Miss Atikamekw Cheyenne Flamand and Wolastoqiyik dancer Charlie Lavoie sit with the drum band Northern Voice after their performance. (Photo by Myriam Labbé) KWE! festival a renewed opportunity for learning and reconciliation Myriam Labbé myriam@qctonline.com Over the weekend of June 13-15, at Place Jean- Béliveau, the Wendat Nation of Wendake proudly hosted the…
Former Liberal premier Philippe Couillard, newly appointed Liberal leader Pablo Rodriguez and former Liberal premier Jean Charest attended the party convention in Quebec City on June 14. (Photo by Kevin Dougherty)
Pablo Rodriguez becomes Quebec Liberal Leader Kevin Dougherty kevin@qctonline.com Members of the Quebec Liberal Party (QLP) chose former federal Liberal cabinet minister Pablo Rodriguez as their new leader heading into…
COMMENTARY: What are the odds Poilievre stays on as Tory leader? Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com There are so many betting platforms out there, surely one of them must be giving odds…
Transport and Sustainable Mobility Minister Geneviève Guilbault explains the bridge and land tunnel proposal for the third link. (Photo by Kevin Dougherty) Guilbault proposes bridge, underground tunnel for third link Kevin Dougherty kevin@qctonline.com Geneviève Guilbault, Quebec’s minister of transport and sustainable mobility, has chosen the general corridor for a proposed third crossing…
Sitting councillors Louis Martin and Isabelle Roy Former Équipe Labeaume and Québec d’abord councillors Louis Martin and Isabelle Roy will run for Sam Hamad’s party, Leadership Québec. (Photo montage courtesy of Leadership Québec) Hamad recruits two sitting councillors for City Hall team Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Mayoral candidate Sam Hamad now has two sitting municipal councillors on his own slate…
A bridge for pedestrians and cyclists is to pass over a railway yard (left) as part of the first component of Phase 4 of the Promenade Samuel-De Champlain project. (Image from CCNQ) First step of Promenade Champlain Phase 4 to feature pedestrian bridge Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com The Coalition Avenir Québec government is moving ahead with the fourth and…
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce June 20, 1765 – The Quebec Gazette By letters from Niagara … we have the following extract of a…
QCT journalists Danielle Burns (absent from photo), Cassandra Kerwin (far left), Ruby Pratka, Peter Black and Lise Lafond won awards for their work at the Quebec Community Newspapers Association Better Newspapers Contest Gala in Montebello on June 13. (Photo by Savanna Oliver courtesy of QCNA) QCT journalism honoured by provincial newspaper association QCT staff QCT journalists won one award and reached the finals in eight other categories at the 2024 Quebec Community Newspapers Association (QCNA)…
Mélanie Le Berre, Maéline Muller, Valentine Cyriaque and Sonia Chibane are shown after presenting their projects at Soapbox Science in Quebec City on June 7. (Photo by Oksana Mukhina) Parc du Musée welcomes Soapbox Science Oksana Mukhina oksana@qctonline.com Soapbox Science Québec, a bilingual festival dedicated to women in science, was held in the Parc du Musée on the Plains…
HMCS Frédérick Rolette was all decked out in finery and flags the day before the vessel was commissioned in Quebec City. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) HMCS Frédérick Rolette commissioned in Quebec City Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com On June 13, HMCS Frédérick Rolette was officially welcomed into the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) with a commissioning ceremony held…