Downy or hairy? That is the question
Even the woodpecker owes his success to the fact that he uses his head and keeps pecking away until he finishes the job he starts.” – Coleman CoxEvery bird lover …
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Quebec City a favourite literary character
Quebec City is more than a literary setting, it is also a character in many novels. Our Writings is an all-encompassing event that celebrates Quebec City as the literary inspiration …
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Musical lampshades light up Avenue Cartier
The lampshades on the giant lampposts on Avenue Cartier have recently been changed, and this year, when you stand underneath some of them, you can hear music! The 34 giant …
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Why are pro sports teams absent from Quebec capital?
Football fever – fickle Canadian-style – is in the air. It’s that time of year when dozens, maybe hundreds, of fair-weather fans decide it’s time to find out which teams …
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Are you a lexophile?
A lexophile is someone who has a love for words, especially in word games, puzzles, anagrams, palindromes, etc. Such a person may enjoy witticisms like “you can tune a piano, …
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Quebec City designated a City of Literature by UNESCO
The Canadian Commission for UNESCO recently announced that Quebec City has been designated a City of Literature by UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network. It is the first French-speaking city to earn …
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Jesus Christ Superstar cast to be announced at fundraiser
The Jesus Christ Superstar project is picking up momentum. The April 2018 Quebec Art Company production of the hit Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice rock opera has passed another key stage …
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Memorials and Things of Fame
November 22, 1867 – The Morning Chronicle Royal Mail Line Between Quebec and Montreal The new and splendid iron steamer “Quebec”, Capt. J. B. LaBelle, will leave the Napoleon Wharf* …
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Sharpen your skates! They’re rolling out the rink on the Plains of Abraham
Workers for the Glaces CT company are rolling out the many metres of tubing required to build the large refrigerated ice rink on the Plains of Abraham. The large rink …
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STREET VIEWS: Rue Virginia-Woolf
This street is named in honour of Adeline Virginia Woolf (1882-1941), a British writer who is considered one of the foremost modernists of the 20th century and a pioneer in …
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