City to install anti-ramming barriers in Rue Saint-Jean pedestrian area Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com The Ville de Québec is investing nearly $100,000 in a pilot project involving …
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Quebec City walks through dreamland at Festival Carrefour Cassandra Kerwin, Local Journalism Initiative reporter cassandra@qctonline.com From May 22 to June 7, the Festival Carrefour (formerly Carrefour International de Théâtre) transformed …
FEQ replaces Sean Paul with Wyclef Jean, fills blank slots Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com With opening night just a month away, the Festival d’été de Québec (FEQ) has announced a few …
Keep Climbing: Art escalates through Quebec City staircases Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Exercise and art are at the heart of Escale. Until Sept 1, for the third annual public art exhibit, …
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce June 6, 1765 – The Quebec Gazette A very great addition to the plan of the Post-Office … will …
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce May 30, 1765 – The Quebec Gazette London, January 26 A quarrel at the Star and Garter Tavern …
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce May 17, 1770 – The Quebec Gazette On Saturday, the 12th instant, a Coroner’s Inquest was held on the …
FROM THE WELLNESS CENTRE: Celebrating Paternity Week, a tribute to fathers and community Submitted by Jarryd Smith, program co-ordinator, Men’s Health and WE Dads As Paternity Week approaches across Quebec … Continue reading FROM THE WELLNESS CENTRE: Celebrating Paternity Week, a tribute to fathers and community
COMMENTARY: Quebec and Ottawa push for more local streaming content Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com We frequently watch international TV series through various streaming services, with a certain fondness for Nordic noir …
FROM THE WELLNESS CENTRE: Community comes together to celebrate and inspire volunteerism Submitted by Elise Holloway, volunteer co-ordinator, Jeffery Hale Community Partners In a heartwarming celebration of community spirit and … Continue reading FROM THE WELLNESS CENTRE: Community comes together to celebrate and inspire volunteerism
Historian Carl Beaulieu launches biography of entrepreneur Fred Cribb Jr. Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com At the Garrison Club on May 30, surrounded by friends, family and dignitaries, historian and writer Carl …
NOTICE to SUBSCRIBERS QCT staff Multiple sources have indicated that Canada Post delivery personnel may go back on strike as soon as May 23. If this happens, you will no … Continue reading NOTICE TO READERS: How to get your QCT if the Canada Post strike resumes
Capitales on eight-game winning streak after doubleheader sweep Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com After the Québec Capitales’ offence blacked out along with the Stade Canac lights almost two weeks ago, the team …
Two thumbs up for Quebec City from CPL On Tour The second game of the Canadian Premier League CPL On Tour series was played in front of 7,218 wet fans …
Lehouiller welcomes Lévis Chevaliers after historic season Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com Outgoing Lévis mayor Gilles Lehouillier welcomed the Chevaliers de Lévis to City Hall on May 29 to celebrate the team’s …
Rodriguez under attack at Quebec Liberal leadership debate Kevin Dougherty kevin@qctonline.com In the fourth Quebec Liberal Party leadership debate, held at Université Laval on May 22, former federal minister Pablo …
Mail delivery maintained as postal workers’ union declares overtime ban Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) opted out of resuming a general …
Université Laval welcomes First Nations Education Council Inter-School Games Myriam Labbé myriam@qctonline.com From May 22-25, the First Nations Education Council (FNEC) hosted the 17th edition of the FNEC Inter-School Games …
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 Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This past week, a large new tree “sprouted” in Old Quebec. Porter les songes …
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 …
Would you donate your car’s air filter for science? Myriam Labbé myriam@qctonline.com This winter, Université Laval (UL) researchers Paul B.L. George and Caroline Duchaine published a Canada-wide analysis of airborne …
SAVING THE PLANET ONE WEEK AT A TIME: Give your home a breath of fresh air with houseplants Lise Lafond lise@qctonline.com Bringing nature indoors has its benefits. House- plants can …
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 …