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Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Following several collisions involving heavy vehicles, Quebec has announced new measures aimed at addressing the issue …
Read More »Quebec actor Marc Messier dead at age 78
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Marc Messier, a prominent figure in Quebec’s cultural landscape, has died following a brief illness. He …
Read More »When it comes to racism and the Quebec government, ‘systemic’ is still a dirty word
Allegations that an entire squad of police officers in Montréal-Nord engaged in repeated racist behaviour have reignited a long-simmering debate in Quebec over systemic racism. Despite repeated calls to do so, the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government under former premier François Legault steadfastly refused to acknowledge that systemic racism exists in Quebec. …
Read More »Nearly 20 years after her murder in Quebec, an arrest in Guinea gives her loved ones hope
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Close to 20 years after the killing of Rachelle Wrathmall in Sherbrooke, Que., a major development …
Read More »Quebec tables expansion of Bill 101 to English adult education
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The Quebec government tabled a bill Thursday to expand the province’s language regulations to adult and …
Read More »Quebec girl’s death highlights lack of regulations for bouncy castles
The tragic death of a three-year-old girl after a bouncy castle was swept up by the wind in Montreal is raising questions about the safety of the devices and the lack of regulation. The toddler, identified by her father as Ava Ciampini, was among 11 people injured when an inflatable …
Read More »Quebec launches investigation into Longueuil police over 15-year-old Nooran Rezayi’s death
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Quebec’s Domestic Security Minister Ian Lafrenière is launching an investigation into Longueuil police after an officer …
Read More »A Quebec studio won game of the year. So why doesn’t the game look Canadian?
A Quebec-made video game set in a fictionalized version of the American Deep South, called South of Midnight, won the top prize at last week’s Canadian Game Awards — a fitting example of a larger tension in Canada’s game industry. Canada is one of the giants of the global games …
Read More »Quebec is tightening the rules around reselling tickets. But changes don’t address soaring prices
Fans hoping to score Montreal Canadiens playoff tickets, Grand Prix passes or seats to the Olivia Rodrigo concert at the Bell Centre shouldn’t expect a cap on soaring resale prices any time soon. While Ontario passed a law banning above-face-value resales, Quebec’s proposed rules fall short of a price cap, …
Read More »Quebec City student and Ontario nurse held by Israeli forces after aid boats intercepted
Two Canadians are among the activists detained by Israel after the boats they were sailing on were intercepted overnight during a mission to break the nearly 20-year naval blockade of Gaza, Canadian flotilla organizers said Thursday. The Global Sumud Flotilla identified the Canadians as Marie Tota and Umir Tiar. Tota …
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