located at the Parc de la Pointe-aux-Lièvres (Hare Point). Cooke-Sasseville’s latest work of art splits hares Photos by Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com…
South Shore English Network launches The Poetry Factory Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter The South Shore English Network (SSEN) is launching a series of free English-language virtual workshops aimed…
City launches “solidarity challenges” to brighten up pandemic winter Adapted from a press release by Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter ruby@qctonline.com The Ville de Québec will propose regular “soli-…
Concordia project to explore history of English-speaking Quebec Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter ruby@qctonline.com Two Concordia University historians are attempting to create an overarching “people’s history of English-speaking Quebec”…
Six-year-old Raphaël Morin happily practises skating at the Domaine de Maizerets loop. (Photo by Danielle Burns) City announces free access to parks to encourage physical activity Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com Just prior to the Christmas holidays, as schools were closing early and people were lining up in…
OPINION: We need to think before we buy what influencers are selling Pauline Kerr pauline@qctonline.com The controversy over the recent Sunwing party flight has brought a new word to our…
Lights! Camera! Livestream! The Plein(s) Écran(s) virtual film festival returns Adapted from a press release by Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter ruby@qctonline.com Ten million views and six years after…
Local woman’s multilingual project fights bullying Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter ruby@qctonline.com Nadia Laliberté faced bullying throughout her primary and secondary school years and in the workplace, targeted for…
City to welcome Igloofest in March Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com What is Igloofest? Is it an ice house-building competition, a drinking contest (“et glou, et glou, et glou”) or an ice-…