Rue Nelles was named in honour of Admiral Percy Walker Nelles (1892-1951), who was born in Brantford Ontario. In 1929, Nelles was appointed commanding officer of HMS Dragon and two…
There was a certain familiarity to Neil Finn’s stage manner, when the lead singer of the Australian/New Zealand group Crowded House opened the night’s performances on Friday, July 15, on…
A solemn vigil was held in front of the French Consulate on Grande Allée in Quebec City on Saturday, July 16, in memory of those who were killed in the deadly…
On the evening of July 12, fans swarmed onto the Plains of Abraham wearing plaid shirts, country dresses, cowboy boots and hats. They were pumped and ready for country music,…
Bass-baritone Douglas Renfroe presented a selection of songs by Wagner, Gounod, Gilbert and Sullivan, Britten, Wolf, Schubert and Schumann at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity last Thursday afternoon, for…
You may have seen her around town, flashing her contagious smile at English-language events, but for those who haven’t had the pleasure of meeting her, our resident English-speaking yogi is…
Wearing a Québec Capitales baseball shirt, Flo Rida says, “Let’s party!” as he sprays the audience with champagne. “What a show!” says QCT photographer Jay Ouellet. “For me, the best…
This free, streetside lending library idea seems really to be catching on. A Bibliothèque de la Rue popped up last week near St. Patrick’s High School in Quebec City. Take…
Ruby Pratka is a former Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph journalist, currently working as the communications officer aboard MS Aquarius for SOS Méditerranée, a Franco-German charity assisting migrants in the Mediterranean. This is…
The City of Quebec has inaugurated a public work of art dedicated to the founding families of Sainte-Foy and their descendants. At a ceremony last Thursday, Julie Lemieux, vice-president of…