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Drainville, Fréchette square off in second Coalition Avenir Québec leadership debate
5+ hour, 40+ min ago (146+ words) LAVAL " The two candidates vying to replace Fran'ois Legault as Coalition Avenir Qu'bec leader and Quebec premier are meeting today in a second and final debate. Bernard Drainville and Christine Fr'chette exchanged friendly greetings ahead of the start of the…...
Lawyers tell Supreme Court Quebec’s Bill 21 goes beyond legal scope
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (939+ words) OTTAWA " Lawyers challenging Quebec's secularism law Bill 21 went before the Supreme Court of Canada on Monday arguing the legislation goes too far and is unconstitutional. The lawyers also argued the Quebec government overstepped its provincial jurisdiction on matters of linguistic…...
Quebec Tories sour on Grapes as caucus members support Don Cherry for Order of Canada
2+ week, 23+ hour ago (848+ words) OTTAWA " Opposition is mounting among Quebec's federal Conservatives to their own party's push to award the Order of Canada to controversial hockey commentator Don Cherry. In a social media post late Thursday, the party's Quebec lieutenant Pierre Paul-Hus said he…...
Quicksketch: A look at newly acclaimed Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (11+ words) Quicksketch: A look at newly acclaimed Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard'saskNOW...
Quebec students must address teachers as ‘Mr.’ and ‘Ms.’ under new civility rules
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (744+ words) MONTREAL " Quebec students returning to class after winter break will now have to use formal language to address their teachers under new rules designed to foster civility. The province announced last year that public and private schools had until January…...
Quebec government says ‘Go Habs Go!’ expression is part of province’s identity
11+ mon, 3+ day ago (683+ words) MONTREAL " The Quebec government has stepped in to defend the phrase "Go Habs Go!" as the provincial language watchdog takes heat for objecting to the English word "go." In a statement Friday, Quebec's French-language minister said the slogan is part…...