Christmas spirit flowing at St. Pat’s
It’s a busy time of the year at St. Pat’s as we head into the holiday season. The Student Council has been very involved with Quebec City’s Community Christmas …
Christmas cards for Christmas Hampers
Christmas is a holiday that everybody should enjoy. That’s why Cycle 3 students at Ste-Foy Elementary School have been working on making Christmas cards with recycled products such as old …
Handel’s Messiah never more glorious
The Violons du Roy, four soloists and the Chapelle de Québec directed by Bernard Labadie gave a breath-taking performance of George Frideric Handel’s immortal Messiah at the Palais Montcalm last …
Steven Cox prepares for the 2017 Crashed Ice circuit
If you live in Quebec City, when the famous Red Bull Crashed Ice comes to town, it’s hard to miss. Maybe you’ve even seen it in person. Created by the …
Just over two weeks until New Year’s Eve!
The countdown to 2017 has begun. The City of Quebec and the provincial and federal governments announced the festivities planned from December 27 to January 1. Tourists, families and revellers …
OBITUARY: Vivian May (McCune) McBAIN 1938 – 2016
Vivian May McCune, 78, wife of Lloyd McBain, passed away at her home in Saint-Gabriel de Valcartier on December 10. The Family will be receiving condolences at the Funeral Complex …
Letter to the editor: CATching up on the latest mews
A few weeks ago, I found my cat Cid reading [the November 2, 2016, edition of] the QCT. What a clever cat! Or maybe he was interested in the delicious-looking …
Yoav Talmi leads the OSQ in a stupendous Carmina Burana
The Orchestre symphonique de Québec (OSQ) outdid itself last week with a stupendous performance of Carmina Burana, the scenic cantata composed by Carl Orff in 1936. The work is based …
Quebec Art Company celebrates 35 years of theatre
If you weren’t at the Quebec Art Company (QAC)’s 35th Anniversary Gala at the Morrin Centre last Saturday evening, you missed a great party! Some 100 guests were welcomed to …
What the Dickens? A tale of two Quebec Cities
Last year, the CNN website drew up a list of the top 15 places in the world to spend Christmas. Quebec City made the list, along with places like Malta, …