According to Maka Kotto, Quebec’s Minister of Culture and Communications, the scrapping of 400 jobs by the Cirque du Soleil is “largely due to the worldwide economic situation,” but it …
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Clive Kiley: the political face of Shannon, Quebec
Clive Kiley, Mayor of the Municipality of Shannon, said, “It’s not certain whether Shannon was named after a prominent family in Shannon at the time of settlement here in Quebec …
News Digest for January 23, 2013
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St. Lawrence College delivers enthralling Othello
The young actors at CEGEP Champlain-St. Lawrence didn’t choose Shakespeare’s Othello, it chose them. “We knew we wanted to do Shakespeare,” says co-director, actor and recent St. Lawrence grad Emile …
French version of Bury Your Dead now available
Internationally acclaimed Canadian mystery writer Louise Penny was in town on January 17 along with her publisher Louise Loiselle of Flammarion Québec. With them were Claire and Louise Chabalier, the …
A history of the Brown family on TVA
The Brown family name is one of the most widespread in the Anglo-Saxon world. It is the 5th most common name in Canada, the United States, England, Scotland and Australia. …
A brief history of North America’s oldest newspaper
The Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph has enjoyed a very long and most distinguished history in Quebec City. This newspaper is a descendant of several newspapers published during the 18th, 19th and 20th … Continue reading A brief history of North America’s oldest newspaper
QAC auditions for spring play
Plans are underway for the Quebec Art Company’s spring production – The Importance of Being Earnest – a farcical comedy written by Oscar Wilde. Auditions will be held on Sunday, …
Wednesday outings for people 50 years or older
The Plains of Abraham invite people 50 years or older from Quebec City and its surrounding area to visit the Odyssey multimedia exhibition for free (with proof of age and …