QC’s centenarians celebrated
In celebration of Quebec’s 400th anniversary, the United Way’s 9th annual Gala Reconnaissance des AS especially wished to recognize the efforts of local centenarians who have helped shape the city. …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1848 The Morning Chronicle Our attention has been called to a serious annoyance experienced by families residing in the neighbourhood of the Governor’s Garden. We allude to the practice of …
Pedalling through Old QC
Trailblazing pedicab operator Tours Ludovica is taking visitors for a ride. Fortunately, this exciting new way to see the sites is easy on the pocketbook and the environment. When I …
Haller gets NMA nod
Congratulations to Aurian Haller (pictured), winner of the 2008 National Magazine Award for Best Poem. Haller’s long work Song of the Taxidermist, which appeared in the literary journal Malahat Review, …
Visionaries Garden illuminates
The spectacularly light Visionaries Garden at the Musée de Civilization is now open to the public. Conceived by Franco Dragone, the vegetable garden has been planted along the steps of …
Two solitudes working together in harmony
What do you get when you put a federalist language student from Mississauga, and a seperatist philosophy MA from Saguenay in a crowded bar on Friday the 13th? (a) An …
Red Army Choir to invade Quebec City this summer
Let’s go to extremes this week. Summer always means lots of travelling music festivals and happenings around Quebec City. One exciting event you should definitely make way for is the …
USS Mesa Verde [photos, video]
From Michigan, Private First Class Paul Markham, US Navy ...
Official Languages Commissioner blasts PM in report
Official Languages Commissioner Graham Fraser tabled his yearly report last Thursday in the House of Commons. Fraser blasted the Harper government’s failure to devise a follow-up to the Action Plan …
A soldier’s homecoming – Soldiers decompress in Cyprus
One week before he came home to Canada, Captain Blair McNaught of the 3rd Battalion Vandoos regiment was still fulfilling his role as the “eyes and ears” of the Canadian …