Quebec High School senior boys and girls soccer teams, and the St. Patrick’s football teams were in action this past weekend (October 14 and 15), along with the new Irish…
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Canada, It’s Complicated …
The foundation of our nation is a big fat lie,” was the chorus of the opening song performed by the seven young actors of Canada, It’s Complicated, which was produced…
Memorials and Things of Fame
1867 – The Morning ChronicleThe delegates and members of the Medical Society, accompanied by a number of lady friends, left town to visit the Beauport Asylum. The party filled about…
Burning discord over measuring firewood
It’s that time of year, freak fall heatwave notwithstanding, when folks so inclined and equipped, fire up the hearth.People in this wintry part of the world have had an evolving…
The QCT bids a fond farewell to Catherine Mills-Rouleau
This week’s “Memorials and Things of Fame” is the next to last or avant dernière column that will appear in this newspaper, prepared by Catherine Mills-Rouleau. For the past 10…
Rue William-Bartlett
This short gravelled road was named in honour of William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854), a British artist, born in Kentish Town (now part of London, England), best known for his numerous…
Election 2017: Anne Guérette aims to dethrone Mayor Labeaume
It’s an intriguing declaration from an architect by profession: “I want to shake the columns of democracy.” Anne Guérette, 53, holder of a master’s degree in building engineering from Concordia…
Pink Floyd legend Roger Waters rocks Quebec City
The legendary Roger Waters came to Quebec City this past weekend, October 6 and 7, with two breathtaking performances of the Us + Them tour which took place Friday and…
Le monsieur qui parle anglais at Les Trois Corbeaux
Once upon a time, three crows landed in the yard of glassblowers Jeff Ferrier and his partner Christina Mayr while they were building a furnace for their glass work. The…
The great blue heron … one of North America’s largest birds
Photographing a great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is not an easy task. These big birds seem to smell danger and are quick to spread their wings and fly away. I was…