Former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre has entered the Quebec Liberal Party leadership race with plans to run for a National Assembly seat in Bellechasse. (Photo by Léa-Kim Châteauneuf via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons licence) Denis Coderre enters Quebec Liberal leadership race in Bellechasse Peter Black, Local Initiative Reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Vowing to run in the Bellechasse riding on the South Shore, former Montreal mayor and…
Dressed in traditional green, the 2024 graduating class of St. Patrick’s High School toss their mortarboards into the air at the end of the ceremony. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) Congratulations to St. Patrick’s High School Class of 2024 Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com St. Patrick’s High School (SPHS) faculty, seniors, families and friends assembled at the Palais Montcalm for the 2024…
Stars sparkle for Saint-Jean-Baptiste despite downpour Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Some 50-70 millimetres of rain poured down on Quebec City on June 23, the eve of Fête nationale. It rained so…
COMMENTARY: ‘The Prince’ and ‘Skippy’ bios new additions to Canadian political library Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com On my office desk at the moment is a biography of…
Court rejects parking garage on former church site on Grande Allée Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter Peterblack@qctonline.com Those unaware of a prolonged legal battle between a developer and Quebec…
City to impose restrictions during water main repairs Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com On June 21, the Ville de Québec announced that a break had occurred in a…
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce June 28, 1764 – The Quebec Gazette By private letter from Niagara, of the 26th of May, we learn…
Housing crunch looms for renters as July 1 ‘bottleneck’ approaches Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com The Ville de Québec is urging any renters who may be without a…
Wendat-Guinean multidisciplinary artist Aïcha Bastien Ndiaye performs at the Grand Spectacle. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) KWE! celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day with Grand Spectacle Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com KWE! closed with a show worthy of National Indigenous Peoples Day. On June 21, a growing crowd witnessed the…
Anishinabeg elder Oscar Kistabish offers a kokum scarf and a beaded medallion to a graduating student from the Université Laval Land Guardians certificate program. Rector Sophie D’Amours (right) will offer him a graduation stole embroidered with the symbol of the Guardians and a certificate. Combining the symbols of knowledge from Indigenous and academic communities was important for the program’s administrators. (Photo by Myriam Labbé) Université Laval celebrates Indigenous achievements on Indigenous Peoples Day Myriam Labbé myriam@qctonline.com A celebration for National Indigenous Peoples Day was held at Université Laval on June 21. The event showcased…