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  • More groups join fight against Quebec’s controversial secularism law
    The groups claim that the law, which bars many public sector workers, like teachers, from wearing religious attire at work, has caused people to lose jobs.
    Canada
    Apr 30
  • Quebec farmers have been protesting since December. Is anyone listening?
    Upset about high interest rates, growing paperwork and heavy regulatory burdens, protesting farmers have become a familiar sight across Quebec since December.
    Canada
    Apr 23
  • SAQ workers launch 2-day strike as negotiations stall
    At the stroke of midnight, the union representing SAQ store clerks launched a two-day strike starting Wednesday.
    Consumer
    Apr 24
  • Quebec woman wonders why she’s being asked to pay thousands for cancer medication
    In the spring of 2024, a 42-year-old Quebec resident found a lump in her right breast. She was diagnosed with HER-2 positive, an aggressive and recurring form of cancer.
    Canada
    May 3
  • Ottawa, Quebec commit $100M to boost semiconductor capacity
    A news release from the federal government says the funding from both levels of government will help create 280 jobs in the region.
    Canada
    Apr 26
  • Quebec police say 40 ‘high risk’ sex offenders arrested in crackdown
    Quebec provincial police say they say they found 'numerous' people who had violated an order to register with the national sex offender registry.
    Crime
    Apr 25
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  • Quebec policy restricting gender-neutral bathrooms in schools comes into effect
    The government directive requires that all new bathrooms and locker rooms in schools across the province be designated for either boys or girls.
    Canada
    May 1
  • Almost half of Quebecers have high levels of financial anxiety: survey
    A new survey shows 48 per cent of Quebecers have high levels of financial anxiety, mostly regarding food and housing costs.
    Canada
    Apr 30
  • Teachers union joins bid to have Supreme Court rule on Quebec religious symbols ban
    The FAE says that in particular it opposes the Quebec government's use of the Constitution's notwithstanding clause to shield the law from Charter challenges.
    Canada
    Apr 29
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  • Planning a summer trip to Quebec’s Îles-de-la-Madeleine? You’ll have to pay up
    The small archipelago northeast of Prince Edward Island is introducing a $30 visitor fee to raise funds for tourist infrastructure, environmental protection and waste management.
    Canada
    Apr 27
  • 2 women sexually assaulted by foster father to sue child protection services: lawyer
    The foster father, Éric Jean, was sentenced to 10 years in prison in November after he pleaded guilty to assaulting both girls.
    Crime
    Apr 25
  • Police association reports drop in Quebec road fatalities in 2023
    There were a total of 370 fatalities last year, a drop of 22 compared to the 392 people who died on Quebec roads in 2022.
    Canada
    Apr 24
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  • Quebec artists demand more provincial funding, say many struggle to ‘work creatively’
    Artists and cultural workers gathered on Thursday in front of the office of Quebec’s culture minister Mathieu Lacombe in Montreal.
    Canada
    Apr 18
  • Quebec grants up to $40 million for cleanup after fire at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium
    Montreal police say the fire, which began at the base of the Olympic Stadium's tower late last month, remains under investigation.
    Canada
    Apr 24
  • ‘Can it get any worse?’ Quebec’s new health-care ‘top gun’ brings mix of optimism, skepticism
    The appointment of Quebec's new 'top gun' of the embattled health-care system is evoking a lot of reaction. Some are optimistic, some are concerned.
    Health
    Apr 30
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  • Quebec police can refuse to talk to watchdog, province’s top court says
    In a unanimous decision, Quebec's Court of Appeal panel ruled that officers cannot be forced to provide documents that could incriminate them to the watchdog.
    Canada
    May 2
  • Quebecers who were in youth protection less likely to graduate, be employed: study
    The study found only 37 per cent of youth who were in care had graduated high school by the time they turned 21, compared to 86 per cent of all Quebecers.
    Canada
    Apr 21
  • Quebec court approves class action alleging opioid makers misled users about risks
    The class action includes everyone in Quebec who was diagnosed with opioid use disorder after being prescribed opioid medications between 1996 and the present.
    Health
    Apr 16
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  • ‘They were coming to save us’: Inquest opens into deaths of two Quebec firefighters
    A coroner's inquest into the deaths of two volunteer Quebec firefighters who perished during a flood rescue last May in the Charlevoix region is underway.
    Canada
    Apr 15
  • Quebec follows Ottawa by increasing amount of capital gains subject to tax
    Like Ottawa announced in its budget Tuesday, Quebec says it will tax two-thirds rather than one-half of capital gains, which are profits made on the sale of assets.
    Economy
    Apr 19
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