Robert Dinan, former board chair of the Défilé de la Saint-Patrick du Québec, has been named grand marshal of this year’s parade. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) Robert Dinan named Grand Marshal of Défilé de la Saint- Patrick as ‘green season’ begins Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com March is here, and it’s time to go green! Green beer, green…
Mike-James Noonan, seen here standing by the Celtic Cross on Rue McMahon in Old Quebec, was named the president of the Défilé de la Saint-Patrick de Québec in January 2026. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) Mike-James Noonan named president of Défilé de la Saint-Patrick de Québec Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Although there is very little green visible anywhere yet, the Défilé de la Saint-Patrick de Québec…
COMMENTARY: Next election could be shaping up for a rare surprise Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Memory is a weird thing. For example, your scribe has an absolutely crystal-clear memory of watching…
Quebec City tramway bureau head Daniel Genest explains the plan for work in the west end of the city beginning in March. (Screenshot from Ville de Québec Espace Presse) TRAM TRACKER: City to fell more trees along western tramway route Peter Black Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative Residents of certain areas in the west end of the city had best…
Quebec extends alert program for missing seniors Ruby Pratka Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative editor@qctonline.com A pilot project aimed at enlisting the public’s assistance to help find seniors who go…
Mary-Lee Plante, co-ordinator of the Réseau d’aide aux itinérants et itinérantes de Québec, speaks at a National Assembly press conference on Feb. 26, flanked by Taschereau MNA Étienne Grandmont and Québec Solidaire social services critic Guillaume Cliche-Rivard and surrounded by directors of homeless shelters and homelessness prevention programs around the city. (Screenshot via National Assembly website) City shelters turn away dozens each night, report says Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Homeless shelters in the Quebec City region are forced to refuse an average of…
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce March 7, 1771 – The Quebec Gazette The manufacturing part of the inhabitants of Paris is so much…
Moderator Dimitri Soudas (top left), Bernard Drainville, Christine Fréchette and CAQ youth wing president William Denis spoke to CAQ members during a virtual assembly on Feb. 28. (Screenshot) CAQ leadership candidates grilled by party’s youth wing Kevin Dougherty kevin@qctonline.com Billed as the first debate in the Coalition Avenir Québec leadership campaign, a YouTube ques- tion-and-answer session with would-be…
Central Québec School Board chair Jean Robert speaks in the foyer of the National Assembly alongside Liberal education critic Madwa-Nika Cadet (front row left) and Québec Solidaire education critic Alejandra Zaga Mendez (right), surrounded by representatives of unions, principals’ associations and parents’ groups. The group had gathered to call for more predictable funding in education. (Screenshot from National Assembly website) School boards, unions, parents’ groups call for stable education funding Ruby Pratka Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative editor@qctonline.com Representatives of teachers’ unions, school principals’ groups, parents’ groups and English-language school…
Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon speaks alongside Marie-Karlynn Laflamme, winner of the Feb. 23 Chicoutimi byelection. Campaigning door-to-door, Plamondon observed voters are worried about his planned third referendum. (Screenshot) ANALYSIS: Could Quebec be heading for a minority government? Kevin Dougherty kevin@qctonline.com François Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec portrayed itself as “the third way,” putting an end to the federalist-sovereigntist back-and-forth…