Highway of Horror tour pulls up to the Morrin Centre
Outside of its Halloween celebrations, the Morrin Centre isn’t generally known as the most frightening place in the community. But it was temporarily transformed into the most spine-tingling spot in …
Frédéric Dion and his Antarctic adventures
Professional adventurer and trail-blazer Frédéric Dion spoke about his recent adventures in front of a capacity crowd at Cégep Garneau last Friday. Some of the audience had come from as …
Sometimes, everyone just needs a hug
That was the reasoning behind Quebec City’s first ever Festival de l’Accolade (Hug Festival) held in mid-February at the Espace Galerie Sherpa in Saint-Roch. Galerie Sherpa rents out living space …
“Long to reign over us….”
According to Buckingham Palace officials, Queen Victoria’s reign lasted 23,226 days, 16 hours and 23 minutes; over 63 years. Her great-great-granddaughter, H.R.H. Queen Elizabeth II, is expected to surpass that …
News Digest February 25 2015
Issue February 25, 2015 English News Serving Quebec City since 1764 since 1764, North America’s Oldest Newspaper *TM using the most advanced news distribution method in over 246 …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1865 The Morning Chronicle On Saturday forenoon, the startling news was received in town that an accident had occurred to the night train from Montreal for this city near Danville …
Love and kibbles: the making of a MIRA guide dog
The downtown café is abuzz with the clatter of plates and the hum of conversation, but none of that seems to bother Doucine, a black Labrador-mix puppy. Doucine accompanies Quebec …
Moon, Venus and Mars in conjunction over Quebec City
This special conjunction of the planets Venus and Mars with the crescent moon was seen last weekend around the world. Looking west over Quebec City, photographer Jay Ouellet took this …
The story behind Rue Edison
Rue Edison, a short street in Val-Bélair, is named in honour of Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), who was born in Milan, Ohio. He was the youngest child of Samuel Ogden …
Parlez-vous anglais? Mérici College adds bilingual programs
The sound of English will be heard more often in the halls of Collège Mérici this September. The private Francophone CEGEP, located on Grande Allée Ouest next to the Plains …