Military veteran turned aid worker Jacob Flickinger, shown here with his partner Sandy Leclerc and their baby son Jasper, was killed when the convoy he was travelling in was hit by an airstrike in Gaza on April 1. (Photo via GoFundMe) 
Coun. Jean-François Gosselin, member of the executive committee responsible for sports, leisure and community life; gymnast Charlie Fleury; Olympic short track speedskater Valérie Maltais; Mayor Bruno Marchand; Denis Serbais, president of the host society for the 2027 Canada Winter Games; and ESQL chairperson Simon Marchand-Fortier held a press conference at the Centre de Glaces Intact Assurances on April 2 to discuss the next Canada Winter Games to be held in Quebec City in 2027. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) 
The Ville de Québec is replacing city parking meters with new ones based on licence plate numbers. (Photo from Radio-Canada/Louis Gagné) 
During the launch of the Festival Québec Jazz en Juin on April 2 at the Telus Studio of the Grand Théâtre, a quartet of musicians (there’s a pianist behind the saxophonist) entertained attendees with impromptu composition competitions. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) 
Students in the Quebec High School performing arts concentration will present Shrek the Musical at the end of April. (photo by Leeça St-Aubin courtesy of Quebec High School) 
This architect’s drawing shows the circular room planned for Jean Paul Riopelle’s masterwork Hommage à Rosa Luxemburg at the new Espace Riopelle at the Musée national des Beaux-Arts du Québec. The new building is expected to open in 2026. (Image provided by MNBAQ)