Snowboard Cross: a memorable event in Stoneham and Quebec
The snowboard was featured the last two weekends as Quebec and Stoneham hosted the Snowboard Jamboree and the 10th edition of the prestigious FIS World Snowboard Championships. In total, 432 …
Colourful celebration an auspicious start to Japanese New Year
Taking an interest in Quebec’s multi-cultural side provides locals with vivid memories and a taste for new flavours. The Association amité Québec-Japon (AAQJ) recently hosted a prime opportunity to extend …
Majority of 400 layoffs at Cirque du Soleil’s Montreal headquarters
According to Maka Kotto, Quebec’s Minister of Culture and Communications, the scrapping of 400 jobs by the Cirque du Soleil is “largely due to the worldwide economic situation,” but it …
Clive Kiley: the political face of Shannon, Quebec
Clive Kiley, Mayor of the Municipality of Shannon, said, “It’s not certain whether Shannon was named after a prominent family in Shannon at the time of settlement here in Quebec …
KILEY, William
In loving memory of our dear father, William Kiley, who passed away February 4, 1998. May the winds of love blow softlyAnd whisper so you’ll hearThat we love and miss …
News Digest for January 23, 2013
English News Serving Quebec City since 1764 since 1764, North America’s Oldest Newspaper *TM using the most advanced news distribution method in over 246 years! Ipad version great for those …
St. Lawrence College delivers enthralling Othello
The young actors at CEGEP Champlain-St. Lawrence didn’t choose Shakespeare’s Othello, it chose them. “We knew we wanted to do Shakespeare,” says co-director, actor and recent St. Lawrence grad Emile …
French version of Bury Your Dead now available
Internationally acclaimed Canadian mystery writer Louise Penny was in town on January 17 along with her publisher Louise Loiselle of Flammarion Québec. With them were Claire and Louise Chabalier, the …
A history of the Brown family on TVA
The Brown family name is one of the most widespread in the Anglo-Saxon world. It is the 5th most common name in Canada, the United States, England, Scotland and Australia. …
A brief history of North America’s oldest newspaper
The Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph has enjoyed a very long and most distinguished history in Quebec City. This newspaper is a descendant of several newspapers published during the 18th, 19th and 20th … Continue reading A brief history of North America’s oldest newspaper