Swimmers dive in at Nageons au Témiscouata
The second annual Nageons au Témiscouata swim competition was held in Témiscouata-sur-le-lac (Cabano) on August 12. With 107 swimmers registered, compared to 67 last year, this event is gaining in …
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Rouge et Or hoops teams play in NCAA preseason action
It’s starting to become an annual tradition and it’s gaining in popularity. The Université Laval Rouge et Or men’s and women’s basketball teams started the 2017-2018 season with a series …
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Festivent provides uplifting music and fun for everyone in Lévis
A dynamic line-up of musicians awaited fans at this year’s edition of Festivent, which ran from August 1 to 6 at Parc Champigny in Lévis. Festivities kicked off on August …
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Dîner en Blanc served in the Jardin Saint-Roch
The picturesque Jardin Saint-Roch was invaded by some 2,000 people all dressed in white for the seventh annual Dîner en Blanc last Wednesday evening. Some 40 busloads of dinner guests, …
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My grandfather “Bertie” survived Dunkirk
My grandfather, Herbert Arthur “Bertie” Christopher, was born on March 25, 1903, in Bournemouth, Dorset, England. He enlisted in the Royal Navy in April 22, 1919, but was discharged in …
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The story behind Boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel
This major thoroughfare is named in honour of former Quebec City Mayor Wilfrid Hamel, who was born in L’Ancienne-Lorette in 1895. His early career began in 1913 as an accountant …
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Memorials and Things of Fame
1867 The Morning Chronicle An individual named Hoey will be brought up to-day under bail upon a charge of savagely assaulting Dr. Richardson and his student, a young man named …
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Louis Riel – What of the music, what of the history?
The pages of the Chronicle-Telegraph have often glistened this summer with the exploits of well-known yet foreign popular musicians and cultures whose great walls of sound have captivated the residents …
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Rain, thunder and lightening for premier of Crépuscule: Vents & marées
Under a rumbling sky lit by lightning, visitors entered the Agora in the Old Port on August 3. The stage was set for the premiere performance of Flip FabriQue’s third …
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Opera Festival ends on a glorious high note
Last weekend brought the highly successful Festival d’Opéra de Québec to a close. The two-week long “feast” of opera music involved more than 300 artists, including three orchestras (Orchestre symphonique …
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