Bethann Merkle, Shirley Nadeau and Danielle Burns have been scouting out people, places and objects around the city for you to try and identify over the summer months. Every week,…
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Lumières marks 350 years of history at the Séminaire de Québec
The premiere performance of Lumières, l’étonnant Destinée du Séminaire de Québec, took place in the seminary courtyard in Old Quebec last Monday evening. Lumières is a sound-and-light show produced by…
Stevie in a Wonderful mood for last night of Festival d’Été
On the afternoon prior to his evening performance on the Plains of Abraham Sunday to conclude the 2013 Festival d’Été, Stevie Wonder held a press conference at the Hilton Hotel….
Former locomotive engineer speaks out about Lac-Mégantic
“We must change these monopolies of decay.”At least 50 people were killed in the middle of the night of July 5-6 in Lac-Mégantic, and the press seems to know nothing…
Question: How can we help the people of Lac-Mégantic?
My wife and I wish to send our condolences to the families of the Quebec train crash. More important, we wish to send a cheque to the relief fund for…
Chill out at the Morrin Centre
Looking for a nice, cool place to hang out for a while this summer? Try one of the newly-restored, old prison cells at the Morrin Centre. One of their professional…
Twilight Concert and fireworks at Fort Lévis
Parks Canada invites the public to the 13th edition of the Twilight Concert at Lévis Forts National Historic Site. This time-honoured Lévis tradition, usually held in late August, will take…
Even Cowgirls get the Blues
Emmylou Harris is about as cowgirl as they come. This Southern belle has had a phenomenal career spanning over 40 years and her albums have won her a dozen Grammy…
Festival d’été de Québec – Axl Rose, the face of Guns N’ Roses
Fifteen minutes before the hard rock band Guns N’ Roses was expected to play on the Bell stage on Friday, July 12, throngs of people were still streaming into the…
Anita Gignac Mercier
Anita Gignac Mercier1928 – 2013Anita Gignac, wife of the late Jacques Mercier, died on July 11, 2013, at the age of 85, at St. Sacrement Hospital. She lived in Quebec…