The sudden death of James Michael “Jim” Flaherty on April 10, at age 64, has greatly saddened Canadians and international figures who knew him well. Flaherty was Canada’s Minister of…
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Slow Art Day at the Musée des Beaux-arts
On April 12, the Musée national des Beaux-arts du Québec held a Slow Art Day, a very special exhibit that called for the visitors’ active participation as they contemplated selected…
A step into the past: the former QCT building in Old Quebec
In 1908, Frank Carrel (son of James Carrel, who founded the Daily Telegraph in 1875) had an impressive building erected at the corner of Buade and du Trésor streets to…
St. Lawrence Lions recapture provincial hockey trophy
The SLC Lions won their fourth provincial championship in five years with a 4-2 win over the Cégep André-Laurendeau Boomerang at the Université Laval PEPS arena on April 12. With…
Yes they Can: Towers of canned goods for charity at Place Laurier
Dominique Tremblay and his team-mates, Jean-François Bélanger, Guy Brousseau, Styve Dulac, and Jennifer Lapointe, are used to working on somewhat larger construction sites. But the team members, employees at Recouvrement…
Quebec City Reading Council celebrates National Volunteer Week
April 6 to 12 was National Volunteer Week. Literacy Volunteers of Quebec and your local literacy and essential skills-support organization, the Quebec City Reading Council (QCRC), joined celebrations across the…
There will be magic in the air in August
Are you a budding or experienced magician? Whatever your age or expertise, now is the time to register for the upcoming Michel Cailloux Magic Contest being held during the Magic…
Got junk you’d like to get rid of?
La Collecte verte, an initiative of 1-800-GOT-JUNK? in collaboration with the Electronic Products Recycling Association (EPRA) will be back in Quebec City for the 9th Green Collection on Sunday, April…
Tennis anyone? Team Canada faces the Slovak Republic
Montreal, April 9, 2014 – Tennis Canada recently announced the team that will compete in the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group I play-off tie between Canada and the…
Festival d’Été unveils its summer music lineup
Organizers of the 47th Festival d’Été de Québec (FEQ) have announced the lineup for this summer. Headliners such as Billy Joel, Lady Gaga, The Killers, Bryan Adams, Snoop Dogg, Journey…