MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
February 28, 1820 – The Quebec GazetteThe PacketsHalifax – Four tedious months of the year, from October to March, our English mails are sent to us by way of Bermuda …
Leboeuf and Modig defend their triathlon titles
Quebecer Maxime Leboeuf and Swede Lovisa Modig won big once again at the ITU S3 Winter Triathlon World Cup on the Plains of Abraham this weekend. On Feb. 23, Leboeuf …
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif receives Quebec Medal of Honour
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, a tall, powerful offensive lineman (6’5”, 330 lbs.) who wears No. 76 for the Kansas City Chiefs, is the first NFL player to become a medical doctor during …
Discover the many faces of art at FIFA
Everyone has a different definition of what constitutes a work of art. For some, the height of beauty may be a Renaissance painting, for others, a folk song, for others, …
Triptyque migratoire a sweeping epic that touches the universal
A relatively recent Irish immigrant to Quebec City once said there are two types of immigrants here: “the refugees – from war and persecution – and the love refugees.” Quebec …
New tramway route would run through school soccer field
It’s back to the drawing board for the route of a key section of the city’s ambitious tramway plan.Earlier this month, Mayor Régis Labeaume announced the city was abandoning the …
FEQ concerts return to roost at the Pigeonnier
Like the bird it’s named for, the Pigeonnier has resumed its famed role as a sought-after roost for concerts for the Festival d’Été de Québec (FEQ). The park on Grande …
Celebrating Black Canadians who served their country in war
Canadian society is becoming increasingly and irreversibly diverse. As a member of the Canadian Armed Forces, I am proud that the Forces serve as a mirror of our multicultural social …
OBITUARY: In memory of Shelley Price
Shelley Price died on Feb. 2, 2020, at Saint Brigid’s Home, at the age of 70. Shelley studied at Dickinson State University in North Dakota and got a B.Sc degree …
Community Calendar
Thursday, Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m. – Open Book: Intercultural Dialogues – Diaspora at the Morrin Centre, 44 Chaussée des Écossais. Authors Rebecca Fisseha (Daughters of Silence) and Kaie Kellough …