Cardinal Gérald Cyprien Lacroix and Bishop Bruce Myers
lead the procession, carrying the cross from the BasilicaCathedral Notre-Dame-de-Québec to the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) Good Friday Procession of the Cross makes its way through Old Quebec Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com On the evening of April 15, a Good Friday tradition that had been postponed for…
The Easter Bunny left chocolates around the Grand
Marché de Québec and even found time to stop and
smell the tulips. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) PHOTOS: The Easter Bunny leaves a trail of chocolate eggs around town Photos by Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com…
COMMENTARY: No Quebec signature put damper on Constitution signing 40 years ago Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com I came across an envelope the other day while doing a…
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY REPORT: After by-election defeat, amendment fiasco, Anglade insists Liberals can turn things around Raquel Fletcher After another tough week, an optimistic Dominique Anglade remains adamant that “there’s absolutely…
Three already in race to replace QS MNA Dorion in Taschereau Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com In a matter of days following Québec Solidaire (QS) MNA Catherine Dorion’s…
The new version of the “third link” between Quebec City and Lévis would have two tunnels with a total of four lanes of traffic. (Image from Quebec government) New $6.5B Quebec City-Lévis tunnel plan would have twin tubes Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com The Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government has come up with a revised “third…
Boulevard Pierre-Bertrand is a wide, seven-kilometre-long street that runs north from
Boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel, passes under the Autoroute Félix-Leclerc (Autoroute 40, seen
in this screenshot), crosses Boulevard Lebourgneuf and ends in an industrial park just past Boulevard Louis-XIV. (Screenshot from Google Maps) STREET VIEWS: The story behind Boulevard Pierre-Bertrand Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This wide street in the Les Rivières borough of Quebec City is named after Pierre Bertrand (1875-1948) who was born…
This area of the Plains of Abraham, where the Le
Concorde hotel is located today, was previously known as Perrault’s Hill. (Wikimedia Commons – Public domain) Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com April 19, 1872 – The Morning Chronicle Opinions of the People (To the Editor of the Morning Chronicle)…
Congratulations go out to all the team members: (back
row) Alexis, Thomas and Felix (on the iPad screen); (middle
row) Nicolas, Sofia and Sophie; (front row) Arnaud (with
the Liars’ Cup) and Meadow. Their coaches, Tess Leblanc
and Cynthia Gagnon, are very proud of the team. (Photo by Tess Leblanc, Quebec High School) Quebec High School improv team wins provincial title Submitted by Tess Leblanc The Quebec High School improv team, The Liars, are the Quebec provincial improvisation champions! On April 9, the…
There’s still time to submit your Quebec tax return Adapted from a press release by QCT staff As tax season enters its home stretch, Revenu Québec encourages taxpayers not to…