Prince Philip visited Quebec City in 1954 and 1959
The late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, made more than 70 visits to Canada, including 19 royal tours with Queen Elizabeth II. Two of his earliest official trips to Quebec …
The Bluenose is sailing once again … on a $1 coin
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the launch of the original Bluenose sailing vessel, the Royal Canadian Mint has promoted it from the 10-cent piece to the $1 coin. An …
The 150th anniversary of the Canadian Bank Act
On April 14, 1871, the government of the newly constituted Dominion of Canada passed its first Bank Act. It was enacted to establish a central control over financial institutions and …
Mother Nature pulls a prank on April Fools’ Day
After weeks of warm weather, the city was blanketed with snow on April Fools’ Day. Quebecers thought they were saved from the annual St. Patrick’s Day blizzard, but another …
‘Dangerous situation’ in city as red zone reimposed
After less than a month under relaxed “orange zone” COVID-19 restrictions, the Legault government threw residents of Quebec City, Lévis and Gatineau back into the red zone, for a minimum …
Memories still vivid of Summit of the Americas madness in Quebec City
My souvenir riot puck may be somewhere in the house or lost over the boards. The mini-disc recorder a masked Black Bloc thug stomped to pieces with his army boot …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
April 5, 1821 – The Quebec GazetteSteam-boatsMontreal – There are two new steam-boats in process of construction, one at Laprairie and the other at Lachine. The keel of the former …
STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue du Corps-de-Garde
This short dead-end street in the Old City that runs off Rue Saint-Louis has been very much in the public eye lately, as it is where the iconic “cannonball tree” …
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Dear Shirley,My sister just sent me your review of the film Le Sang du pélican. It’s a beautiful testimony [to the Ursulines] and surely gives us the urge to see …
Protesters sound the alarm for the public sector
On March 31, as the Quebec government was preparing a 5 p.m. announcement to turn Quebec City and other regions including Lévis and Gatineau from orange zones to red, public …