Youngest councillor, St. Pat’s grad Alicia Despins leaving City Hall Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Stories abound of people leaving municipal politics for negative reasons. Then there’s the …
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Youngest councillor, St. Pat’s grad Alicia Despins leaving City Hall
Youngest councillor, St. Pat’s grad Alicia Despins leaving City Hall Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Stories abound of people leaving municipal politics for negative reasons. Then there’s the …
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REVIEW: Quebec Art Company presents challenging Unity (1918)
REVIEW: Quebec Art Company presents challenging Unity (1918) Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com The Quebec Art Company staged Canadian play- wright Kevin Kerr’s Unity (1918) at Holland Elementary School on May 8 …
FEQ offers up passes from anti-scalping crackdown
FEQ offers up passes from anti-scalping crackdown Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com There’s hope on the horizon for people who were unable to buy passes for the Festival …
REVIEW: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, dances across Le Diamant stage
REVIEW: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, dances across Le Diamant stage Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com A mesmerizing, completely wordless version of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Prince of Denmark danced across the stage of Le …
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MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME – May 14, 2025
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com May 9, 1765 – The Quebec Gazette From the London Gazette, Westminster, January 10 This day His …
Memorials and Things of Fame – May 7, 2025
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com May 2, 1765 – The Quebec Gazette From the British Government, Westminster A very extraordinary petition has …
Memorials and Things of Fame – April 30, 2025
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com April 27, 1775 – The Quebec Gazette Boston The following is a copy of a circular letter …
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COMMENTARY: Who is the biggest threat to Carney – Smith or Trump?
COMMENTARY: Who is the biggest threat to Carney – Smith or Trump? Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Let’s just say Prime Minister Mark Carney has bigger fish to fry at the moment …
ANALYSIS: Carney explains: Like the White House, Canada never for sale
ANALYSIS: Carney explains: Like the White House, Canada never for sale Kevin Dougherty kevin@qctonline.com Prime Minister Mark Carney knows Donald Trump’s mindset is real estate, so he explained to the …
BOOK REVIEW: Longtime mayor Labeaume pulls no punches in memoirs
BOOK REVIEW: Longtime mayor Labeaume pulls no punches in memoirs Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com True to his reputation as a straight-shooting politician with a healthy blend of …
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REVIEW: Quebec Art Company presents challenging Unity (1918)
REVIEW: Quebec Art Company presents challenging Unity (1918) Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com The Quebec Art Company staged Canadian play- wright Kevin Kerr’s Unity (1918) at Holland Elementary School on May 8 …
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Kyle Crowl’s home run powers Capitales to sweep Jackals in season opener
Kyle Crowl’s home run powers Capitales to sweep Jackals in season opener Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com Shortstop Kyle Crowl hit a two-run home run in the top of the sixth inning …
Alouettes, Diamants to face off in LBJEQ opener
Alouettes, Diamants to face off in LBJEQ opener Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com The 78th season of the Ligue de Baseball Junior Élite du Québec (LBJEQ) will start May 16 with four …
Tickets still available for May 31 CPL game at Stade Telus
Tickets still available for May 31 CPL game at Stade Telus Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com Soccer fans wishing to attend the Canadian Premier League (CPL) game at Stade Telus on May …
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Legault main target in Quebec Liberal Party English leadership debate
Legault main target in Quebec Liberal Party English leadership debate Kevin Dougherty kevin@qctonline.com The five Quebec Liberal Party leadership contenders faced off in an English-language debate on May 4 at …
English speakers in need now have a listening ear provincewide
English speakers in need now have a listening ear provincewide Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com English-speaking Quebecers everywhere in the province who need someone to talk to now …
Bill 40 ruling a victory for English school boards
Bill 40 ruling a victory for English school boards Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Quebec’s English-language school boards are celebrating a major victory after the Quebec Court of …
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MONUMENTAL VIEWS: The statue of Marie de l’Incarnation
MONUMENTAL VIEWS: The statue of Marie de l’Incarnation Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This life-sized bronze sculpture, situated near the entrance to the Ursuline Monastery on Rue du Parloir in Old Quebec, …
MONUMENTAL VIEWS: Paryse Martin’s tribute to the ‘cannonball’ tree installed at Place d’Armes
MONUMENTAL VIEWS Paryse Martin’s tribute to the ‘cannonball’ tree installed at Place d’Armes Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This past week, a large new tree “sprouted” in Old Quebec. Porter les songes …
MONUMENTAL VIEWS: ‘Women Are Persons!’
MONUMENTAL VIEWS ‘Women Are Persons!’ Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com In honour of Women’s History Month, this week’s Monumental View features a group of statues located on the Plaza Bridge near the …
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Duclos attends fish ecology talk by B.C. exchange student at QHS
Duclos attends fish ecology talk by B.C. exchange student at QHS Cassandra Kerwin, Local Journalism Initiative reporter cassandra@qctonline.com Ava Zielinski, a visiting student at Quebec High School (QHS) from Hornby …
Climate activists form Earth Day human chain around National Assembly
Climate activists form Earth Day human chain around National Assembly Cassandra Kerwin, Local Journalism Initiative reporter cassandra@qctonline.com On April 22, Earth Day, thousands of Quebecers, including members of the Coalition …
Quebec, Canada seeking operator for Northvolt battery plant
Quebec, Canada seeking operator for Northvolt battery plant Kevin Dougherty kevindougherty@qctonline.com Recent news that Northvolt AB, the Swedish startup with ambitions to turn out a million electric vehicle (EV) batteries …