Team Canada’s Summer McIntosh, left, and Ethan Katzberg pose in front of the Eiffel Tower at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in France on Sunday, August 11, 2024. Photo by Darren Calabrese/COC *MANDATORY CREDIT* Canadian athletes come home with record 27 Olympic medals Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com The Games of the XXXIII Summer Olympiad, in Paris, France, concluded on Aug. 11. Canadian athletes are bringing…
Team Canada’s Jean-Simon Desgagnes competes in men’s 3000m steeplechase qualifiers at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in France on Monday, August 5, 2024. Photo by Leah Hennel/COC *MANDATORY CREDIT* Local athletes impress at the Paris Olympic Games Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com The curtain has dropped on the Olympic Summer Games in Paris, sending home 10,500 athletes from around the world….
COMMENTARY: Rodriguez would be among rare federal transfers to Quebec premier’s office Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com As of this writing, speculation was at high fever pitch that federal Transport Minister and…
This image shows what a square at the intersection of Ave. des Oblats and Rue Saint-Vallier will look like when construction is completed. (Image from Ville de Québec) Major work underway to make Rue Saint-Vallier more ‘user-friendly’ Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Merchants, residents, motorists and pedestrians will have to put up with a major disruption…
This former Ultramar station on Boul. Laurier is to be demolished soon to make way for the tramway project. (Photo by Peter Black) TRAM TRACKER: Demolition set for two former gas stations on tramway route Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Two former gas stations the city acquired to make way for…
Philippe Ramette’s L’Éloge du déplacement seems to be considering moving into the Pierre Lassonde Pavilion of the Musée national des Beaux-Arts du Québec! Where next? (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) MONUMENTAL VIEWS: L’Éloge du déplacement tries to push its way into the MNBAQ Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com A strange statue has been pushing itself around Quebec City for the past few…
Cartier-Roberval archeological site unearths a wealth of history Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com The Cartier-Roberval archeological site in Cap-Rouge, inaugurated by the Commission de la capitale nationale du Québec (CCNQ) in the…
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com August 11, 1774 – The Quebec Gazette It is imagined that two posts weekly between this place…
Volunteer-run organizations seek board members amid post-COVID downturn Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com APPEAL, a long-established volunteer-driven English conversation program in the Quebec City region, is appealing for…
The Peacekeeping Service Medal, worn by lifetime Legion member Alcide Maillet, is third from the left. (Photo courtesy of Alcide Maillet, Branch 265) Legion Branch 265 honours Canadian peacemakers Submitted by Jean Gervais Every year, on Aug. 9, we pay tribute to all the Canadian peacekeep- ers (Casques Bleus – Blue Berets) who…