La Traviata – triumph in tragedy
Last Thursday’s dress rehearsal of the Opera de Québec’s La Traviata seemed a bit surreal: we were surrounded by hundreds of high school students (not your usual opera crowd!), who …
Smiles and surprises at the CWL Christmas Sale
The Catholic Women’s League hosted its charming annual Christmas Sale at St. Patrick’s Church on Saturday afternoon, October 20 and after mass on Sunday, October 21, the same Sunday …
SHANAHAN, Corinne
Peacefully at St. Mary’s Hospital in Kingston, ON, Oct.12, aged 86 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Quebec City on Aug. 2, 1926, to Joe Shanahan and …
Portneuf Elementary School joins schools across Canada in Guinness World Record challenge
“We are always excited to take part in an event that’s larger than just in our school. This is across the country and even though we are a small school, …
New course at St. Lawrence College
CEGEP Champlain – St. Lawrence is pleased to announce that it will offer a new new course this winter entitled Introduction to Medical Terminology, from February 16 to April 28, …
The Fred McMahon Murder of 1970
Researched and compiled by Catherine Mills RouleauFred McMahon was killed in his convenience store on August 27, 1970. The perpetrators of the crime were never brought to justice. Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph: …
MARTIN, PETER JR.
Died suddenly in Quebec City on July 16, 2012. He was the son of the late Peter and Betsy (Goddard) Martin, and was predeceased by his brothers Brian and Terry. …
Anyone for ice . . . skating?
Although QCT readers may resist, winter is clearly on its way. One indisputable harbinger is the opening of outdoor public skating rinks, and it has begun. For at least one …
QuebeCrime Festival 2012: Win tickets and join the crime scene!
Co-conspirators Guy Dubois, owner of La Maison Anglaise et Internationale, and Jacques Filippi, owner of The House of Crime and Mystery website, are busy preparing the second QuebeCrime Festival slated …
QuebeCrime Writers respond to the QCT question
What is more powerful than hearing directly from a favourite author except seeing him/her live in a few weeks! So while QCT readers anxiously await the QuebeCrime Festival to meet …