Gaspe Peninsula

• 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, 2024
  
• Quebec provincial police spokesman charged with sexually assaulting minor in 1988

  Sgt. Claude Doiron, now 60, was 25 years old at the time, and Quebec provincial police say he had not yet joined the force.

  Crime

  Jun 26, 2023
  
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• Ultra-marathoner preparing to run nearly 8,000 km from Florida to Quebec

  Joan Roch, 49, said he plans to run an average of 52 kilometres a day in order to finish the run from the United States to Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula in five months.

  Canada

  Jan 2, 2023
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• Search resumes for fisherman missing in Quebec’s Gaspé region since Friday

  Police spokeswoman Sgt. Beatrice Dorsainville says the search for the man, who is in his 60s, began late Friday afternoon.

  Canada

  Jan 1, 2023
• Trudeau resumes summer political tour in Quebec after Costa Rica holiday

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's planned events include visits to a farm, wind farm and a train retrofitting plant in New Richmond, Quebec.

  Canada

  Aug 18, 2022
• Quebec police holding ground searches for missing 3-year-old boy after Amber Alert widened

  Quebec provincial police say they are conducting ground searches Thursday for a missing three-year-old boy allegedly abducted by his father.

  Crime

  Sep 2, 2021
• Auditor general blames government incompetence for costly Quebec ferry saga

  Quebec bought the MV F.A. Gauthier for $170 million and put it into service in 2015, but three years later it had to pull the boat out for repairs, and the whole project ended up costing almost $236 million.

  Canada

  Oct 29, 2020
• Officials say search for entangled whale continues in Nova Scotia

  The department says the whale is moving into waters east of Nova Scotia and the rescue team is determining the best course of action.

  Environment

  Jul 27, 2019
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• Right whale deaths in the past month have almost wiped out recent population gains

  The population gains made this spring have been almost wiped out - and it's still early in the foraging season off Canada's east coast.

  Environment

  Jun 28, 2019
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• Amber Alert cancelled after 7-year-old girl found safe in Quebec, suspect arrested

  Police have cancelled an Amber Alert for a girl of around seven years old who was allegedly abducted in Matane, on Quebec's Gaspe Peninsula.

  Canada

  Jun 16, 2018