The 18th annual Community Christmas Hamper Campaign is in full swing in the Quebec City area. The aim of this group effort, involving more than 25 groups and organizations in…
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Do today’s history textbooks address the JFK assassination adequately?
To mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, history buff Paul Bleau gave a lecture on the subject on November 20 at Champlain-St. Lawrence…
A Tune to Art: Sculpture and Song by Joe and Joël Fafard
The famous Fransaskois artist known for his farm animal sculptures, Joe Fafard arrived in Quebec City via the Pierre-Laporte Bridge and headed straight to Boulevard Champlain beside the St. Lawrence…
German Christmas Market in Quebec City
The Quebec German Christmas Market will take place in Old Quebec in the square in front of City Hall for the sixth year. With little wooden shops in the heart…
Making a musical, musically speaking
There’s not a dull song in the whole thing,” said Hugh Glassco. He was referring to the musical comedy Anything Goes, which features some of Cole Porter’s most-enduring songs, such…
Ensemble Gospel sings the Christmas Spirit
Quebec City native Jean-François Perron is a baritone singer in the Ensemble Gospel de Québec (EGQ). In 1997 he became one of the 20 singers who make up this dynamic…
Rouge et Or goes all the way to win the Vanier Cup
Université Laval’s Rouge et Or put on a running clinic on Saturday, November 23, as they defeated the Calgary Dinos 25 to 14 at the Telus stadium and brought home…
Henry Fry and the Cosmo at the Morrin Centre
You may have noticed a large model of a sailing ship, the Cosmo, that has stood for many years atop a bookcase in the Morrin Centre library. If you’ve been…
La Parade des Jouets: the true spirit of Christmas
On Saturday November 16, Quebecers came out by the thousands, lining the main streets of Saint-Sauveur, Nouvo Saint-Roch and Limoilou to watch the 12th edition of the Parade des Jouets….
New U.S. Consul General no stranger to Quebec
We have a special affection for this city,” Hale VanKoughnett told the QCT last week. VanKoughnett will serve as the U.S. Consul General for the next three years. In fact,…