Ensemble Gospel sings the Christmas Spirit
Quebec City native Jean-François Perron is a baritone singer in the Ensemble Gospel de Québec (EGQ). In 1997 he became one of the 20 singers who make up this dynamic …
Rouge et Or goes all the way to win the Vanier Cup
Université Laval’s Rouge et Or put on a running clinic on Saturday, November 23, as they defeated the Calgary Dinos 25 to 14 at the Telus stadium and brought home …
Henry Fry and the Cosmo at the Morrin Centre
You may have noticed a large model of a sailing ship, the Cosmo, that has stood for many years atop a bookcase in the Morrin Centre library. If you’ve been …
La Parade des Jouets: the true spirit of Christmas
On Saturday November 16, Quebecers came out by the thousands, lining the main streets of Saint-Sauveur, Nouvo Saint-Roch and Limoilou to watch the 12th edition of the Parade des Jouets. …
New U.S. Consul General no stranger to Quebec
We have a special affection for this city,” Hale VanKoughnett told the QCT last week. VanKoughnett will serve as the U.S. Consul General for the next three years. In fact, …
Rouge et Or bring home the Uteck Bowl
Université Laval’s Rouge et Or defeated the Mount Allison Mounties by a score of 48-21 in Sackville, N.B., last Saturday. This is the sixth time Laval has won the Uteck …
Ocean exploration schooner Tara visits Quebec City
The ocean exploration schooner Tara was welcomed into Quebec City’s Bassin Louise last week after six months of sailing over 25,000 kms. The crew had spent the time navigating northern …
Memorials and Things of Fame
Sometimes simply called “JFK,” John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the son of Rose Fitzgerald and Joseph Kennedy, was born on May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Massachusetts, the second of nine children. He …
Illustrated talk at the Morrin Centre
The Morrin Centre is celebrating the end of fall with a variety of events for lovers of history, literature, art and architecture. The first event, to take place on November …
Filipino Quebecers hoping and helping after typhoon Haiyan
The pictures began to flow across Canadian television screens on November 11. Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest cyclone ever recorded, had swept through Southeast Asia three days earlier, leaving in its …