The Bard himself would have been delighted with last Saturday’s Burns Supper at the Château Laurier on Grande Allée – and what a grand evening it was! The 11th annual …

Canada’s cultural and culinary flavours have long been based on the heritage of immigrants. Nowhere is this truer than Quebec, where modern residents produce regional cuisines steeped in their own …

Rue Elgin was named in honour of the Scotsman James Bruce (1811-1863), the 8th Earl of Elgin and the son-in-law of Lord Durham. As a student of Eton and then …

Liberal Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, who was sentenced to 1,000 lashes for criticizing Islamic clerics, has had his second round of public flogging postponed for another week. The first round …

On January 19, John O’Connor gave an interesting talk about Irish street names in Quebec City at Irish Heritage Quebec (IHQ)’s first meeting of the New Year. The meeting drew …

The finishing touches were being put on Bonhomme Carnaval’s ice palace opposite the National Assembly this week. Organizers said the Quebec Winter Carnival landmark was finished two days ahead of …

May the luck of the Irish be with you!” That’s the official toast when you raise a glass of “1815” Frampton Irish red ale brewed especially for the Great Gathering …

On the night of July 31, 1941, a prisoner escaped from Auschwitz-Birkenau, a Nazi concentration and extermination camp in occupied Poland. Such daring attempts were very rare – and successful …

The Morrin Centre, Quebec City’s English-language cultural centre, recently received a media conference grant from Canadian Heritage, with the goal of examining and promoting Linguistic Duality. Part of the project …