Tag Archives: February 1 2023

Huron-Wendat Grand Chief Rémy Vincent, MP for Québec Jean-Yves Duclos, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and deputy premier Geneviève Guilbault attend the ceremony at the Centre culturel islamique de Québec on Jan. 29. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin)

Quebecers honour survivors and victims of 2017 mosque shooting

Quebecers honour survivors and victims of 2017 mosque shooting Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com For the first time since the Jan. 29, 2017 mass shooting at the Centre culturel islamique de Québec…

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Alstom is building this high-speed train for U.S. passenger rail provider Amtrak at its plant in New York. (Photo from Alstom)

Transport giant Alstom: Now is the time to hop aboard high-speed rail service

Transport giant Alstom: Now is the time to hop aboard high-speed rail service Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Transportation giant Alstom wants the federal government to revisit the…

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Rue Marc-Chagall is a short dead-end residential street which runs north off Rue Vézina in the Saint-Émile section of the La Haute-Saint-Charles borough of Quebec City. (Screenshot from Google Maps)

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Marc-Chagall

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Marc-Chagall Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This street was named in honour of Marc Chagall (1887-1985), a French painter of Russian origin, who came from a…

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Schoolchildren chanted, rang bells and waved signs in front of École des Berges on Jan. 24 to encourage drivers to slow down in school zones. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin)

Schoolchildren, parents rally for road safety

Schoolchildren, parents rally for road safety Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Although many Quebecers take road safety seriously, some drivers continue to ignore speed limits, even in school zones where fines and…

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Dozens of school buses line up in front of Holland Elementary School to take students home after the first day of school, Aug. 29, 2018. An indefinite bus drivers’ strike has disrupted morning routines for thousands of students and parents across the region this week. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau from QCT archives)

Parents, students urged to make backup plans amid bus strike

Parents, students urged to make backup plans amid bus strike Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter ruby@qctonline.com Families in the Quebec City and Lévis area are scrambling to make backup…

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This image shows the street view facing west of the tramway under the city’s chosen option, allowing one lane of traffic in each direction and the placement of stops on either side. (Image from Ville de Québec)

TRAM TRACKER: City sticks with proposed stations for Collège Garnier stretch

TRAM TRACKER: City sticks with proposed stations for Collège Garnier stretch Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Saying it respects the “will of the citizens,” city officials last week…

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Bonhomme Carnaval will inaugurate his new float at the return of the Lower Town night parade on Feb. 4. The Upper Town parade will take place Feb. 11. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin)

Media preview offers glimpse of Carnival parades

Media preview offers glimpse of Carnival parades Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Bonhomme Carnaval’s wish for mountains of snow was granted on the eve of the behind-the- scenes media tour of the…

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