Olympic Stories: strange but true
With the London Olympics only a week and a bit away – the opening ceremony is on Friday, July 27 – we thought you’d enjoy hearing about some strange but …
Rita Brown
Surrounded by loving friends, Rita Brown passed away at St. Brigid’s Home in Sillery on July 12, 2012 on the eve of her 94th birthday. She leaves behind her dear …
Surrealism in Mexico
In the early 20th century, Paris was considered the artistic capital of the western world wahere art had become more a product of the mind and less the representation of …
QCT Mystery Photo of the Week Contest
Quebec City is full of picturesque and noteworthy vistas and scenes. The QCT Mystery Photo Contest offers readers opportunities to appreciate the city from some well-known and less familiar angles. …
Sketches worth a thousand words
We often hear the saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words,” but may not often stop to contemplate the origins of the phrase. However, a group of local sketch …
Boutique opens in Wendake for Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
Quebec City’s Huron-Wendat village, Wendake, has had a shrine to Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha for a long time. Now, with the advent of her sainthood in Rome this coming October by …
Carbray, Joan 1934 – 2012
Carbray, Joan 1934 – 2012 Joan Carbray, daughter of the late James Carbray and the late Eva Nadeau, died on June 19, 2012, at St. Brigid’s Home. She was a …
News Digest for July 11, 2012
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Lionel Richie wows crowds at the Festival d’Éte
Crowds of adoring fans converged on the Plains of Abraham on Saturday evening as Soul, Rhythm & Blues and Country singer Lionel Richie and his five-piece band had people singing …
Son of a music legend charms Quebec audience
The Théâtre Impérial on St. Joseph Street was filled to capacity late Friday evening for Adam Cohen, one of the performers scheduled for the Festival d’Été. A crowd of less …