MNBAQ holds official “groundbreaking” for Espace Riopelle Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com There was quite a party at the Musée national des Beaux-Arts du Québec (MNBAQ) on May 4 as an official …
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PAF! CQSB presents the Elementary School Performing Arts Festival
PAF! CQSB presents the Elementary School Performing Arts Festival Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com On April 29, the Central Québec School Board (CQSB) celebrated the arts. After a long day of workshops, …
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Videotron Centre ‘made for’ Billie Eilish world tour début
Videotron Centre ‘made for’ Billie Eilish world tour début Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com To borrow from the title of her Oscar-winning song, the Videotron Centre seems to …
Artbeat Theatre’s latest original musical hits the ice this month
Artbeat Theatre’s latest original musical hits the ice this month Submitted by J.P. Chartier, president and founder, Artbeat Theatre With the days getting longer and warmer and summer vacation getting …
KWE! Festival puts Indigenous traditions at the forefront
KWE! Festival puts Indigenous traditions at the forefront Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com The seventh KWE!: Meet with Indigenous Peoples festival will bring together Indigenous and non-Indigenous Quebecers from June 14 to …
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Memorials and Things of Fame – May 8, 2024
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com May 12, 1774 – The Quebec Gazette Yesterday morning, about seven o’clock, was launched at St. Roch, …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME: May 1, 2024
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com May 5, 1774 – The Quebec Gazette To be sold at the Printing-Office (Now kept in the Upper …
Memorials and Things of Fame – April 24, 2024
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com April 28, 1774 – The Quebec Gazette Yesterday morning, the Spring tides being high, the temporary icy …
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COMMENTARY: Revolutionary reflections: Making QS a government party
COMMENTARY: Revolutionary reflections: Making QS a government party Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Is it already a dozen years ago since the streets of Quebec’s cities were ringing …
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Ideas for Quebec’s new history museum
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Ideas for Quebec’s new history museum Dear editor, Can we gather some ideas through the QCT to present for the scientific committee’s consideration (“Anglophone communities have …
COMMENTARY: Quebecers getting to know what’s in PSPP’s heart and head
COMMENTARY Quebecers getting to know what’s in PSPP’s heart and head Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com The Parti Québécois has had six elected leaders since the sovereigntist party …
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Artbeat Theatre’s latest original musical hits the ice this month
Artbeat Theatre’s latest original musical hits the ice this month Submitted by J.P. Chartier, president and founder, Artbeat Theatre With the days getting longer and warmer and summer vacation getting …
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NOTICE TO READERS: How to access the QCT online
NOTICE TO READERS: How to access the QCT online Did you know that if you are currently a subscriber to the print edition of the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, you also have … Continue reading NOTICE TO READERS: How to access the QCT online
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Capitales hit the road for nine straight games to start 2024
Capitales hit the road for nine straight games to start 2024 Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com And they’re off! The traditional announcer’s call at the Kentucky Derby can apply to the 16 …
Seven Rouge et Or players drafted by CFL teams
Seven Rouge et Or players drafted by Rouge et Or teams Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com April 30 felt like graduation day for university football players as the Canadian Football League (CFL) …
Auger-Aliassime can’t finish off Rublev in Madrid final
Auger-Aliassime can’t finish off Rublev in Madrid final Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com Félix Auger-Aliassime came close but couldn’t quite defeat Andrey Rublev of Russia in the final of the Masters 1000 …
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Anglophone communities have uncertain place in proposed history museum
Anglophone communities have uncertain place in proposed history museum Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com If all goes according to the Coalition Avenir Québec government’s plans, Quebec City will …
CAQ government proposes new $2.8-billion bridge for Ile d’Orléans
CAQ government proposes new $2.8-billion bridge for Île d’Orléans Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com There will be a new bridge to Île d’Orléans as of 2028 at an …
Federal ‘intergenerational equity’ budget not a consensus budget
Federal ‘intergenerational equity’ budget not a consensus budget Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Minister of National Revenue Marie-Claude Bibeau has called the $535-billion budget released April 16 an …
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MONUMENT VIEWS: The story behind the statue of Gandhi
MONUMENT VIEWS: The story behind the statue of Gandhi Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This bust of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), created by Indian artist Gautam Pal, stands on Place de l’Assemblée-Nationale, …
MONUMENT VIEWS: Lest we forget… Je Me Souviens at Place George-V
MONUMENT VIEWS: Lest we forget… Je Me Souviens at Place George-V Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com Je me souviens is a large bas-relief bronze sculpture by André D. Gauthier that was erected …
MONUMENTAL VIEWS: The story behind the Baillairgé family monument
MONUMENTAL VIEWS: The story behind the Baillairgé family monument Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com Inaugurated in 2004, this monument pays homage to the Baillargé family who, over four generations, contributed to shaping …
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OPINION: Canada is burning – again
OPINION Canada is burning – again Submitted by Bill Cox, former QCT feature writer and columnist It is a fact that there is a real danger of wildfires burning across …
Second Spring Flower Festival blooms at Domaine Maizerets
Second Spring Flower Festival blooms at Domaine Maizerets Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com “Quebec is so grey [at this time of the year] and there’s no reason for it,” said the president …
Ville de Québec reveals biodiversity plan at Earth Day event
Ville de Québec reveals biodiversity plan at Earth Day event Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com In honour of Earth Day (April 22), the Ville de Québec announced its latest plans to benefit …