Palais Montcalm kicks off its ambitious 2015 season
Seeing the names of Wayne Shorter, Angélique Kidjo, Diego El Cigala and Charlie Musselwhite on the concert pamphlet, we might be forgiven for thinking we’re in New York, not self-effacing, …
KILEY, Rita (Neville) 1919 – 2014
It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of Rita Kiley (née Neville). She passed away peacefully at St. Brigid’s Home in Quebec City on Tuesday, November 11, …
News Digest November 12 2014
Issue November 12, 2014 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 …
“We must remember our soldiers”
At Remembrance Day ceremonies across the country earlier this week, Canadians paused to remember our fallen soldiers. This year is the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War I …
Train derailment near Sept-Îles claims life of lone conductor
Engineer Enrick Gagnon would not have had a chance of stopping the train he was driving along the winding track north of Sept-Îles by the time he realized a landslide …
Bill 10: A “line in the sand” that cannot be crossed
I am writing to join the chorus of voices expressing concern about Bill 10 and the devastating effect it would have on the vitality of the English-speaking community of the …
Quebec City and Lévis mayors want CN to finish repainting Quebec Bridge
On November 3, Mayors Régis Labeaume and Gilles Lehouillier held a press conference to draw attention to the almost hundred-year-old Quebec Bridge, which has been neglected by Canadian National Railway …
A meeting with the Mayor on Halloween
Louis-André Roy, Sharly Goudin, Alex Boulinguez and Dylan Brown, students from Quebec High School’s Challenge Program, had a happy chance meeting with Mayor Régis Labeaume (third from left) when they …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1864 The Morning Chronicle Complaints have frequently been made of the number of idle boys hanging about the Music Hall entrance, St. Lewis street, on nights of performances to the …
The story behind the name of Rue Dermot
Rue Dermot is in Sainte-Foy, not too far from the original O’Gallagher family home on Chemin Saint-Louis, near Pierre Laporte Bridge and the autoroute access ramps. The street is named …