The story behind Chemin des Quatre-Bourgeois
This street is named for the four 19th-century bourgeois (middle-class) landowners whose estates and farmlands were crossed by the road it would become. Beginning in 1849, Daniel Ross, a naval …
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Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Red River Expedition: Part 1
In March 1871, Lieut. H.S.H. Riddell of the 60th Rifles presented a paper to the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec about the Red River Expedition of 1870. Lieut. Riddell …
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MCQ and MNBAQ to reopen in June
Further to the official statement on May 22 by Minister of Culture and Communications Nathalie Roy and Deputy Premier Geneviève Guilbault, two of Quebec City’s most popular museums will soon …
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Social distancing is the new norm at elementary schools
At École Coeur-Vaillant-Campanile elementary school in Sainte-Foy, and at all other Quebec schools that resumed classes on May 11, social distancing is the new norm. It can be seen when …
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COVID-19 increases potential for domestic violence
There are a lot of grave markers belonging to women who tried to tell police their estranged husband, ex-boyfriend or even a besotted co-worker was dangerous.In the most recent case …
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Hockey quiz: How well do you remember the Nordiques?
The Nordiques left Quebec City in 1995 for Denver to become the Colorado Avalanche, after being in the Vieille Capitale since 1972. The team started in the now defunct World …
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Patrick Roy wants the 2022 Memorial Cup held in Quebec
Quebec Remparts general manager and head coach Patrick Roy wants the team to be host of the 2022 Memorial Cup tournament. Quebec City last hosted the event in 2015; it …
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Warm weather brings people together on Plains of Abraham
After weeks of self-isolation and nasty weather, warm temperatures finally arrived, bringing people outside. On the Plains of Abraham, Quebecers maintain their social distancing while socializing, enjoying a picnic or …
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Quebec flags at half-mast in memory of COVID-19 victims
On May 13, the Quebec flag at the top of the National Assembly was flown at half-mast in memory of those who have died as a result of the …
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Rainbow tops Saint Brigid’s Home
A rainbow brightens the top-storey window of Saint Brigid’s Home....
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