TRAM TRACKER: Tramway construction traffic ‘relatively stable’ as work ramps up Peter Black Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative peterblack@qctonline.com With no less than nine tramway-related construction sites underway around the …
Pow Wow draws crowds of thousands to Wendake Oksana Mukhina oksana@qctonline.com The volunteers raise a hand with three fingers – meaning there are three new places in the audience at …
Blue skies and big shows for La Saint-Jean on the Plains Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com When June 24 rolls around, French Canadians paint the country blue and white. In Quebec, fleurdelysés …
Filipino community excited about “blockbuster” film shot in city Peter Black Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative peterblack@qctonline.com The recent filming of a movie starring two of the biggest stars in …
Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France just around the corner Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Now that summer is officially here, Old Quebec shines as it prepares to celebrate its roots during the Fêtes …
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com July 3, 1766 – The Quebec Gazette Saturday the 28th ult. At 11 o’clock in the …
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com June 26, 1766 – The Quebec Gazette Hertford (in New-England) We are credibly informed that there has …
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com June 19, 1766 – The Quebec Gazette Rome – The Courts of Versailles and Madrid refuse to give …
COMMENTARY: Quebec hardware upstart Canac defies American-owned giants Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com There’s just something about a hardware store. Whereas some folks (to whom you might be married or otherwise attached) …
Dear Editor, Dear Editor, I wish to respond to two items in Peter Black’s articles on the tramway in the June 10 edition. He writes that there are few …
COMMENTARY: Is monument to Champlain, ‘founder’ of Canada, headed for the foundry? Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Among the many places my mother spent her childhood was the idyllic town of Orillia, …
CRC will not appeal Superior Court ruling in Birch case Ruby Pratka Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initative editor@qctonline.com Champlain Regional College (CRC) does not intend to appeal a Superior Court …
NOTICE TO READERS: Calling all graduates of the St. Patrick’s High School class of 1976! St. Patrick’s High School Class of 1976 is holding its 50th Anniversary Reunion on Saturday, … Continue reading NOTICE TO READERS: Calling all graduates of the St. Patrick’s High School class of 1976!
Thousands of triathletes take on the Sail Challenge Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com The annual Sail Cap Challenge is three sports, one race. From June 26 to 28, over 2,200 in- ternational …
FIFA WORLD CUP: Eustaquio sends Canada to round of 16 with goal against South Africa Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com Stephen Eustaquio struck the ball outside the penalty area in the third …
Rain, Boulders tarnish Capitales’ championship ring ceremony Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com It has become an annual tradition since joining the Frontier League: the championship ring presentation to the Québec Capitales staff. …
Liberals release plan to protect French, bury hatchet with English school boards By Ruby Pratka Brome County News, Local Journalism Initiative A Liberal government would maintain English school boards and …
National Assembly adjourns as parties gear up for election Kevin Dougherty kevin@qctonline.com Premier Christine Fréchette, at the close of a National Assembly session on June 12, clearing the decks for …
Quebec reopens PEQ path to permanent residence Kevin Dougherty kevin@qctonline.com Last November, people who came to Quebec, often with families, sometimes selling homes in their countries of origin, on a …
MONUMENT VIEWS: 250 years ago: The Siege of Québec, 1775–1776 Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This memorial plaque, dedicated to the Siege of Quebec of 1775–1776, was erected on the wall of …
MONUMENTAL VIEWS: In memory of Frederick G. Todd Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This imposing bust of Frederick G. Todd stands on Avenue George-VI within Battlefields Park, which Todd planned and designed. …
MONUMENTAL VIEWS: Abraham Martin on the Plains of Abraham Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This monument to Abraham Martin, consisting of a bronze plaque on a granite base created by Quebec artist …
Quebec City scores a UNESCO hat trick with designation as a Biosphere Region Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com The greater Quebec City area and Wendake are now recognized as a UNESCO Biosphere …
Beach movies among new attractions at Baie de Beauport Peter Black Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative peterblack@qctonline.com Free admission is but one of the multiple attractions the Port of Quebec …
Plains of Abraham Museum opens new exhibit Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com Natura & Historia, a temporary exhibit celebrating the many changes to the Plains of Abraham Park over time, opened at …