Rue du Petit-Champlain, the most beautiful street in Canada
The City of Québec unveiled a commemorative plaque honouring the late Jacques de Blois, an architect, and businessman Gérard Paris in early December, 2014. The two men had a dream …
Quebec City to march in New York City’s St. Patrick’s Day parade
Mayor Régis Labeaume and deputy-mayor Michelle Morin-Doyle were pleased to announce that they and a contingent of the Quebec City Police Department have been invited to march in New York …
Highway of Horror tour pulls up to the Morrin Centre
Outside of its Halloween celebrations, the Morrin Centre isn’t generally known as the most frightening place in the community. But it was temporarily transformed into the most spine-tingling spot in …
Frédéric Dion and his Antarctic adventures
Professional adventurer and trail-blazer Frédéric Dion spoke about his recent adventures in front of a capacity crowd at Cégep Garneau last Friday. Some of the audience had come from as …
Sometimes, everyone just needs a hug
That was the reasoning behind Quebec City’s first ever Festival de l’Accolade (Hug Festival) held in mid-February at the Espace Galerie Sherpa in Saint-Roch. Galerie Sherpa rents out living space …
“Long to reign over us….”
According to Buckingham Palace officials, Queen Victoria’s reign lasted 23,226 days, 16 hours and 23 minutes; over 63 years. Her great-great-granddaughter, H.R.H. Queen Elizabeth II, is expected to surpass that …
News Digest February 25 2015
Issue February 25, 2015 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 …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1865 The Morning Chronicle On Saturday forenoon, the startling news was received in town that an accident had occurred to the night train from Montreal for this city near Danville …
Love and kibbles: the making of a MIRA guide dog
The downtown café is abuzz with the clatter of plates and the hum of conversation, but none of that seems to bother Doucine, a black Labrador-mix puppy. Doucine accompanies Quebec …
Moon, Venus and Mars in conjunction over Quebec City
This special conjunction of the planets Venus and Mars with the crescent moon was seen last weekend around the world. Looking west over Quebec City, photographer Jay Ouellet took this …