Art Walk in the Vieux-Port
This month’s walk is an enjoyable trek around Lower Town to take in the recently unveiled works of art in EXMURO’s Passages Insolites (unusual passages) outdoor exhibition. For more information, …
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Neil Young’s FEQ debut a lesson in timeless power of rock
“Hey, hey, my, my. Rock and roll can never die. There’s more to the picture than meets the eye. Hey, hey, my, my.” Canadian folk-rocker Neil Young, a raging senior …
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You know you’re a Quebec City anglophone when . . . (Part 2)
You start conversations with strangers automatically in French, until you detect that little accent that makes you say, “Hang on, you’re English, aren’t you?”You translate idioms word for word from …
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Shawn Mendes captures the hearts of Generation Z at FEQ
Shawn Mendes, a 19-year-old pop star from Toronto, took over the Plains of Abraham on July 8. Thousands of representatives of Generation Z (people born after 1995) crowded around the …
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A report from the Morning Chronicle of July 7, 1868
Surgical Separation of the Siamese Twins, Chang and EngThe scientific world, and especially that portion of it who have made the study of medicine and surgery their profession, cannot fail …
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Not content with streaming content? Try the library!
It’s quite possible that no one on the planet bemoans the demise of black-and-white television. Who, apart from cinema auteurs and the incurably colour-blind, would want to revert to a …
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The story behind Rue de l’Apiculteur-Verret
Rue de l’Apiculteur-Verret is named in honour of Jacques-Ferdinand Verret (1860-1946) who was a renowned beekeeper. Born in Charlesbourg (now part of Quebec City), he was the oldest of a …
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Memorials and Things of Fame
July 12, 1818 – The Quebec Gazette Note from Lorie: Through the introduction of steamboats in Canadian and American waters, routes which previously required weeks to travel by stagecoach were …
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Hot tips on how to keep cool this summer
Summer has arrived in Quebec in a big way. Sunny skies, warm winds and soaring thermometers were the norm this past week, with “feels like” temperatures reaching the low 40s. …
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The Weeknd lights up FEQ opening night with smoke and fire
The Weeknd lit up the Bell stage on opening night of the 51st Festival d’Été de Québec (FEQ). Despite the oppressive heat and humidity, the Plains of Abraham were crowded …
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