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When Kim Reed opened the doors to On Rock Community Services on Friday morning, there was already someone waiting to be registered with the food bank.Reed, president of On Rock, said it was becoming a regular occurrence, with people signing…

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OTTAWA — The federal government says it will provide more than $35 million during the papal visit to Canada to support communities, organizations and residential school survivors. Pope Francis is due to visit Alberta, Quebec and Nunavut…

This press release is not for release or distribution in the United States of America to United States news services or United States persons. CALGARY, Alta., July 18. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Questerre Energy Corporation…

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As Quebec enters the seventh wave, intensive care doctors at MUHC adult hospitals say they are better prepared to deal with future crises thanks to the way their pediatrician colleagues have stepped in to help them during the…

Canada Immigration News: Quebec is increasing the amount of financial assistance it gives to immigrants taking its full-time and part-time French courses this year. In a press release, the ministry responsible for immigration and…

MONTREAL — The Quebec government is facing pressure to reduce arsenic levels in the air of a small northwestern town that is home to a copper smelter employing 650 people but emitting 33 times the provincial emissions standard of arsenic.A…

Breadcrumb Links Quebec New Local News Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois says his party, if elected, will challenge the law on secularism before the highest court in Quebec. Publication date : Jul 04, 2022 • 5 hours ago…

Finding affordable housing is becoming increasingly difficult in Montreal, and advocates say this is especially true for pet owners. The Montreal SPCA has seen an increase in calls this moving season from tenants who cannot bring…

QCNA acknowledges growing newsroom coverage of the Iqaluit water emergency, the COVID-19 pandemic and other big stories Nunatsiaq News' coverage of the…

Although a legislated drilling ban is preventing production, natural gas will remain a mainstay of Quebec consumption through 2030 under a “dual-energy” program that includes a subsidy for households that add from electric heaters…

Protesters at a Montreal abortion rights rally in solidarity with Americans following the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the United States Supreme Court say they fear the decision will lead to a rise in anti-abortion sentiment in Quebec and…

In a devastating decision by Quebec's National Assembly on May 24, Bill 96, the newest addition to the province's panoply of restrictive language laws, was officially passed. While the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) presented the bill as…

Quebec's health ministry says Montreal and Laval will be the first cities in the province to get all-electric ambulances set to hit the streets next year. Urgences-Santé has acquired eight ambulances from…

The Crown Prince of Luxembourg, who is in Toronto for an official business visit, has spoken publicly about how his family took refuge in Canada during World War II. Prince Guillaume Jean Joseph Marie, heir to the Luxembourg throne,…

Pointe Claire the company receives $2.3 million in financial assistance from CED. POINTE CLAIRE, QC, June 17, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) Supporting business growth contributes to the…

Breadcrumb Links Quebec Personal finance Local News The increase will be limited to between 2% and 3%, with the government making up the difference at a cost of $173 million, said Eric Girard. Publication date…

Executives from dozens of Quebec-based tech companies are warning Premier Francois Legault that the province's new language law, known as Bill 96, will make it difficult to recruit talent and threatens to cause "huge damage to the…

Links to the breadcrumb New Local News The lawsuit seeks compensation of $219 million, plus $75 million in punitive damages, for repeated violations of the three-day maximum time limit for bail hearings. Author of…

Breadcrumb Links Quebec New Local News Various contracts during the pandemic, such as securing personal protective equipment and providing vaccinations and tests, amounted to $6 billion. Author of the article:…

Former Reform Party leader Preston Manning said one of the reasons the Liberal government invoked the Emergencies Act to end the convoy protests was because it realized that much of the support for the protests came from Quebec, the…

The province is threatening to change the law in response to Montreal schools considering circumventing the effects of Bill 96. Under the new language reform law, enrollment in English-language CEGEPs will be capped. As a…

MONTREAL — Premier Francois Legault's assertion that Quebec risks turning into Louisiana if the province doesn't have more control over immigration is based more on pre-election posturing than reality, politicians said. opposition and…

Researchers are struggling to explain why Quebec recorded the highest number of official COVID-19 deaths in the country despite a relatively low number of excess deaths between March 2020 and October 2021.A new study published Monday by the…

Breadcrumb Links Quebec Local News Among the resolutions debated in Drummondville this weekend, the one asking the government to make contemporary Quebec history courses compulsory in CEGEPs, in order to help young…

In The News is a roundup of articles from The Canadian Press designed to start your day. Here's what's on our editors' radar for the morning of May 24... What we're watching in Canada... In The News is a roundup of articles from…

The weather in Quebec does not look too good! If you were expecting hot and humid days for the summer, think again because Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for 17 regions of the province. In addition to heavy…

Breadcrumb Links Telecom News Buying spectrum is key to Quebecor's plan to expand mobile services outside of its Quebec stronghold, especially if it fails to acquire Freedom Mobile from Shaw Both Telus and…

A Montreal non-profit organization needs a new bus so it can continue to provide a range of harm reduction services and supplies to people living in precarious situations across the city.Anonymous already has a traveling six-wheeler on the…

Under the current rules, access to the small business rate is reduced proportionately when a business has taxable capital between $10 million and $15 million. According to the proposal, access to the tariff would be phased!--3rd>…

Victoriaville the company receives $200,000 in financial assistance from CED. VICTORIAVILLE, QC, May 11, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) Supporting business innovation and growth contributes to…

The usual excitement at the end of the school year in Nunavik reaches a new level, as hundreds of students prepare to present special projects to the country's first Indigenous Governor General. Mary Simon's tour of the Nunavik region…

QUEBEC, May 5, 2022 /CNW/ - Before the meeting of the entire sector at the Assises du tourisme 2022, the Minister of Tourism Caroline Proulx announced a major investment of $92 million develop regional tourism in Quebec. These funds…

Breadcrumb Links Quebec Local News Later, the Premier of Quebec tried to calm the waters by insisting that he was actually making a positive comment about Arcand. "I want to say that I am in top form," said…

By Benjamin Powless Journalist of the Local Journalism Initiative First Nations leaders applaud a Quebec Court of Appeal decision that upheld key elements of a federal First Nations child welfare law in effect since January 1, 2020,…

A majority of Canadians want to see behind the curtain and examine how provincial and federal governments have handled the COVID-19 pandemic. In a poll by Research Co., a British Columbia-based pollster, 66% of respondents said…

In a video that circulated widely this week, an Inuit child cries as police drag him barefoot away from a visit to his mother's home in Quebec's Far North. The video, posted on Facebook by the seven-year-old's mother, has racked…

Breadcrumb Links News Canadian politics Canada In the spring of 2003, Poilievre, then a young political attaché, sacrificed his weeks of vacation to help Duhaime in order to have him elected deputy of the Action…

The Association québécoise de la construction d'habitations said the province was short of nearly 100,000 homes to meet household demand. Filling the shortage of rental properties and units will be "a nice…

With less than six months to go before the next provincial election, the Official Opposition in Quebec's National Assembly has lost another seasoned politician. David Birnbaum, the MP for the riding of D'Arcy-McGee — which mainly includes…

This story contains an image and descriptions of offensive stereotypes. Excerpts from worksheets illustrating racist stereotypes about Asians that have been used in Quebec government-funded French classes are sparking outrage, after images…

QUEBEC CITY - Ending the state of health emergency in Quebec overnight would be "killing people", warns the acting director of public health, Dr. Luc Boileau. He testified on Wednesday before a parliamentary committee…

Breadcrumb Links News Local News CEGEP administrators have vehemently opposed the amendment, which could lead to thousands of students failing classes or earning poor grades. Publication date : April 04, 2022 • 1…

A pilot shortage is forcing a small regional Quebec airline, Pascan Aviation, to cut some flights and revamp its schedule in eastern Quebec this summer. The airline is canceling two of the six weekly flights it normally serves from…

SHERBROOKE, QC, April 1, 2022 /CNW/ - The Honorable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Member of Parliament for Compton–Stanstead, and Geneviève Hébert, Member of the National Assembly for Saint-François, are…

As the CAQ government promotes its new healthcare plan, promising better working conditions for nurses, some young nurses who work and study part-time say their voices are not being heard. "I feel like we've kind of been left behind," said…

MONTREAL — Quebec's acting director of public health said he has no plans to recommend new COVID-19 restrictions amid rising indicators, but on Sunday warned the public to to be cautious about the increase in cases. dr. MONTREAL —…

A month after restaurants return to full capacity, mask mandates in indoor and outdoor restaurants and bars will be lifted on April 15. Quebec's acting director of public health, Dr. Luc Boileau, confirmed this at a press conference on…

Quebec Premier Francois Legault speaks during a news conference Feb. 8 at the Legislative Assembly in Quebec City.Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian PressQuebec Premier François Legault warns that the new alliance between the federal Liberals…

Members of the infamous Quebec Sunwing flight to Cancun continue to deal with the aftermath of their mile-high party. On Monday, Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced that the authorities had imposed six new sanctions on the…

Every winter, Nicolas Martin and his father, Marco, snowshoe into a public forest near the Restigouche River, about 300 km north of Fredericton, where the snowdrifts are as high as they are. They stop at each mature…

Breadcrumb Links News Canadian politics "I respect Quebec's right to make its own laws, but I hope the province will repeal the bill," said Pierre Poilievre Author of the article: The Canadian Press…

Refusing meetings with power, Dawson College pinned its hopes for its canceled expansion project on the public. He's collecting thousands of names in a petition, hoping to prove - just before provincial budget time - that voters…

The Canadian government is expediting immigration for an unlimited number of Ukrainian refugees. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, more than 2.1 million people have fled the war in Ukraine so far.…

Breadcrumb Links Opinion Columnists As critical as I am of today's radical feminism, I owe so much to the Quebec liberal brand of "women's liberation" that I grew up with. Author of the article: Lise Ravaire •…

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Breadcrumb Links Local News The report also finds that the program's appeals office lacks independence because it is itself part of the system it is called upon to review. Author of the article: The Canadian Press…

Everything seems to get more expensive. Food, gas and housing prices are on the rise, while paychecks are slow to keep pace. CBC News' Priced Out series explains why you pay more at checkout and how Canadians cope with the high cost of…

Breadcrumb Links Canada Jean Charest has never been charged and has always maintained his innocence. Publication date : February 28, 2022 • 38 minutes ago • 1 minute read • Join the conversation…

Here's how we got here and what current political leaders have to say about finally making it easier for Quebecers.What is the root of the dual tax system?Premier Maurice Duplessis is credited with defining Quebec's fiscal autonomy.There…

Breadcrumb Links Local News Energy Hydro-Quebec paid its highest dividend in its history to the Quebec government, at $2.673 billion. Author of the article: The Canadian Press Pierre Saint-Arnaud…

A report prepared by an independent provincial body reveals a labor force divide between Anglophones and Francophones in Quebec. The 44-page document prepared by the Provincial Round Table on Employment (PERT) illustrates that…

CHENNAI: In a significant step forward for Air India in its legal tussle with Devas Multimedia, the Quebec Court of Appeal, Canada, has given it the green light to challenge an earlier Canadian court order that allowed investors foreigners…

Quebec City police have made three arrests, as protesters stage a second demonstration in two weeks near the National Assembly in Quebec City demanding an immediate end to all pandemic measures in the province. The city's police force,…

Breadcrumb Links Quebec Local News “There is no connection with the political environment,” said the Minister of Health in reference to the recent wave of protests against public health measures. Publication date :…

In the village of Inukjuak on the northeast shore of Hudson Bay, trash isn't something that disappears into a distant dump in the back of a garbage truck. He stays nearby. Then it burns. "Domestic waste burning is a big problem in my…

MONTREAL — Health Minister Christian Dubé said Friday that the vaccine passport system may be put on hold and not restarted until the next wave of COVID-19, if necessary.Asked by opposition health critics during a Legislative Assembly…

Vancouver City Council won't contribute city money to help support a legal fight against Quebec's controversial law that bans public servants from wearing religious symbols, including turbans, hijabs, yarmulkes and crucifixes .…

Quebec police say those protesting public health measures outside the National Assembly must move their parked vehicles, which include at least two dozen heavy trucks, or face fines and towing. The police department (SPVQ) made the…

Mary Dunlop says if she didn't prepare and bring most meals, her mother - who lives in a long-term care home in West Montreal - would be stuck eating only the bland and mashed potatoes that the residence serves, day after day. "Sometimes…

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On Monday, Quebec reported 2,888 people hospitalized (7 less than the day before), including 223 in intensive care (10 less than the day before). The province reported 2,423 new cases of COVID-19 and 33 deaths. Since the start of…

The atmosphere was festive outside Gym Le Vestiaire in Montreal on Sunday, as gym members gathered and sang "All you need is sports!" to the tune of the Beatles classic "All you need is love". The facility was one of many across Quebec…

Five years after a deadly attack at a Quebec mosque that killed six people and injured 19, survivors and members of the Muslim community will gather on Saturday to close a week of events surrounding the tragedy. Mosque leaders say the…

It seems that several COVID-19 related SMS scams have hit Quebecers' phones lately, offering everything from information to money. In a scam, Quebecers say they are receiving text messages offering them…

Cree and Innu chiefs from northern Quebec have signed a nation-to-nation agreement allowing Innu hunters to harvest 300 caribou this winter on traditional Cree territory east of Chisasibi. The agreement is called Maamuu nisituhtimuwin/…

Breadcrumb Links Local News Montreal City Council will adopt new zoning limiting building heights and densities in the historic district Author of the article: Marianne Scott • Montreal Gazette May…

Breadcrumb Links Local News During my visit, I saw customers shaking hands with their server, as if to say, "Thank you, I'll have some sprouts for dessert," writes Josh Freed. Author of the article: Josh freed •…

The Omicron COVID-19 variant has spread rapidly, but Saskatchewan hospitals have yet to feel its full effects. Over the past two weeks, cases in hospital and intensive care have nearly doubled, with the province reporting 1,000…

Breadcrumb Links Opinion Columnists Breaks in public services seem to be a betrayal of the sacrifices we have made. It's as if the government is abandoning us at the worst time. Premier Francois Legault,…

After an extended holiday break and a shift to virtual learning, thousands of Quebec students are returning to class this week. But some parents and officials worry that the government has not put in place adequate COVID-19 measures to…

Teachers at Westmount High School in Montreal demonstrated against the Quebec government's reckless decision to reopen schools amid the 2nd wave of the pandemic. (Photo: Robert Green)Provincial governments in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and…

New Brunswick announced tougher public health measures on Thursday as COVID-19 hospitalizations continued to rise in several provinces and the Omicron variant fueled more infections across Canada. New Brunswick announced tougher…

By Paula Newton | CNN The Canadian province of Quebec announced on Tuesday that residents who refused a Covid-19 vaccine will soon have to pay a fine. The fines will be a way for the unvaccinated to contribute to an overburdened public…

Paramedics walk a patient past ambulances outside a Toronto hospital on January 5. Hospitals in many parts of Canada are under the weight of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.Chris Young / The Canadian PressThe rapidly spreading Omicron…

About a quarter of travelers caught partying on a Sunwing flight from Montreal to Cancun at the end of last month have found their way back to Canada, according to Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos. Duclos said 27 of the 130…

"I'll take a moment"The plane was reportedly mapped privately by the 111 Private Club, a self-proclaimed "exclusive" invitation-only group, for a New Years event it hosted in Mexico. James William Awad, who operates 111 Private Club,…

The last: Quebec reports another jump in the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19, as well as 21 additional deaths linked to the pandemic. Health officials say 1,592 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, an increase…

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Kuujjuaq, the largest of the 14 Nunavik communities, has never had a community center since it became a municipality in 1980. This is something that, according to Mayor Sammy Koneak, "is in itself a crime" . “The…

New Year's Eve 2021 in Quebec is shaping up to be the last day of 2020. already seen? You're not alone.It's safe to say we're all set to say goodbye to 2021 and some of you were probably hoping to end this one-year roller coaster by…

Aden Seaton's two children attend Chelsea Elementary School in Quebec. She works at News from Low Down to Hull & Back, the local newspaper serving the Gatineau Hills.My son begged me to visit his grade 3 class and, thanks to his…

The numbers we have, said Prativa Baral, epidemiologist and doctoral student at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, "are underestimated - our testing capacity is at peak, so we don't actually see what's going on with the…

In a move that angered unions and healthcare workers, the Quebec government is proposing a controversial measure to deal with a hospital staff shortage as COVID-19 cases increase. The highly transmissible Omicron variant means that…

In addition to helping the health network, the Je Contributor du Québec site will hire more people, including retirees, to help the province's youth protection network. The people recruited…

The Montreal Canadiens will once again play in empty arenas. The Quebec government today announced sweeping new restrictions after reporting 4,571 new cases of COVID-19 - the highest tally on record in the province. These restrictions…

The last: The Maple Leafs' game against the Canucks in Vancouver has been postponed due to COVID-19 cases. Many Canadian provinces grappled with an increase in COVID-19 cases across the country on Saturday, with the Omicron…

Breadcrumb Links PMN News PMN Canada Author of the article: The Canadian Press Joan bryden Release date : Dec 17 2021 • 21 minutes ago • 4 minutes to read…

MONTREAL - The father of a seven-year-old girl from Granby, Que., Whose murder in 2019 shocked the province and led to an investigation, has pleaded guilty to forcible confinement. MONTREAL - The father of a seven-year-old girl…

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will not immediately intervene in Quebec's debate on Bill 21 because he does not want the Quebec government to politically militarize federal intervention.At a press…

Gary Bettman says he's always happy to meet elected officials. And a specific rally slated for next month has certainly sparked fan interest in a hungry Canadian hockey market for the NHL's comeback. Before Nordiques fans were excited…

THE CITY OF QUEBEC, December 10, 2021 / CNW Telbec / - In order to give concrete form to the actions that the Cree Nation expects and to formalize the obligations of the agreements concluded with it, the Minister responsible for Native…

A committee of elected Quebecers says that anyone diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease should be able to sign a prior request for medical assistance in dying.That's the main recommendation of an all-party committee report tabled Wednesday on…

MONTREAL - data-pm-slice = "1 1 "> With the number of gun-related incidents in Montreal on the rise, the Quebec government announced Sunday that it will invest $ 52 million to step up prevention efforts. The funds…

Some essential workers in Quebec are being asked to repay part of the Incentive Program to Retain Essential…

WENDAKE, QC, December 1, 2021 / CNW Telbec / - The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) and the First Nations of Quebec and the Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC) recognize the long-awaited tabling of…

MONTREAL - The threat of an indefinite strike in several public day care centers (CPE) in Quebec is approaching as the main labor organizations try to reach an agreement with the Quebec government. The Federation of…

QUEBEC - The government of Quebec launched on Sunday the second part of its advertising campaign focused on immunizing children against COVID-19. The advertisements, which will be shown on television, the web and in…

The COVID-19 situation suddenly becomes intense again in various parts of Europe, with lockdowns imposed in Austria, tighter restrictions in Belgium and the Netherlands and hospitalizations and numbers of cases reaching crisis levels in…

MONTREAL, 25 November 2021 / CNW Telbec / - An in-depth and critical study of from Canada health services for indigenous children by Samir Shaheen-Hussain has won two annual literary prizes from the Federation of Quebec Writers (FAQ).…

QUEBEC - The Minister of Education, Jean-François Roberge, is following up on his commitment to reform the institution of the Student Ombudsman in order to better deal with complaints in schools. On…

It seems like the federal government is constantly updating Canada's travel rules, so we've decided to put together a list of the latest changes to make your life easier. While the new rules won't affect everyone, it's always a…

Breadcrumb Links Quebec Quebec solidaire members spend the weekend hammering out the party's new electoral platform. A key priority for a QS government would be tackling climate change. Author of the article: Philippe…

MONTREAL - Most public health measures in Quebec will be lifted once the vast majority of children are vaccinated against COVID-19, which Premier François Legault hinted at on Thursday could happen at the start of…

Earlier this month, the Quebec government backed out of making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for healthcare workers. But a challenge to the policy was still pending in the courts. A Superior Court judge on Monday dismissed a request by a…

Breadcrumb Links Quebec The candidate handpicked by former mayor Régis Labeaume was initially declared the winner, but ultimately lost to Bruno Marchand by 834 votes. Author of the article: Philippe Authier…

Few Atlantic Canadians likely paid attention on November 3 when the state of Maine voted in a statewide referendum to block construction of a 950 power transmission line. million dollars from Hydro-Québec…

OTTAWA - Constitutional experts say the federal government has some leeway to maintain Quebec's 78 seats in the House of Commons - or even add one or two - but it cannot guarantee that the influence of the province in the…