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• Ottawa’s planned cuts expected to hit parliamentary interpreters

  An official said the proposed new rules would lower the quality of interpretation services and undermine public access to government proceedings in Canada’s two official languages.

  Politics

  Jul 24
  
• Feds increase French language funding for Alberta government services

  Culture Minister Tanya Fir says the funding will build on past efforts to make government services and resources available in French.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2024
  
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• Quebec group unhappy after Supreme Court removes unilingual rulings from website

  Droits collectifs Québec says the registrar's decision to remove the rulings doesn't resolve the issues it raised, so it will continue to seek a Federal Court ruling.

  Canada

  Nov 12, 2024
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• Bill 96: New language rules requires Quebec store signs to be two-thirds in French

  The new rules are part of Bill 96, which overhauled Quebec's language laws in 2022 in an attempt to protect the French language.

  Canada

  Jun 26, 2024
• Quebec to invest $603M to protect French language. Critics say province has it all wrong

  Critics say the province is relying on data that reflects the private sphere versus the public, and intends on using coercive measures to bolster and protect the French language.

  Canada

  Apr 30, 2024
• Quebec unveils $603 million five-year plan to protect French language

  The provincial government said its nine priorities include better monitoring of language trends, boosting the French cultural offering, and improving students' mastery of French.

  Canada

  Apr 28, 2024
• Some Ukrainians in Quebec struggle with French requirement for immigration

  Ukrainians came to Canada through a program that allows them to stay and work for three years, and beneficiaries have until March to apply to extend their temporary status.

  Canada

  Feb 24, 2024
• Quebec politicians rail against ‘English week’ at French-language CEGEP

  "There's already enough English among young people in general in Quebec,'' Premier François Legault said to reporters on Wednesday.

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2023
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• Kingston, Ont. ‘double French’ high school celebrates inaugural school year

  After years in the works, Kingston's French high school students came together Wednesday to inaugurate the first 'double French' high school in Kingston.

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2023
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• Percentage of French speakers in N.B. rises from 2016 but down from historic high

  French speakers made up 41.9 per cent of New Brunswick's population in 2021, which is nearly identical to numbers seen in 1991, but still lower than the all-time recorded high.

  Canada

  Aug 24, 2023