Canadian Music Hall of Famer Alanis Morissette performs on the Bell stage at FEQ on July 15. She and her legions of fans finally celebrated the 25th anniversary of Jagged Little Pill. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) Alanis Morissette celebrates 25 years of hits at FEQ Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com The Festival d’été de Québec (FEQ) celebrated 90s rock in all its nostalgic glory on July 15. Canadian…
Alexisonfire ignited the FEQ crowd on July 16. After answering the call on 48 hours’ notice in 2018, the Canadian band was booked well in advance for the 2022 festival and rocked the Plains of Abraham. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) Alexisonfire returns to FEQ, this time as headliners Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Alexisonfire returned to the Festival d’été de Québec, this time on the official program. The Ontario band was flabbergasted by…
COMMENTARY: Tory leadership leader Poilievre lacks Quebec caucus backing Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com What do Pierre Poilievre and Pierre Paul-Hus have in common, besides the same first name…
City fells two giant elms to prevent spread of disease Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter Two towering, century-old elm trees that shaded a statue of Sir Wilfrid Laurier at the…
Talks underway to shed Medicago’s tobacco connection Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com A month after a Quebec minister declared the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government would help vaccine-maker Medicago…
Avenue De Bougainville is a lovely tree-lined street with stately houses in the Montcalm district of Quebec City. It runs northwest from Grande Allée to Chemin Sainte-Foy, between the Plains of Abraham and the Parc des Braves, the sites of pitched battles between the French and the British armies on Sept. 13, 1759. (Screenshot from Google Maps) STREET VIEWS: The story behind Avenue de Bougainville Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This street in the Montcalm district of Quebec City is named in honour of Louis-Antoine, Comte de Bougainville, who was…
Memorials and Things of Fame – July 20, 2022 Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com July 22, 1822 – The Quebec Gazette The King The belief that it is…
After a torrential rainstorm on the afternoon of July 12, a beautiful double rainbow appeared over Église Saint-Dominique and the Musée national des Beaux-Arts du Québec. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) PHOTO: Somewhere over the rainbow…Ça va bien aller!…
The Norwood, Ont. band Three Days Grace returns to FEQ for a sold-out encore concert on July 11. The band features Neil Sanderson on drums (top left, in background), Barry Stock on guitar, Matt Walst on lead vocals and Brad Walst on bass guitar. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) Three Days Grace returns to FEQ for a perfect grunge encore Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Hours before the gates to the Loto-Québec stage opened in the Parc de la Francophonie on…
Ontario electro-pop star Lights opens for American singer Halsey on the Bell stage on July 11. (Photo by Peter Black) Energetic, enigmatic Halsey makes fans forget late start Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com When a performer leaves a massive crowd waiting, most of whom have been on their feet…