FEQ 2025 lineup features Shania Twain, Rod Stewart, Benson Boone Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Although it has become a leap of faith in recent years, all 125,000…
Fewer American headliners on giant FEQ Plains stage Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com With President Donald Trump ratcheting up tensions between Canada and the United States, fewer big-name…
Caire resigns over SAAQClic fiasco Kevin Dougherty kevindougherty@qctonline.com Cybersecurity minister Éric Caire has stepped down in the wake of the scandal engulfing Quebec’s public auto insurance agency. The Société d’assurance…
COMMENTARY: Trump reviving real fears of American takeover of Canada Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com I’ve picked up a pile of books about Canadian and United States politics over the years, some…
Union suspends manual workers’ strike before March Break Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com The union representing manual workers at the Ville de Québec suspended its indefinite strike on…
The planned Le 401 apartment complex will have 142 rental units. (Image from C76 Investissements) Former hotel and homeless shelter to become apartment complex Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com It was once an upscale hotel, then it became a homeless shelter; now the…
Liberal leadership contenders Karina Gould, Frank Baylis, Chrystia Freeland and Mark Carney, debated on Feb. 24 (in French) and Feb. 25 (in English). (Screenshot) Liberal leadership contenders’ debate offers ‘play fight’ Kevin Dougherty kevindougherty@qctonline.com The four contenders to become leader of the Liberal Party of Canada faced off twice last week in Montreal, on…
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce March 7, 1765 – The Quebec Gazette The circulation of copper money in North America has, for some months…
Jean-Talon MNA Pascal Paradis; Quebec Higher Education Minister Pascale Déry; Mayor Bruno Marchand; Mila Mulroney, widow of former prime minister Brian Mulroney; Université Laval rector Sophie D’Amours; Quebecor president and former MNA Pierre Karl Péladeau; minister responsible for the Capitale-Nationale region Jonatan Julien; and Frank Pons, dean of the business and administration faculty at Université Laval, announced the initiatives that Quebecor’s historic $20-million donation would support. (Photo by Marc Couture courtesy of Université Laval) Université Laval receives historic $20-million donation from Quebecor Myriam Labbé myriam@qctonline.com On Feb. 25, Quebecor president Pierre Karl Péladeau presented Université Laval with a $20- million donation that will contribute…
On March 17, a flag-raising ceremony to mark St. Patrick’s Day was held at City Hall. Coun. David Weiser, grand marshal of the 2023 Défilé de la Saint-Patrick Joe Lonergan, parade committee vice president Bruce Kirkwood, president Robert Dinan and treasurer Elisabeth Routhier participated along with Olaf the Irish wolfhound and his owner Carl Huot, and Coun. Catherine Vallières- Roland. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) Quebec City gears up for green season Adapted from a press release by Shirley Nadeau Quebec City will turn green from March 15 to 22 for a week of celebrations…