Electricity in the air at auto show
The Salon de l’Auto de Québec drew hundreds of people out to the Centre des Foires de Québec this past week, from vintage-car enthusiasts like the members of Quebec-based Club …
ESL students make the news in Thetford Mines
Deep inside a maze of hallways at the Cégep de Thetford Mines, more than a dozen ambitious adults are working to improve their English skills. The students in the Cégep’s …
Couillard and Liberals call for change
In reaction to the Parti Québécois’ call for a provincial election on April 7, the Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ) held a well-attended press conference on March 5. PLQ leader Philippe …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1864 The Morning Chronicle As we anticipated, the musical soiree at the Music Hall under the auspices of the St. Patrick’s Catholic and Literary Institute, met with the most …
Tanya Morand presents Entangled City Rambles
Quebec City artist Tanya Morand is presenting an exhibit of her recent works called Entangled City Rambles (Dédales urbains entrelacés) at the Aliette-Marchand library, 243 Pierre-Bertrand Boulevard, from March 5 …
Upcoming Events for the Jeffery Hale Friends’ Foundation
This spring, the Jeffery Hale Friends’ Foundation, in collaboration with the Saint Brigid’sHome Foundation, will host the fourth annual Cultural Interlude at the lovely DomaineCataraqui in Sillery. The event, to …
Local athletes impress in Pentathlon des neiges School Challenge
Howie the Husky was hard to miss last Wednesday afternoon as hundreds of elementary school athletes took over the Plains of Abraham during the Pentathlon des neiges School Challenge. The …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1864 The Morning Chronicle On Saturday morning, about half-past seven o’clock, several carters who were standing at the corner of Notre Dame and Sous-le-Fort streets, Lower Town, heard faint …
Pentathlon des neiges: Health and Social Services competitions
Athletes and supporters from Jeffery Hale Hospital and St. Brigid’s Home celebrated a successful day at the Pentathlon des neiges. The men’s team (Les Précoces) placed fourth and the women’s …
Cardinal Lacroix is welcomed home from Rome
Some 4,000 people gathered at the Pavillon de la Jeunesse on February 28 to honour and welcome home Cardinal Gérald Lacroix. The new cardinal just had arrived home from the …