Imagine,” John Lennon’s anthem to peace regardless of race or religion, harmony and independence from material goods, was the theme and name of the fundraiser last Saturday evening at the…
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Athlete impressions: Medals and cultural exchange are highlights of Canada Summer Games
Typically, media coverage of professional sporting events focuses on preparation and competition. But how athletes communicate and interact at major competitions like the Canada Summer Games also factors into their…
Looking ahead to Journées de la culture 2013
With autumn officially starting, this year’s Journées de la culture (Culture Days) offers Quebec City residents tours, workshops, and more. Now in its 17th year, this celebration of culture has…
An eclectic selection at Quebec City’s third annual film festival
The first weekend of the Festival de cinéma de la Ville de Québec kicked off last Friday night at the opulent Palais Montcalm. The Québécois film L’autre maison, a story…
Memorials and Things of Fame
1863The Morning ChronicleWe have already had occasion to inform our readers that the monument erected to the memory of the English and French soldiers who fell at the battle of…
VEQ Fall Fest has a surprise visitor
On a rainy Saturday, September 14, the Voice of English-speaking Quebec (VEQ) held their fourth annual Fall Fest by teaming up with St. Vincent Elementary School, which hosted a corn…
Lucie Safarova 21st Challenge Bell Champion
The 21st professional women’s tennis Challenge Bell tournament ended over the weekend with a disappointing loss on Saturday for the only remaining Quebecer, young Eugénie Bouchard, who lost in the…
Mount Hermon Cemetery sells strip of land to Ville de Québec
Under an agreement signed this spring between Mount Hermon Cemetery and the Ville de Québec, ownership of a narrow strip of land along Côte de Sillery outside the cemetery fence…
Reburial in Mount Hermon Cemetery
While widening the Côte de Sillery, the street which runs the length of the west end of Mount Hermon Cemetery in Quebec City’s historic borough of Sillery, city construction workers…
Proposals for a new Charter of Quebec Values presented
On September 10 at the National Assembly, the Minister responsible for Democratic Institutions and Active Citizenship, Bernard Drainville, presented the government’s proposals on religious neutrality of the government and religious…