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Provincial police have launched a homicide investigation after a 28-year-old man was found badly wounded in Outaouais, Que., on Friday evening, and later died. Authorities responded around 11:15 p.m. that night to a home in the municipality of Cantley, an area north of Gatineau, where officers discovered the victim, Karapet …
Read More »Six-year-old girl suffers serious head injury after being hit by car in Quebec City – Montreal
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A six-year-old girl is in hospital with serious injuries after she was hit by a vehicle in a residential area in Quebec City early Wednesday. Quebec City police say they were called around 7:40 a.m. to the intersection of De la Colline …
Read More »Quebec police arrest woman, 39, after death of 58-year-old woman in Témiscamingue – Montreal
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 27, 2023 5:29 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec provincial police say they have arrested a 39-year-old woman in the death of a 58-year-old woman in the province’s Abitibi-Témiscamingue region. Police spokeswoman Sgt. Catherine Bernard says emergency services were …
Read More »Many support staff positions unfilled in Quebec schools, union warns – Montreal
As Quebec struggles to recruit enough teachers to fill its classrooms ahead of the new school year, a major union is warning that it’s proving equally hard to find enough support staff. The Federation des employees et employes de services publics said Sunday there is a worrying number of vacancies …
Read More »Fear of reprisal means some Quebec doctors are afraid to give MAID, college of physicians says
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 25, 2023 11:23 am Updated August 25, 2023 11:54 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec’s college of physicians says some doctors in the province are afraid to perform medical aid in dying (MAID) because they fear reprisals. The professional …
Read More »Quebec construction business owner accused of defrauding 11 victims: OPP
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Quebec resident has been arrested by Ontario Provincial Police and charged in a major construction fraud investigation, according to police. OPP say 11 people have been defrauded of over $1 million. The accused has yet to be named. OPP began their …
Read More »Quebec health minister to table 150 amendments to health-care reform bill – Montreal
The clause-by-clause review of Health Minister Christian Dubé’s major health-care reform, Bill 15, resumed at the National Assembly Monday afternoon. After hearing from several concerned parties in hearings last spring, the committee on health and social services will now continue to review the bill’s nearly 1,200 articles. If it’s adopted, …
Read More »Quebec cemetery turns former golf course into forest for the deceased – Montreal
At a new ecological cemetery north of Montreal there are no gravestones or plaques. Instead, people locate burial sites with the help of a cellphone app. Cemetery Forêt de la Seconde Vie opened in Ste-Sophie, Que., on Aug. 7 with the goal of transforming a 232,000-square-metre ex-golf course into a dense …
Read More »17 people hospitalized, 5 arrested after alleged bear spray attack at Quebec camp
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 15, 2023 11:23 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Seventeen people were sent to hospital after they were allegedly attacked with bear spray at a vacation camp northeast of Montreal. Provincial police spokeswoman Sgt. Éloïse Cossette says five people were …
Read More »Small plane crashes during landing at Quebec City airport, pilot taken to hospital
Authorities at Jean Lesage International Airport in Quebec City confirmed that a small plane with one person aboard was involved in an incident Tuesday morning. Both Quebec City police and firefighters were called in to assist. Quebec City police spokesperson Sandra Dion confirmed one person was taken to hospital. Their …
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