Youngest councillor, St. Pat’s grad Alicia Despins leaving City Hall Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Stories abound of people leaving municipal politics for negative reasons. Then there’s the …
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Jackie Smith enters mayoral race for Transition Québec
Jackie Smith enters mayoral race for Transition Québec Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Limoilou Coun. Jackie Smith and the Transition Québec party she leads have officially jumped into …
ANALYSIS: Carney explains: Like the White House, Canada never for sale
ANALYSIS: Carney explains: Like the White House, Canada never for sale Kevin Dougherty kevin@qctonline.com Prime Minister Mark Carney knows Donald Trump’s mindset is real estate, so he explained to the …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME – May 14, 2025
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com May 9, 1765 – The Quebec Gazette From the London Gazette, Westminster, January 10 This day His …

FEQ offers up passes from anti-scalping crackdown
FEQ offers up passes from anti-scalping crackdown Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com There’s hope on the horizon for people who were unable to buy passes for the Festival …

Duclos attends fish ecology talk by B.C. exchange student at QHS
Duclos attends fish ecology talk by B.C. exchange student at QHS Cassandra Kerwin, Local Journalism Initiative reporter cassandra@qctonline.com Ava Zielinski, a visiting student at Quebec High School (QHS) from Hornby …

Photo radar, lower speed limit coming to slow Old Port traffic
Photo radar, lower speed limit coming to slow Old Port traffic Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com The city is stepping up measures to try to slow down traffic …

Surprises surface as Union Bank project advances
Surprises surface as Union Bank project advances Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Llew Price holds a clay bottle unearthed from the labyrinth of stone walls, vaults and columns …

American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV
American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com On May 8, about an hour after white smoke came out of the chimney above the Sistine Chapel, …
BOOK REVIEW: Longtime mayor Labeaume pulls no punches in memoirs
BOOK REVIEW: Longtime mayor Labeaume pulls no punches in memoirs Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com True to his reputation as a straight-shooting politician with a healthy blend of …