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Qu'bec pushes back renewable gas target, but moves on buildings
18+ hour, 20+ min ago (742+ words) On one hand, the Minist're de l'conomie, de l Innovation et de l'nergie (MEIE) is proposing to ban the use of fossil gas in new buildings as of October 2026, as it promised at the COP climate summit in Baku in…...
NDP leader says he won't run in Quebec byelection after Boulerice announces departure
19+ hour, 27+ min ago (742+ words) NDP Leader Avi Lewis said Monday he won't run in an upcoming Quebec byelection to fill a seat being left vacant by Alexandre Boulerice. Boulerice officially announced Monday he is leaving Parliament to run provincially for the Qu'bec solidaire after…...
Loss of government funding and secularism are putting many Quebec churches 'on the brink"
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1090+ words) In 2023, the Ste-Marie-de-l'Isle Maligne church in Alma, Que. , completed its transformation into the St-Cr'me " a combination hotel, ice cream shop and event space. It's one of dozens of churches that have been restored in recent years, with some finding new…...
Young, proud, online: Quebec's next generation of sovereigntists hope to revive an aging movement
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (1383+ words) The self-described CEO of the next generation of Quebec sovereigntists is a 17-year-old rapper and Tik Tok sensation who claims to be more influential than Premier Fran'ois Legault." Miguel Monteiro-Beauchamp, who goes by the name kinji00, was born in Portugal and…...
New NL premier promises to launch review of Hydro-Qu'bec deal within weeks
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (463+ words) Newfoundland and Labrador's new premier says a long-promised review of a proposed energy deal with Quebec's hydro utility will begin within weeks. Tony Wakeham was sworn into office Wednesday in St. John's, NL, after his Progressive Conservative party won a…...
Two Quebec battery supply chain projects pull the plug
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (455+ words) The electric-vehicle slowdown is being felt in B'cancour, the city at the heart of Quebec's dreams of becoming a hub in the North American battery supply chain." The planned expansion of a battery facility in the city has been put…...
Quebec law to promote the sustainability of goods is in force
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (677+ words) A new Quebec law came into effect Sunday aimed at protecting consumers against products intentionally designed with shorter lifespans while ensuring they have the information needed to repair and maintain goods they buy. Quebec's so-called "right-to-repair" law, part of the…...
Quebec premier launches last-ditch effort to avoid political destruction
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (1082+ words) A defiant Fran'ois Legault took a fighting stance as he entered a party convention last weekend, accompanied by the theme song from Rocky III. The Quebec premier threw a few mock punches and paraphrased an aging Sylvester Stallone to a roomful…...
Quebec premier promises new legislation modelled on federal major projects law
7+ mon, 6+ day ago (437+ words) Quebec Premier Fran'ois Legault says his government will table new legislation to speed up environmental approvals, modelled on the federal major projects law." During a Sunday evening appearance on popular Quebec talk show Tout le monde en parle, Legault said…...
Lion school bus woes should make Quebec revisit its electrification plan, critics say
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (565+ words) The abrupt withdrawal of 1, 200 Lion electric school buses from the roads in Quebec is prompting renewed criticism of the provincial government's approach to electrification " and of its decision to give one local company a virtual monopoly. Many school bus routes…...