According to an article by Julien Bélanger and Richard Lortie in a 1990 issue of the quarterly magazine Cap-aux-Diamants : la revue d’histoire du Québec (No. 22, page 72), the…
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QHS welcomes…General Montcalm
For teacher Fannie Marsh’s Secondary 3 history class at Quebec High School, this was no ordinary lesson. In Marsh’s class, lessons don’t usually begin with a military salute. But in…
2015 International Masters Games to be in Quebec City
The Ville de Québec and the International Masters Games Association (IMGA) recently announced that Quebec City will host the World Winter Masters Games, January 31 to February 8, 2015.”Next winter’s…
L’Arrivée des Filles du Roy at the Cinéma Cartier
In 2012, a group of women decided to take part in a great adventure to personify the 36 Filles du Roy who arrived in Quebec in 1663. To commemorate the…
Great ice canoe challenge: Coupe des glaces
The last step of the International Ice Canoe Circuit, the Grand Défi Chez Victor, took place on the St. Lawrence River in front of Quebec City this past Saturday afternoon…
Papillons en Fête: The most beautiful party in Quebec City
The late comedian George Carlin once said, “the caterpillar does all the work, 4but the butterfly gets all the publicity.” Judging by the orchestra of clicking cameras and the crowds…
Behind the scenes at MNBAQ: Docents effusive about Quatres figures exhibit`
What do 1940s landscapes, abstract paper collages, canvases painted white, and animal sculptures formed from painted pebbles have in common? Very little, one might think, other than their current spot…
Sierra Maestra: Hot mid-winter music
I’ve been in many countries in winter before – twenty years or so ago. It is very cold right now, for me,” Alejandro Suarez told the QCT last week. “I…
Countdown to 250th anniversary of the QCT
Have you noticed our new banner? The Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph is celebrating a landmark anniversary this year. Yes, friends, you are reading North America’s Oldest Newspaper – together, we have been…
Paley art collect more than just a travelling art show
The William S. Paley modern art collection, an eclectic mix of French Impressionist works and 20th-century British and American paintings which headlined the list of travelling shows at the Musée…