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…
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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…
Jason Reid Blinco
Jason Reid Blinco1987 – 2013It is with heavy hearts that we announce the unexpected loss of our beloved grandson, Jason, son of Chris and Ruth Blinco and brother of Jessica,…
Memorials and Things of Fame
July 17, 1963Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph A coroner’s inquest into the deaths of four boys whose bodies were recently found in a Portneuf wood will be resumed on July 24. The inquest will…
Opera to Broadway at the Cathedral
If you weren’t at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity last Thursday afternoon, you missed out on a fabulous concert by bass baritone, Dr. Douglas Renfroe. From Florida, he and…
QCT Mystery Photo Contest – July 17
Bethann Merkle, Shirley Nadeau and Danielle Burns have scouted out people, places and things around the city for you to try and identify over the summer months. Your mission is…
Legendary musicians at Place d’Youville
The Festival d’Été is a world-class music extravaganza. Although the passes for this year’s 11-day event were reasonably priced at $76, not everyone could afford them. That is why the…
Tragedy strikes in Lac-Mégantic
I couldn’t believe what I was seeing on the television news broadcasts about the train accident in downtown Lac-Mégantic. A runaway train derailed with tank cars spewing burning crude oil…
Belle & Sebastian open Festival d’Été
Fearing they had brought with them the “Scottish curse,” Belle & Sebastian were pleased to find fans enjoying themselves at their concert on Thursday night despite the constant downpour of…