Ride for Ovarian Cancer Awareness stops in Quebec City
Photo by Ken FlagelJ. Kathleen Thompson arrived in Quebec City on July 7 on the final third of her cross-Canada journey to raise awareness of ovarian cancer. Thompson, a retired …
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Toronto Raptors to hold their 2019-20 training camp in Quebec
The Toronto Raptors, the newest champions of the National Basketball Association (NBA), will hold their 2019-20 training camp in Quebec City.The announcement was made in a press release by the …
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Corey Hart opens FEQ with high-energy performance
Pop star Corey Hart “never surrendered” to travel obstacles in his way, including being boxed in by traffic in Montreal. That was a very good thing for organizers of the …
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Lynyrd Skynyrd and Led Zep tribute band rock FEQ Saturday
The packed crowd for the July 6 show on the giant Festival d’Été Bell stage didn’t seem to mind that they were rocking out to essentially two big-name tribute bands. …
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The desire for durable duds: sustainable clothing becoming more fashionable
It’s possible some soccer-playing kid in Kenya is wearing my orange Simon Gagné T-shirt as he kicks the ball around in the streets of Nairobi. (The shirt, if you’re wondering, …
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The story behind Rue Cuvillier
This street was named in honour of Austin (Augustin) Cuvillier (1779- 1849), a militia officer, businessman and politician in Lower Canada and Canada East.A native of Quebec City, Cuvillier was …
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MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
Editor’s note: Articles from the archives are reproduced with the original vocabulary, spelling and punctuation. Explanatory notes may be added as necessary.July 9, 1819 – The Quebec GazetteLondon - Yesterday …
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Quebec City marks its 411th anniversary
The honour guard of the Service de Police de la Ville de Québec marched from the statue of Samuel de Champlain to City Hall, where the City’s 411th anniversary celebrations …
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Sainte-Pétronille chamber music series off to a wonderful start
July 4 might have been a hot night on the Plains of Abraham as the strains of Corey Hart’s FEQ concert wafted across the St. Lawrence River, but it was …
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Passages insolites: curious art in unusual places
Where did this giant brick sphere come from? Did it fall from the sky? Did it roll down Côte Dinan into Ruelle Légaré? Created by Jeffrey Poirier, Echo contrasts with …
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