The edible urban gardens at the National Assembly in Quebec are in their fourth season, but this year the garden was moved to make way for a construction area. Marie…
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Peter Gabriel and Sting open FEQ with a bang
On a blustery June 7, the 49th edition of the Festival d’Été de Québec (FEQ) opened with two performers who have become pillars of classic rock and roll. Long-time friends…
A Musical Wednesday at Chalmers-Wesley
The first of a series of nine Musical Wednesday noon-hour concerts took place at Chalmers-Wesley United Church last week, featuring American bass-baritone Douglas Renfroe accompanied by pianist Natalya Labiau. In a…
2017 Special Olympics come to Quebec City
The provincial government, Ville de Québec, Special Olympics Québec (SOQ), and the SOQ Québec 2017 summer games corporation have announced that Quebec City will host the next province-wide Special Olympics…
Celtic Festival offers sports, music and more
The Quebec City Celtic Festival’s goal is to help the public discover their Celtic culture and to celebrate Celtic tradition. This year’s Celtic Festival, taking place from August 18 to…
QCT welcomes “Black” former columnist
The Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph is proud to announce the return of popular columnist and newly retired CBC Radio producer Peter Black to its pages. Black wrote a column on Quebec affairs…
Memorials and Things of Fame
1866The Morning ChronicleWe have to record an attempt, on a rather large scale, to intimidate a number of men who were working on board a vessel at Levis at a…
The story behind Rue Negabamat
Rue Negabamat in Sillery was named in honour of Noël Negabamat (1600-1666), also known as Tekouerimat. He was one of the principal Montagnais chiefs of Sillery. His life is an…
Take me home, country roads…
The Payne, O’Connor and McLaughlin families took advantage of the long Canada Day weekend and the invitation to “Come Back Home” to Stoneham and their family homesteads. More than 70…
Fourth of July celebrations in Quebec City
The American Consul General in Quebec City, Hale VanKoughnett, and his wife Diane invited guests to join them to celebrate their country’s 240th Independence Day, also known as the Fourth…