One of the greatest rock bands of all time, The Who, and the delightfully original Gorillaz virtual band members will be headlining the 50th Festival d’été de Québec (FEQ) along …
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QCT Print Edition – April 26 2017
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Songbirds… Is their music fading?
I attended the third edition of the Salon Nature Portneuf, in Saint Raymond last weekend. I didn’t want to miss the very popular conference on the decline of the songbird …
Quebec Anglicans welcome their new bishop
The Anglican Diocese of Quebec formally welcomed their new bishop, the Right Reverend Bruce Myers, in a colourful ceremony at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity on Saturday, April 22. …
How far will Quebec go with assisted death?
We’re hearing a lot about “sudden death” these days with so many overtime games in the first round of the Stanley Cup play-offs. Sudden death means the abrupt, …
A look at The Longest Year
Connections … 260 years of history are whimsically connected through the imagination of critically acclaimed author, Daniel Grenier. Born in Brossard and currently living in Quebec City, Grenier talked about …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1867 The Morning Chronicle It is stated that a patient of one of the city hospitals, lately deceased, puzzled all the physicians as to the nature of his malady. After …
The story behind Rue Mary-Travers
This street was named in honour of Mary Rose-Anna Travers (1894-1941). A legendary Quebec singer/songwriter known as “La Bolduc.” Born in Newport on the Gaspé coast, her father Lawrence Travers …
Trivial matters at Quebec High School
Twenty-three teams of five highly-intelligent people anxiously awaited the final tally to learn who was the winner of the ninth annual Trivia Night competition held at Quebec High School last …