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A mom with a rare brain tumour has successfully undergone surgery that wasn’t available in Quebec, despite the province’s health insurance board (RAMQ) denying her coverage. Celyn Harding-Jones is proudly donning her hard-earned mark of a warrior: an approximately three-inch scar next to her hairline that was obtained after a …
Read More »O’Ya hoho brand enoki mushrooms, sold in Ontario and Quebec, recalled
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for O’Ya hoho brand enoki mushrooms due to a possible Listeria contamination. The product was sold in 200-gram packages in Ontario and Quebec. Customers are being told to either throw the mushrooms out or return them to the store where they …
Read More »Quebec finance minister playing defence on NHL pre-season games subsidy – Montreal
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 21, 2023 12:13 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec’s finance minister is defending his decision to spend up to $7 million of taxpayer money to bring the Los Angeles Kings NHL team to Quebec City next October for two …
Read More »80,000 nurses and health-care workers launch 2-day strike in Quebec – Montreal
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Tens of thousands of health-care workers across Quebec hit the picket line early Wednesday as part of a two-day strike action to demand better working conditions. About 80,000 nurses, licensed practical nurses and respiratory therapists are among the latest public sectors workers …
Read More »COVID-19 passports did little to convince people to get vaccinated in Quebec, Ontario: study
COVID-19 vaccine passports in Quebec and Ontario did little to convince the unvaccinated to get the jab and did not significantly reduce inequalities in vaccination coverage, a new peer-reviewed study has found. The passports, which forced people to show proof of vaccination to enter places such as bars and restaurants, …
Read More »Quebec premier inaugurates sprawling Romaine hydro project – Montreal
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 12, 2023 12:13 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec Premier François Legault is inaugurating the Romaine hydroelectric complex on the province’s North Shore. Legault is accompanied at Thursday’s event by Jean Charest, who was Quebec premier when construction began in 2009, …
Read More »Quebec City’s Jean-Talon riding gears up for tight byelection race – Montreal
Voters in Quebec City’s Jean-Talon riding will be heading to the polls Oct. 2, and it’s shaping up to be a tight race. The riding, which covers the neighborhoods of Sainte-Foy and Sillery, was a Liberal stronghold for years until the CAQ’s Joëlle Boutin snagged the seat in a byelection …
Read More »Evergrande debt crisis triggers worry, rot at iconic Chateau Montebello hotel – National
China Evergrande Group’s massive financial and legal challenges in Asia are casting a long, dark shadow over the Chateau Montebello, the iconic Quebec log cabin resort which the developer owns. Evergrande, a once fast-growing Chinese property company that became the country’s second-largest developer, acquired the 211-room Chateau Montebello hotel …
Read More »Proposed class-action suit alleges abuse at hands of Quebec youth protection services – Montreal
A team of lawyers representing Inuit children and their families in Nunavik and Indigenous children not living on reserves in Quebec are seeking to launch a class-action lawsuit against the provincial and federal governments over discrimination they claim was suffered related to the director of youth protection services and other …
Read More »Super Bowl winner Laurent Duvernay-Tardif announces retirement from football
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is retiring from professional football. The Quebec native, 32, announced his retirement on social media Thursday morning, saying he feels “serene” with his decision and that he’s walking away feeling accomplished. Duvernay-Tardif played six NFL seasons with the Kansas City …
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