Madama Butterfly soars at the Grand Théâtre
Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com Hundreds of high school students were aflutter with excitement on May 11 as they gathered to see the Opéra de Québec’s production of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly at …
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Ville de Québec invests in the Python 5000 to fill potholes
Cassandra Kerwin Cassandra@qctonline.com Like clockwork every spring, city crews find and repair potholes. This year, the Ville de Québec has the help of three Python 5000 machines, each capable of …
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Avenue Cartier to be pedestrian mall only on Sundays this summer
Peter Black Local Journalism Initiative reporter Peterblack@qctonline.com The city is bringing back the popular pedestrian mall concept on eight streets in various sectors of the city. Contrary to the wishes …
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COMMENTARY: Trois-Rivières bridge still crucial link across St. Lawrence River
Peter Black Local Journalism Initiative reporter Peterblack@qctonline.com Trois-Rivières is like the Rodney Dangerfield of Quebec’s biggest cities. It just can’t get any respect. Montreal is the big cosmopolitan metropolis, Quebec …
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Quebecers have idyllic weather for the Lévis Half-Marathon
Cassandra Kerwin Cassandra@qctonline.com The 2023 Je Cours QC season opened with the 19th Lévis Half-Marathon on May 7. This was one event that Quebecer athletes did not want to miss. …
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The Trivia Nerds win QHS’s Trivia Night . . . again
Cassandra Kerwin Cassandra@qctonline.com Quebec High School’s Trivia Night always attracts a large crowd of nerds, geeks, history buffs, bookworms and know-it-alls! First-timers and old-timers were ready to test their knowledge …
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Lacourse, Desjardins named top athletes
Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com Cross-country runner Jessy Lacourse and football player Arnaud Desjardins were named the Rouge et Or’s female and male student-athletes of the year at the 72nd Rouge et …
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Sellout crowds await Remparts for the QMJHL finals
Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com The Quebec Remparts will play in front of more than 18,000 fans when they open the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) finals on May 12 at …
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Gold in the Yukon, Part 2 – Life in the Klondike
Researched by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com It is estimated that 100,000 prospectors set out to stake gold claims in the Yukon from 1897-99, but only 30,000 were able to do so. …
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REVIEW: MNBAQ offers ‘Us’ a philosophical voyage through art
Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com Us is the name of the new exhibit that opened at the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec on April 19. Billed as “a philosophical voyage through …
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