On Friday, November the 13th, terrorist attacks on innocent people enjoying leisure time in restaurants, cafés, a concert hall and a sports arena in Paris claimed the lives of at…
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Remembrance Sunday at St. John the Evangelist
The Sunday preceding November 11 is designated by most churches as Remembrance Sunday, the day when worshippers commemorate members of their congregation who served and died for our freedom. On…
Correction- Prix d’Excellence for the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
The Prix d’Excellence that was awarded to the Anglican Diocese of Quebec last week for The King’s Gift exhibit and for David Mendel’s guide book about the Cathedral of the…
Religious heritage award for the Monastère des Augustines
On November 5, at the fourth Forum on Religious Heritage, the Conseil du Patrimoine religieux du Québec awarded the Prix d’Excellence to the Fiducie du Patrimoine culturel des Augustines (Augustinian…
VEQ Happy Holiday Hour at the Morrin Centre
Join us to celebrate the holiday season! VEQ, in partnership with the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec, is pleased to invite you and your family to join us at our…
Place d’Youville skating rink opens December 5
The Ville de Québec informs citizens that the Place D’Youville skating rink will be open to the public on Saturday, December 5. The rink opens later than usual because the…
Memorials and Things of Fame
1865The Morning ChronicleThe unusual heat of the weather has resuscitated swarms of mosquitoes. A whole host of them attacked the passengers on the Levis Ferry boats the day before yesterday,…
The story behind Avenue Kilmarnock
Avenue Kilmarnock is named for the city of Kilmarnock, Scotland, whence John MacNider came in the late 1700s. The MacNiders were among the first Scottish families to settle in Quebec…
The Young, Provost and Guilbeault Trio jazz up the Jesuit Chapel
On November 13, local jazz enthusiasts filled Espace Hypérion, the Jesuit Chapel at the corner of Rue d’Auteuil and Rue Dauphine in the Old City, for a concert featuring Montreal’s…
La Corriveau returns to her old haunts
The stories of Marie-Josephte Corriveau, the beautiful but infamous convicted murderess from Saint-Vallier, are widespread and colourful. The common theme of the stories is the gibbet, the gruesome metal cage…