Archive

Back to homepage
Quebec skiers get disappointing results in Germany
Sports

Quebec skiers get disappointing results in Germany

Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany) – Quebecers Erik Guay and Jeffrey Frisch did not achieve the results that he expected in the lowering of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany,

Quebec City’s new mobile photo-radar systems paying out
News

Quebec City’s new mobile photo-radar systems paying out

Quebec City (Quebec) – The 38 new mobile photo radars in the Quebec City region have allowed the government to raise $ 732,662 in three months since they were put

IKEA celebrates 100k visitors since opening in Quebec City
Business

IKEA celebrates 100k visitors since opening in Quebec City

Quebec City (Quebec) – The IKEA collection center in Quebec is very popular. Since opening at the beginning of December, over 100 000 people through the doors of the store.

62nd Carnaval de Québec begins!
Events

62nd Carnaval de Québec begins!

Quebec City (Quebec) – Mayor Régis Labeaume has handed over the metaphorical keys to Quebec City to Bonhomme Carnaval Friday night, officially marking the beginning of the festival, which aims

Rising food prices a major concern to food banks
News

Rising food prices a major concern to food banks

Artem Mousessian wraps a shipment for delivery at the distribution centre for Moisson Montreal, the largest food bank in Canada, Thursday, January 28, 2016 in Montreal. Canadian food banks hope

Beauharnois wants abandoned rusting ship dealt with
News

Beauharnois wants abandoned rusting ship dealt with

Beauharnois mayor Claude Haineault stands next to the Kathryn Spirit Wednesday, January 27, 2016 in Beauharnois, Que. Concerns are that the derelict cargo ship anchored off the town’s shore could

Kovalev defeats Pascal to retain championship belts
Sports

Kovalev defeats Pascal to retain championship belts

Sergey Kovalev reacts after defeating Jean Pascal with a seventh round TKO during their light heavyweight fight Saturday, January 30, 2016 at the Bell Center in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan

Reconstruction office opens in Lac-Megantic
News

Reconstruction office opens in Lac-Megantic

LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. — The reconstruction office in Lac-Megantic has officially opened its doors more than two and a half years after a 2013 train disaster destroyed much of the Quebec

QMJHL Roundup 31 January – Sagueneens’ Roy playmaker against Cataractes
Sports

QMJHL Roundup 31 January – Sagueneens’ Roy playmaker against Cataractes

SHAWINIGAN, Que. — Nicolas Roy had a goal and four assists as the Chicoutimi Sagueneens beat the Shawinigan Cataractes 6-2 on Friday night in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.

Jail time for three involved in sweat-lodge death
News

Jail time for three involved in sweat-lodge death

DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. — Three Quebecers are going to prison for their role in the extreme-sweating death of a woman who was wrapped in mud and cellophane at a spa. Chantal

Stability in Jordan and Lebanon: Canada’s new ISIS-fighting role
News

Stability in Jordan and Lebanon: Canada’s new ISIS-fighting role

Mexico’s Secretary of Foreign Affairs Claudia Ruiz Massieu, left, and Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion shake hands during a bilateral meeting at a North American Foreign Ministers Meeting, Friday,

Alouettes veteran Stefan Logan’s contract renewed
General

Alouettes veteran Stefan Logan’s contract renewed

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes signed running back/returner Stefan Logan to a contract extension through the 2016 season. Logan was scheduled to become a free agent Feb. 9. The five-foot-six,

Book Review: Breakneck by Nelly Arcan 9781772140118
Life in Quebec Magazine Quebec Literature

Book Review: Breakneck by Nelly Arcan 9781772140118

This book review first appeared in the December 2015 issue of Life in Québec Magazine. Life in Quebec Magazine is a lifestyle publication covering Quebec and is currently published 4

Quebec City: Environment and security on agenda of North American foreign ministers meeting
Politics

Quebec City: Environment and security on agenda of North American foreign ministers meeting

QUEBEC — Foreign Minister Stephane Dion hosts a meeting with his American and Mexican counterparts today with environment, security and clean energy on the formal agenda. The Quebec City meeting