The day started hot and steamy, got hotter and steamier in the afternoon, was very wet around 8:00 p.m., and finally the skies cleared just in time for a …
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A colourful Canada Day
Wild and colourful was the standard theme among the children who were face-painted during the Canada Day celebrations. A budding young artist steps back to admire his work …
Lady Gaga takes Plains of Abraham by storm
During the evening of July 4, the Plains of Abraham came alive with spectators flashing their Festival d’Été buttons as they waited for Lady Gaga to mount the Bell Stage. …
Canada Day 2014 celebrations in Quebec City
It took seven staff members of the Fairmont Château Frontenac to carry the giant Canada Day birthday cake onto Dufferin Terrace. The cake, made by executive chef Baptiste Peupion …
Steve Miller Band warms up the crowd for Journey at Festival d’Été de Québec
Steve Miller and his band were the warm-up act before Journey came on stage Sunday evening. He and his group have been popular since the 1970s. According to his website, …
Street views: The story behind the name of the Chaussée des Écossais
The Chaussée des Écossais is a very short roadway situated between Rue Sainte-Anne and Rue Dauphine in the Old City. On February 14, 2000, the upper part of Rue Saint-Stanislaus …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1864 The Morning Chronicle A correspondent writing from Gaspe Basin says: “One of our whalers has brought in a fine whale that will make thirty-five barrels of oil and there …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1864 The Morning Chronicle A correspondent writing from Gaspe Basin says: “One of our whalers has brought in a fine whale that will make thirty-five barrels of oil and there …
The Mystery of History
2014 summer mystery photo series It is officially summertime, which means the QCT’s annual mystery photo series is back. This year, as a nod to the paper’s 250th anniversary, we …
Drawn to Quebec: Birds in plain sight
While the Plains of Abraham are overrun with Festival d’Été spectators, flocks of local residents have a bird’s-eye view. Take a casual stroll through the Plains – with or without …