Issue May 20, 2015 English News Serving Quebec City since 1764 since 1764, North America’s Oldest Newspaper *TMusing the most advanced news distribution method in over 246 years!Ipad version great for…
The notion that Quebec City’s history is mainly the story of French settlers and their offspring is prevalent, even among those who are not descended from coureurs de bois and…
I have accumulated over 500 hours flying time as a passenger in over 20 different aircraft: the Tiger Moth, Cessna, Norseman, Beaver, Bellanca, DC-3, Canso, F-27, Constellation, DC-4, over a half…
At a recent meeting of Irish Heritage Quebec (IHQ), Ann Power led members down memory lane, or was it down Champlain Street? Illustrating her talk with photos, Power described day-to-day…
1865The Morning ChronicleThere are two reasons why a loyal and law-abiding people should keep holiday to-day. First, because we love to remember that the “only Ruler of Princes” hath given…
Rue Baldwin is named for Robert Baldwin (1804-1858), born in York, now Toronto. He was a lawyer and politician who, with his partner in politics, Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, led the first…
Inspired by the overwhelming success of the 1st Language Professionals Conference in 2013, we are delighted to repeat the experience this spring from May 29 to 31 at Université Laval…
In order to see birds it is necessary to become a part of the silence,” said Robert Lynd. An oft-practised way of doing so is feeding birds.For example, my grandparents…
What does one do on the weekend at an active garrison in Quebec City? Fight, of course! Even though it was only play fighting, the soldier’s school and history buffs from…
A cacophony of drums and various instruments, strollers and noisy people clowned along 3e Avenue in Old Limoilou a little after 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 17. The majority of the…