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QCT 250th anniversary makes the news
250 years of English-language press in Quebec City garners bilingual press attention
Published: June 16, 2014
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Photo: Françoise Paradis for the QCT
We're delighted to report that a tradition of 250 years of English-language news is newsworthy to other media, too.
QCT in the news
250 years of English-language press in Quebec City garners bilingual press attention
Published: June 16, 2014
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Photo: Françoise Paradis for the QCT
We are delighted to report that a tradition of 250 years of English-language news in Quebec City is newsworthy to other media, too. The QCT's anniversary and related events have already been featured on a number of news outlets, and we anticipate more.
Celebrate 250: Community Essay Competition
Published: February 12, 2014
Perhaps you're not the type to write a Letter to the Editor but have an insightful point of view you want to share. Or maybe you wonder whether the Letters to the Editor section has enough room to print all your opinions.
QCT journalists win big at QCNA Competition
Published: June 5, 2013
Being honoured by a jury of one's peers is one of the highest accolades possible. Yet this is exactly what the QCT received on Friday, May 31, 2013, from the Quebec Community Newspapers Association (QCNA).
Quebec imposes curfew hoping to curb COVID-19
Published: January 13, 2021
Photo: Screenshot from Facebook
The decision of the Quebec government to impose a curfew became real for most of the population at about 6:30 on Saturday, Jan. 9. At that time, security alerts on cell phones began sounding the warning that the curfew would take effect at 8 p.m that night.
The QCT remembers and honours Jay Ouellet
Published: January 6, 2021
Photo: Shirley Nadeau from QCT archives
Comet Neowise appears in sky over Quebec City (photo by Jay Ouellet)
July 27, 2020
Published: January 1, 2021
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Photo: Jay Ouellet
‘Videos from the North Pole’ are a real FUNraiser
Published: December 16, 2020
Photo: Mrs. Claus
It is unlikely to surprise anyone to learn that the Coronavirus Grinch prevented Santa from dropping by the Jeffery Hale Hospital this year for the HO! HO! HO! Here We Go Again children’s Christmas party that usually takes place in the Coin Soleil. This annual get-together for English-speaking parents and their young children has become a holiday tradition for many families in our community.
Support the Community Christmas Hamper Campaign online
Published: December 2, 2020
Photo: Community Christmas Hamper Campaign
Due to COVID-19, all fundraising events for the Community Christmas Hamper Campaign are taking place online this year. Here are a few initiatives you can support:
Chocolate chip cookie and mac ’n cheese recipe ingredients in Mason jars are on sale, a joint initiative of SNACS and Rise. The deadline to order is Dec. 10.
Remembrance Day ceremony held at Cross of Sacrifice
Published: November 18, 2020
Photo: Cassandra Kerwin
The sun rose in a glorious red sky on Nov. 11, a harbinger of the unusually warm fall day and the Remembrance Day ceremony that followed.
Although this year marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, the military and civilian ceremony held at the Cross of Sacrifice on Grande Allée in Quebec City was greatly reduced in size, due to the pandemic.
