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Quebec's Abitibi region buried by March storm forecast to bring up to 50 cm of snow
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (149+ words) MONTREAL " Schools are closed and many municipal services are suspended in Quebec's Abitibi-T'miscamingue region because of a storm forecast to bring up to 50 centimetres of snow and freezing rain. The city of Rouyn-Noranda, about 500 kilometres northwest of Montreal, said its…...
Montreal mom charged with abandoning daughter 'needs help,' to remain detained
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (403+ words) MONTREAL " The Montreal mother who allegedly abandoned her three-year-old daughter in rural Ontario, triggering a four-day hunt for the child across two provinces, will remain detained until her bail hearing early next month. On Friday, the mother's legal-aid lawyer said…...
Mother of three-year-old Montreal girl denied bail in abandonment case
8+ mon, 4+ day ago (286+ words) SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD " The mother accused of abandoning her three-year-old daughter in a field near a highway in Ontario burst into tears on Friday as a judge told her she was being denied bail. The 34-year-old woman, whose name is under a…...
Quebec minister disappointed after race considered in reduced sentence for Black man
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (528+ words) MONTREAL " A Quebec minister responsible for fighting racism is criticizing a ruling by a judge who reduced a convicted Black man's sentence due to systemic discrimination. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Christopher Skeete said that someone's race should…...
Quebec suspends directive restricting access to daycare for immigrant children
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (163+ words) MONTR'AL " The Quebec government has partially suspended a directive that would have expelled some children of immigrants from subsidized daycare. Families Minister Suzanne Roy says that while the government reviews its policy, she has directed the daycare network not to…...
Quebec to review files of immigrant children facing daycare expulsion
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (616+ words) MONTREAL " The Quebec government says it will review cases involving children facing expulsion from daycare after the province moved to restrict access to subsidized spots for certain immigrants. The concession comes following pushback to a new government directive, issued earlier…...
Quebec's failed auto insurance digital shift could cost $500M, inquiry hears
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (433+ words) MONTREAL " A public inquiry examining a failed digital shift by Quebec's automobile insurance board heard Monday it could end up costing the province nearly half a billion dollars more than initially planned. Alain Fortin, Quebec's interim auditor general, testified that…...
Quebec not ruling out expanding religious symbol ban to daycare workers: minister
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (321+ words) QUEBEC CITY " Quebec's minister responsible for secularism says the government isn't ruling out expanding its religious symbols ban to include daycare employees. Jean-Fran'ois Roberge says "everything is on the table" when it comes to strengthening secularism in the province, including…...
Most jurors selected in murder trial for Quebec man in truck attack that killed three
10+ mon, 1+ day ago (170+ words) RIMOUSKI " Jury selection began on Thursday at the opening of a high-profile murder trial in eastern Quebec involving a man charged with killing three people with a truck. Forty-year-old Steeve Gagnon faces five charges, including three counts of first-degree murder…...
First Nations call off talks on forestry bill, say Quebec disrespecting rights
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (608+ words) MONTREAL " First Nations in Quebec have walked away from talks with the provincial government on a forestry bill they say would pave the way to privatizing public land. The Assembly of First Nations Quebec'Labrador says the province has not shown…...