At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918, the Armistice was signed, thus ending the Great War. One hundred years later, students at Quebec…
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The wonderful Sears life: a Christmas shopping story
Once upon a Christmas time, shopping malls were the preferred destination to buy all the gifts for your loved ones. Basking in the warm glow permeating the mall was half…
Memorials and Things of Fame
November 21, 1868 – The Morning ChronicleWater Police – We are pleased to learn that the Council of the Quebec Board of Trade have memorialized [petitioned] His Excellency the Lieutenant…
The story behind Rue Braille
Rue Braille was named in honour of Louis Braille, who invented a system of reading and writing for use by the blind or visually impaired. The system he devised remains…
Chrystia Freeland visits Quebec City
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland made a stop in Quebec City on Nov. 14 on a mission to calm concerns about the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).She first had a morning…
The 2018 Community Christmas Hamper Campaign has started!
Our fundraising goal for 2018 is $30,000, so we have a long way to go! You can visit the Quebec City Community Christmas Hamper Campaign Facebook page every Thursday and…
The Morrin Centre’s 10th annual Literary Feast scores again
On Nov. 15, Quebec City’s English-language cultural hub, the Morrin Centre, hosted its 10th annual Literary Feast. The event, which benefits the centre’s programming and mission, began with a cocktail…
Winter is here and the geese have gone … or most of them
Canada geese come to our pond in the spring and fall every year, giving us the opportunity to learn so much from these large feathered friends. I have been observing one…
MNBAQ exhibit celebrates 350 years of Quebec art
The Musée nationale des Beaux-Arts du Québec (MNBAQ) has breathed new life into the restored Gérard Morisset pavilion, inaugurated in 1933, with its exhibit 350 ans de pratiques artistiques au…
2019 Quebec Winter Carnival will be different … and shorter
The 2019 Quebec Winter Carnival will be held over 11 days rather than the usual 17. The two parades, scheduled for Feb. 9 and 16, will take place in Upper…