Québec

Five designs were selected from 200 entries for the 2020 edition of the International Garden Festival at Les Jardins de Métis/Reford Gardens in Quebec, Canada. Among the installations on the theme of métissages (mixed or cross breeding) was Forêt Cor

A campaign by Quebec separatists culminated in two kidnappings, a killing and the suspension of civil liberties

In this historic year of elemental iconoclasm, when monuments to yesterday’s flawed heroes and Confederate generals alike are dishonored or ripped down, perhaps it is strange to speak of the importance of sharing humanity’s great ideas. Although it i

I reached the Canadian border on the Fourth of July. Usually, the Thousand Islands crossing station between New York and Ontario is busy on summer weekends. Not this time. Eight of the nine lanes were closed, and only one car waited ahead of me in th

Almost alone among the advanced democracies, the country has been bypassed by reactionary populism.

This month, Kylie corresponds with Sofia, a 15-year-old from the Canadian province of Quebec. French is the most widely spoken language in the province. In 1995, the people of Quebec voted to become independent from Canada. It was a very close vote,

Quaint, cobblestoned streets, a diverse array of shops and restaurants and a unique culinary culture are just a few of many things that stand out in Quebec City. Located in eastern Canada, it was settled by the French in the 17th century and is the o

To appreciate the historical scope and layered references of Denis Côté’s Répertoire des villes disparues, we would do well to begin before the film does, at a time when some of the apparitions that haunt Irénée-les-Neiges, the film’s fictional north

The former farmhouse now known as Therrien House was built around 1722 in the St-François district of Laval, Quebec’s third-largest city. It is believed to be one of the oldest homes on this island located just north of Montreal and bordered by the D

While I’ve always known that my ancestors immigrated from France to Canada, a recent road trip and review of genealogy documents firmly set my roots in the Quebec region of Canada. Those roots perhaps explain why I’ve driven from my Walpole, Massachu

The provincial election in Quebec last week and its results show that while Quebecers may feel settled about their place in Canada, unease around migration and what that means for their culture has surfaced.

The world is burning with the fires of illiberal populism. The flames take on different shapes in different nations. There is Trump’s lurid xenophobia in America, Brexit in Britain, a right-wing government in Poland, a “People's Party” smoldering in

Quebec made up for shortages in its day-care system by letting private centers step in—and different families are getting very different experiences.

At around 7:50 pm on Sunday evening, police received several emergency calls from the Centre Culturel Islamique de Quebec, a mosque and cultural center in Quebec City. They arrived to a scene of carnage: Six Muslim men, including a halal butcher, a u