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Quebec Capitales manager Patrick Scalabrini will try to repeat as Frontier League champions but has a much different lineup from last season. Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com The Lake Erie Crushers defeated the Quebec Capitales 4-0 on May 14 to win the 2023 Frontier League opening game of the series in Avon, Ohio. It…
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James Malatesta could not put the puck past Halifax netminder, Mathis Rousseau, in game one of the 2023 QMJHL finals. Malatesta and the Remparts won the first 5-1, but lost the second by the score of 6-3.
Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com The Quebec Remparts and the Halifax Mooseheads split the first two games of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) finals in front of sellout crowds at…
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CBC and game show host Gerry Dee are searching for Canadian families to play Family Feud Canada. Cassandra Kerwin Cassandra@qctonline.com Are you and your family game show enthusiasts? Are your family game nights full of laughter and friendly competition? Do you have a vast knowledge of trivia?…
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A couple of bufflehead ducks came for a visit. These little ducks are North America’s smallest diving duck.
“Wild ducks and tomorrow both come without calling.” ~ Russian proverb Spring migration is prime time for birdwatching Lise Lafond lise@qctonline.com Spring is a fabulous time for birdwatching. As…
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Le Capitole Hotel inaugurated its seventh-floor art gallery on April 25 with a free exhibition by Quebec artist Marjorie Roy. Ten photos printed on metal sheets make up Roy’s exhibit, titled Entre Ciel et Terre (Between Heaven and Earth). Inspired by the beauty of flying geese in the Bas-Saint-Laurent, she modified her photos to create abstract art.
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Six members of the Quebec City Guild of Change Ringers – François Sénéchal, Shirley Nadeau, Douglas Kitson (conductor), Mona Houle, Miriam Schurman and Andrea Falk – gather in the bell tower of St. Matthew’s Church (now the Bibliothèque Claire Martin) on Rue Saint-Jean on May 6, to ring for the coronation of King Charles III.
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King Charles I reigned from 1625 to 1649, when he was executed. The portrait is by Anthony Van Dyck.
Charles André Nadeau CANadeau@qctonline.com There have been many kings named Charles in the reigning families of Europe. France had 10 and Sweden, 15. But England only had two, and they…
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The Church Hall of St. Michael’s Anglican Church in Sillery has a new vocation as a boutique for the Cherry River Distillery’s local and artisanal distilled products.
Myriam Labbé myriam@qctonline.com St. Michael’s Anglican Church Hall in Sillery will most likely serve a new purpose in the next few months. The Anglican Diocese of Quebec and Cherry River…
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Festival co-founder and president Patricia Deslauriers presented details of the fifth Festival Québec de Jazz en Juin. She announced the jam-packed program, which features over 80 concerts with more than 300 musicians and singers at over 50 indoor and outdoor locations.
Cassandra Kerwin Cassandra@qctonline.com The Festival Québec de Jazz en Juin (FQJJ) is two months away from launching its fifth edition. From June 22 to July 2, Quebecers will discover and…
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Mélanie Vincent, executive director of KWE! Meet with the Indigenous Peoples, launches the diverse KWE! program at the Grand Théâtre. Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com A press conference took place at the Grand Théâtre de Québec (GTQ) on May 1 to announce that the GTQ would join the list of partners for…