Alstom’s Coradia iLint hydrogen-powered train will make its North American debut this summer with Train de Charlevoix. (Image courtesy of Alstom) Hydrogen train to debut in Quebec City this summer Sarah Elworthy sarah@qctonline.com If you take the Train de Charlevoix this summer, you can book a round-trip journey on the first…
Lac Saint-Charles is first target in provincial plan to protect region’s waters Myriam Labbé myriam@qctonline.com On Jan. 24, Environment Minister Benoit Charette and Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Andrée…
QuébéCulteurs plants seeds of urban farming in Quebec City Myriam Labbé myriam@qctonline.com On Jan. 26, the Ville de Québec announced it would provide an $84,500 subsidy to support the development…
FROM THE ARCHIVES: 100th anniversary of the death of Sir Thomas Roddick (M.D, M.P.) Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com As Canadians grapple with improving the national health care system, it is interesting…
Get your green hats and scarves ready! The Défilé de la Saint-Patrick de Québec (Quebec City St. Patrick’s Day Parade) will return to the streets of Old Quebec on March 25 after a three-year absence due to public health precautions. The parade will begin at 2 p.m. Further details will be revealed in near-future editions of the QCT and on the parade website (qcpatrick.com) and Facebook page. Anyone interested in volunteering at the parade can email benevoles@qcpatrick.com. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin from QCT archives) St. Patrick’s Day parade returns to Old Quebec…
78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Major Alan Stairs, Madison MacCulloch, Gabrielle Bélanger and Andrew MacCulloch wave Scottish, Quebec and Canadian flags after skating a few laps of the Plains of Abraham ice ring. PHOTOS: Great Canadian Kilt Skate quite a celebration Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com…
Wake Up cast members James Russell-Parent, Niamh Kinsella Frenette, Edwin-Lain Martineau, Anne-Sophie Melançon, Cassandra Lindsay Allard, Julian Dawson, Tony Pelletier, Josef Asselin, Anna Tudor and Andreea Tudor prepare for opening night. (Photo by Jean Russell) Wake Up: A musical 15 years in the making Submitted by J.P. Chartier How do you turn a tragic story of loss into a positive, musical experience? Tricia Arden Caldwell…
Kalyan Pelletier (97) and Luciano Scarpati (45) of the New York Islanders do their stretching exercises before their Feb. 16 game against the Outaouais Intrépide. PHOTOS: The 63rd Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament in pictures Photos by Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com…
The eventual winners of the AA class, the Vermont Academy Flames (in aqua and purple jerseys) showed their support for the Ukraine Selects (in white, blue and yellow jerseys) after their 2-1 victory on Feb. 17. (Photo by Luc Lang) Curtain falls on 63rd Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com The tournament started with 120 teams. Ten made it to the finals on Feb. 19 and only five…
Laurence St-Germain, of Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, is carried by members of the Canadian alpine ski team after winning a world title in women’s slalom. Her victory was the first by a Canadian woman at a world championships since 1960. (Photo courtesy of Alpine Canada/GEPA) CITY SPORTS: Laurence St-Germain wins world alpine skiing title Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com Laurence St-Germain of Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges won the gold medal in women’s slalom at the 2023 FIS (Fédération Internationale de…