Athletes from 30 countries descended upon the sleepy summertime resort last weekend, just as they have for the last 25 years. Overnight, the vast parking lot at the base of…
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Discover the bells of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
The Cathedral’s bells date from 1830 and are the oldest change-ringing bells in Canada. They were made by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London, England, the same foundry that cast…
Olivier Latry makes the organ thunder
On July 31, the Fondation patrimoniale Nostre Dame de Kebec held a benefit concert at Notre-Dame de Québec Basilica-Cathedral, with world-renowned organist Olivier Latry of Notre-Dame de Paris at the…
Plein Art … Made in Québec
Beautiful colours line the aisles at the annual gathering of craftspeople at Plein Art, le Salon des Métiers d’art de Québec. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the event…
Second week of Journées d’Afrique all about sharing
Flavia Nascimento is from Brazil. Ismaël Sylla is from Guinea, Daniel Alejandro is from Peru, and Iris Lindsay is from L’Érable, near Thetford Mines. The four Quebec City residents of…
Quebec Capitales together again after fruitful Pan Am Games
Quebec Capitales outfielder Tim Smith has been chasing his professional baseball dreams as far as Australia, but until last month he had never played a pro game in his native…
Helicopters and soldiers descend on the Citadel
On the evenings of July 28 and 29, residents of Quebec City witnessed the comings and goings of CH146 Griffon helicopters of the 430th Squadron from CFB Valcartier, over the…
Temporary closure of Côte Gilmour
The National Battlefields Commission would like to inform all motorists that Côte Gilmour will be temporarily closed to traffic from 6 a.m. on Monday, August 17, until midnight on Sunday,…
Farmers’ market cultivating Limoilou and lemonade lovers
Farmers and local business people gathered on 3e Avenue in Limoilou to peddle their wares at the second annual public market. The outdoor market, held in a blocked-off section between…
Explore and discover Quebec City
Marita Moll, a retiree from Ottawa, and Justyna Korczynski, a 19-year-old undergrad student from Toronto, share a common interest, the desire to improve their knowledge of the French language.Both of…