1866 The Morning Chronicle In the Court of Queen’s Bench, Judge Mondelet said today in regard to a trial for murder: “A most disgraceful attempt has been made upon me …
To complete its 125th anniversary celebrations, on March 24 the Club Musical de Québec held the last concert of their Retour dans le temps series in the ballroom of the …
Bill Cox, the oldest journalist of North America’s oldest newspaper, gave a presentation on writing to the Lifelong Learning (LLL) group at the Eastern Quebec Learning Centre on March 16. …
Catherine Laquerre will represent Canada during the international trade mission to China from July 28 to August 13, 2016. Selected from amongst hundreds of candidates by Global Vision (www.globalvision.ca) to …
Easter would not be complete without something sweet. Make that “something” a typically Québécois product – tire sur neige (hot maple syrup poured on snow = maple taffy) – and …
On March 14, Irish Heritage Quebec hosted a talk on the predominantly Irish neighbourhood that existed between 1947 and 1975 around Scott Street, now called Rue de l’Amérique-Française. The walk …
Mary-Kathryn Stevens-Toffin concluded Holy Trinity’s Petite Série with a grand finale performance on March 24. Violist Stevens-Toffin is well known on the Quebec City music scene. She has been a …
On March 15, 2016, David Christopher was sworn in as the new mayor of Beaumont, Quebec. The municipality has a population of about 2,700 and in the summer, because of …
Marie-Claire Kirkland (1924 – 2016) was a Quebec lawyer, judge and politician, and a woman of “firsts.” She was the first woman elected to the Quebec Legislative Assembly, the first …