Last weekend, the National Battlefields Commission and the Symposium Plaines Couleurs welcomed 99 artists who set up their tents around the beautiful Joan of Arc Garden in the heart of…
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QCT Mystery Photo Contest – August 28
This is the last week of our summer Mystery Photo Contest. Danielle Burns, Bethann Merkle and Shirley Nadeau have scouted out images of people, places and things around the city…
Quebec City Women’s Club wants Books! Books! Books!
This is the time of year when we tend to clear out our bookshelves and the various nooks and crannies in our homes where books seem to accumulate. Whether we…
Memorials and Things of Fame
1863The Morning ChronicleIt is high time that the proper authorities should take measures, and see them carried out to the manner which lives are daily exposed by the careless driving…
Get off to an A+ start this school year
Parents, teachers and students are sharpening their pencils for the 2013-2014 school year that begins this week. Reactions and attitudes regarding going back-to-school vary greatly in children according to individual…
How the Light Gets In a tour de force
Fresh on the heels of winning an unprecedented fifth Agatha Award, Louise Penny’s latest novel brings to a head the bitter conflict that has been festering within the Sûreté between…
Le Dîner en Blanc Was Well Served
Despite the likelihood of rain, 1,500 people attended the annual outdoor Dîner en Blanc last Thursday evening. On site, organizer André Auger shared his passion. “This year, for the 25th…
Expansion work complete at Université Laval PEPS
On July 4, the Rector of Université Laval, Denis Brière, announced the completion of work on the Physical Education and Sports Pavilion, or PEPS, as it is familiarly known. Also…
Bilingualism a “mixed bag” for Quebec City author
Thursday, August 15, the Morrin Centre hosted a special off-festival event with author Kathleen Saint-Onge. Originally from Quebec City, the author grew up in a French-speaking home and attended English…
Grosse-Île passes half-million mark!
Since 1990, when Parks Canada first opened Grosse-Île’s doors to the public, over 500,000 visitors have flocked there. Located in the middle of the St. Lawrence River, the island served…