Vigils held for victims of Halloween 2020 stabbings Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Friends and relatives of the victims, survivors, dignitaries and residents of Old Quebec assembled on the steps of City…
Cartoon by Patrick LaMontagne …
COMMENTARY: Dutch film revives ‘forgotten’ Canadian role in Battle of the Scheldt Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com There are not a lot of genuinely Canadian war movies. You…
This year, a special 100th-anniversary commemorative poppy, reminiscent of the first
poppy pins that were distributed in 1921, is available from the Royal Canadian Legion
online poppy store. (Image courtesy of the Royal Canadian Legion) 2021 marks 100th anniversary of Legion poppy campaign Adapted from a press release by Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com I n 1921, Anna Guérin, later christened “The Poppy Lady from France,” inspired…
New stairway to link Parc du Bois-de-Coulonge and Plains of Abraham Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Construction is set to begin this fall on a new stairway linking the Plains of Abraham…
Street Views: The story behind Rue du Général-Vanier Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This street is named after General Georges-Philias Vanier (1888-1967). The Canadian Army officer and diplomat was born in the…
Memorials and Things of Fame – November 3, 2021 Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com November 2, 1871 – The Morning Chronicle Personal – Captain Creagh, Commandant of…
This photo was snapped in Tadoussac in late October by
QCT journalist Danielle Burns. She says, “After reading a CBC article titled ‘St. Lawrence estuary is swimming with
an abundance of whales,’ I booked a ticket for an AML whale-watching cruise. We had barely even left the dock before we were surrounded by belugas, humpbacks,
minke and fin whales and
grey seals. We saw the tail of a humpback in the marine park near Tadoussac, where at least 100 humpbacks have been spotted this year, double the usual number.” (Photo by Danielle Burns) Whale party in the St. Lawrence!…
QHS students hold successful blood drive despite pandemic Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Quebec High School (QHS) senior leadership program students transformed the school gym into a blood donor clinic the afternoon…
Cooke-Sasseville plant Le Fruit Maudit at the Maison O’Neill Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Under the bright sun and the colourful autumn trees, local artists Cooke-Sasseville unveiled their latest playful work, Le…