Youth set sail for adventure
The contrast was striking. During the parade of sailors through the streets of the old city on Thursday, there were the official military types in their gleaming, crisp white uniforms; …
2017 football season just around the corner
It’s the end of July, and yes, it is that time of year when football fans start looking at their favorite team’s football season.Rouge et Or fans are no different. …
Québec Capitales in first place at the All-Star break
Veteran pitcher Karl Gélinas pitched eight strong innings, allowing only three hits, but that wasn’t enough. The Sussex County Miners made the most of their scoring opportunities as they upset …
Roger Van den Hende Botanical Garden
Roger Van den Hende is not the name of a Quebec City street but that of a botanical garden created in 1966 by the former professor of ornamental horticulture at …
Tall ships sail on to their next great adventure
The quays and jetties along the shores of Quebec City and Lévis were crowded with people who had come to say farewell and get one last glimpse of the 38 …
Louis Riel rises again on Grand Théâtre stage
Louis Riel is arguably the most famous Canadian opera. The English and French libretto by Mavor Moore and Jacques Languirand, set to music by composer Harry Sommers, concerns the controversial …
Who took over FEQ’s Bell stage Thursday? The Who!
The Plains of Abraham were filled to overflowing as fans of all ages eagerly awaited the arrival of the iconic British rock band on the big Bell stage during the …
Quebec getting gassed up naturally
Is it weird or wrong to get sentimental about a kitchen appliance?We felt a tinge of some kind of emotion as we bid adieu to our electric stove after more …
DNCE dance the night away at FEQ’s 50th
Things were “hot” at the Parc de la francophonie FEQ50 stage on July 10, as DNCE’s founding member Joe Jonas performed with his all-star bandmates Jack Lawless (drums, percussion, backing …
New Brunswick, a province with international connections
New Brunswick, with 33 per cent of its population francophone, is the only Canadian province that is constitutionally bilingual (English-French). Moncton is considered the capital of modern Acadia. In Memramcook, …