Community organizations take on francisation workload Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Subsidized French language-learning programs for adults offered by school service centres (CSS) in the greater Quebec City …
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Memorials and Things of Fame – Jan. 22, 2025
Memorials and Things of Fame – Jan. 22, 2025 Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce January 24, 1765 – The Quebec Gazette By the post from Montreal we learn that …
Ville de Québec highlights biodiversity in UNESCO application
Ville de Québec highlights biodiversity in UNESCO application Myriam Labbé myriam@qctonline.com At the COP15 conference in 2022, the Ville de Québec had announced it would work on an application for …
Quebec working with partners in U.S. and Canada to tighten border controls
Quebec working with partners in U.S. and Canada to tighten border controls Kevin Dougherty kevin@qctonline.com Police forces on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border are working together to better control …
Quebec sends two more water bombers to Los Angeles to fight fires
Quebec sends two more water bombers to Los Angeles to fight fires Cassandra Kerwin, Local Journalism Initiative reporter cassandra@qctonline.com Since Jan. 7, Los Angeles has experienced more than 30 wildfires, …
FIRST PERSON: Quebec water bomber pilot gives the scoop on California fires
FIRST PERSON Quebec water bomber pilot gives the scoop on California fires Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com My husband* flew as an aerial firefighter (water bomber) for 14 years with the Service …
REVIEW: Emanuel Ax plays Beethoven at OSQ concert
REVIEW Emanuel Ax plays Beethoven at OSQ concert Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com Grammy-winning American classical pianist Emanuel Ax performed with the Orchestre symphonique de Québec (OSQ) at the Palais Montcalm on …
REVIEW: Popcorn is served with a touch of humour at McGreevy Manor
REVIEW Popcorn is served with a touch of humour at McGreevy Manor Shirley Nadeau A group of residents at McGreevy Manor recently presented the première performance of Popcorn, a short … Continue reading REVIEW: Popcorn is served with a touch of humour at McGreevy Manor
COME FROM AWAY, HERE TO STAY: Stephen Gordon, from Orillia to Université Laval
COME FROM AWAY, HERE TO STAY Stephen Gordon, from Orillia to Université Laval In the 1970s, as a high school student in Orillia, Ont., north of Toronto, Stephen Gordon took …
Tour guides share Quebec City’s wintry charm with the world
Tour guides share Quebec City’s wintry charm with the world Oksana Mukhina oksana@qctonline.com Six hours from his home in New York State, Andrei Krasnokutski found himself in a snowy fairy …