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A new Quebec government bill aimed at reducing bureaucracy and increasing state efficiency is raising concerns about the province’s commitment to fighting climate change. Under Bill 7, the proposed legislation introduced last week by Quebec’s new treasury board president, surpluses from the province’s Green Fund will be allowed to be …
Read More »Over 260 Quebec doctors apply for Ontario licences in weeks following Bill 2
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Over 250 Quebec doctors are applying to be able to work in Ontario, according to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. The surge of applications …
Read More »Heavy snowfall brings power outages, school closures in Quebec
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Hundreds of thousands of households are without power Tuesday morning across Quebec after a first night of relentless snowfall brought as much as 35 centimeters of snow …
Read More »Staff shortages leading to heart surgery delays and deaths, say Quebec cardiologists, surgeons
Cardiologists and heart surgeons in Quebec are warning about a shortage of staff, particularly perfusionists, saying the lack of workers who help keep patients alive during heart surgeries is contributing to delays and even deaths. “Eighty people have died in the last year, year and a half, waiting for their …
Read More »Family paid smugglers to reunite after separation by CBSA at Quebec border
A Haitian family was separated at the Quebec-U.S. border this spring due to what an immigration lawyer calls a “legal glitch” some fear could become a wider problem as more migrants flee the United States into Canada. The family attempted to enter Canada at the official land crossing in Lacolle, …
Read More »Heavy rain traps cars in Quebec City underpass, triggers power outages across province
Flooding and power outages are causing headaches in some parts of Quebec after summer storms and rainfalls. In Quebec City, a pair of vehicles are stuck in an underpass that quickly filled up with water. The city received up to 50 millimetres of water in just two hours this morning. According to …
Read More »New charge laid against Quebec mother accused of abandoning toddler last month
The mother of a toddler who was missing for more than three days last month is facing a second charge in connection with the disappearance of her daughter. The mother, who cannot be identified because of a publication ban that protects the identity of her daughter, had previously been charged …
Read More »Judge authorizes Tim Hortons Roll Up to Win class action — but only for Quebec customers
Montreal Superior Court Justice Donald Bisson limited the class action to Quebec residents because the case hinges on that province’s consumer protection laws. In 2024, hundreds of thousands of customers were told via email they had won a boat, Montreal-based firm LPC Avocats says, in what Tim Hortons has called …
Read More »How an AI cloning tool is letting this Quebec man with ALS keep his voice
Leaning into a small microphone in a Quebec City studio, Dr. Alec Cooper takes a breath and reads out part of the often-quoted “To be, or not to be” soliloquy from Shakespeare’s Hamlet. “It’s pretty dramatic,” said Cooper, backing away from the microphone and letting out a laugh. “I just …
Read More »Quebec singer and Harmonium frontman Serge Fiori dies at 73
Serge Fiori, singer, guitarist and founding member of the legendary Quebec band Harmonium, died Tuesday at the age of 73. His manager of 36 years, Serge Grimaux, said in a statement that Fiori died in the early hours of June 24 at his home in Saint-Henri-de-Taillon, Que., in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean …
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