Toronto city centre remains within reach of Quebec City
Porter Airlines announ-ced on July 30 that it would extend its flights between Quebec City and Toronto beyond the end of its summer schedule. Three airlines operate flights between Quebec …
LHSQ’s patrimony for sale
The Literary and Historical Society of Quebec, Canada’s oldest learned society, is about to divest itself of its heart and soul: the sale by “silent auction” of 1,500 of its …
Shocked by the lack of transparency on Tasers
On July 22, a 17-year-old boy died in Winnipeg after being shocked by police officers with a conducted energy weapon (commonly referred to as the Taser). He was the 21st …
Aspiring archaeologists invited to dig on the Plains
Aspiring archaeologists will be given an opportunity this week to unearth part of Quebec’s British colonial history on the Plains of Abraham. In parallel to Archaeology Month, the National Battlefields …
Archaeology Month reveals history underfoot
Anyone with a sense of curiosity, love for history and not afraid to get a little dirty is invited to be transported back through centuries of history at the fourth …
QC’s stones tell city’s history, in English and French
Among the best ways to learn about a city’s history is through its architecture. When you’re walking in the street, look up, pay attention: the city’s stones are talking to …
Quebec High School Alumni Golf Tournament
This year’s champions of the annual Quebec High School Alumni Golf Tournament. (left to right) Felix Rosenhek, Jean Robert, Guillaume Lamarre and Paul Gendron. The trophy was presented to the …
Archer hits Olympic target
Marie-Pier Beaudet, 21, breathed a sigh of relief on Sunday, July 20 when her last arrow hit the target. By winning her match against Kateri Vrakking, the archer from Lévis …
A wedding, a baptism, and a funeral
The sunshine fi ltered through the leaves of the tall trees in my daughter’s yard in Cap-Rouge. It was a rare beautiful July morning with clear blue skies. I sat …
Memorials and Things of Fame
The Morning Chronicle 1848 We have been requested to announce that the ceremony of laying the corner stone of thenew Episcopal chapel in the Protestant burying grounds, St. John Suburb, …