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Ultrasounds no longer required in Quebec before getting abortion pill
Until now, Quebec has required patients to have ultrasounds before getting the pills that induce a medical abortion. In the rest of Canada, that measure was abandoned in 2019.
Dozens of firefighters battling blaze started by explosion in Monteregie
More than dozen fire trucks from municipalities across Montreal's South Shore are battling a major fire at an industrial produce building in the Monteregie on Monday morning.
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Quebec student on life support after transit bus crash on B.C. highway
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Ottawa starting to transfer 'small number' of asylum seekers to Ontario from Quebec
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Canadian airlines, airports top global list of delays over the weekend
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Prominent Radio-Canada personalities urge broadcaster to fight CRTC racial slur decision
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One-year closure of commercial cod fishery in northern Gulf of St. Lawrence
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Three arrested for series of robberies at cellphone stores in Montreal, South Shore
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Montreal-area gas prices dip below $2-per-litre
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Quebec doctors call on Premier Legault to take action on arsenic emissions in Rouyn-Noranda
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Montreal conservation group angered after Monarch butterfly fields mowed
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Quebec reports no new COVID-19 deaths, more than 6,300 health-care workers absent
Quebec reported no new COVID-19 deaths, and new positive PCR tests dropped below 1,000.
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Laval police arrest man for pimping and human trafficking
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Parks Canada cancels camping event in Montreal amid criticism over unhoused people
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Ukrainian family starts over in Montreal
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Montreal conservation group angered after Monarch butterfly fields mowed
A Montreal conservation group is baffled and frustrated after a field of shrubs, flowers, and, importantly, milkweed was mowed.
Where have all the workers gone? Montreal economist explains
Concordia economics professor Moshe Lander says the CERB payments may have created a disincentive to want to work though it's not the full answer as employers are facing a massive labour shortage.
Faced with rising COVID-19 hospitalizations, Quebec doctor calls for health system improvements
With COVID-19 numbers once again on the rise in Quebec, some doctors fear a serious crunch could be right around the corner.
Struggle to find pet-friendly apartments leads to more surrenders at SPCA
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Montreal toddler with rare blood disorder desperately needs stem cell donation
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Quebec group goes to court over Governor General's lack of French
A group of Quebecers is going to court to argue that Mary Simon's appointment as governor general should be invalidated because she isn't fluent in French.
Anger, political pushback in Quebec after Legault says cultures are 'not on the same level'
Those who know the debate most intimately said there's little nuance to be found in Quebec Premier Legault's arguments about Quebec's immigration model. 'Every time it's as painful as it is the first time,' said a spokesperson for a Sikh group.
New legal challenge takes aim at Bill 96's rule on translating court documents
A second legal challenge has been filed against Bill 96, focusing on a rule requiring corporations to translate -- at their own cost -- court documents into French. This could include First Nations, one-person businesses, charities and all sorts of groups. Lawyers argue the rule is unconstitutional.
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Montreal conservation group angered after Monarch butterfly fields mowed
A Montreal conservation group is baffled and frustrated after a field of shrubs, flowers, and, importantly, milkweed was mowed.
Quebec homeowners say Ottawa must address decades of erosion caused by ship traffic
The higher parts of Angelique Beauchemin's land, she said, are sinking an inch or two a year as they slope ever more steeply toward the river. While she's not a scientist, she says her biggest fear is that one day there will be a landslide and the white house at the top of the hill where she's lived for decades will tumble down.
UN biodiversity summit moved to Montreal from China over COVID-19 policy
A United Nations summit on biodiversity (COP 15) will be held in Canada instead of China, organizers announced Tuesday, the second major international event to be moved from China because of its strict anti-coronavirus policies.
Quebec extends state of emergency in Saguenay, Que., because of landslide threat
Officials in Saguenay, Que., secured a perimeter around a neighbourhood at risk of landslides Tuesday and tried to ensure that residents forced from their homes had places to stay.
Quebec announces 11 new protected environments
A coalition of Indigenous representatives, environmental organizations, health professionals and outdoor enthusiasts have long called for the protection of more forests and ecosystems in southern Quebec.
Condiment crisis: Quebec food industry copes with mustard shortage
COVID-19 pandemic shortages and extreme weather have put one of the most popular condiments in jeopardy -- mustard.
Ticks carrying Lyme disease are on the rise in Quebec, experts warn
With summer approaching, more Quebecers are heading outdoors -- but health authorities are issuing a warning about Lyme disease because of an increase in ticks.
Environmental groups call for Quebec leaders' debate on climate crisis
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175,000 tons of electronics have been recycled in Quebec in 10 years
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Cell phone infraction, fleeing motorbike and car crash cap busy night for police north of Montreal
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Police find person of interest in deadly shooting at Chicago-area parade
Highland Park's police chief said the 22-year-old man identified as a person of interest in the shooting that killed at least six people, wounded at least 30 and sent hundreds of people fleeing from an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday has been taken into custody.
Daughter of Toronto Blue Jays coach killed in 'terrible accident' while tubing in U.S.
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Former Sask. premier Brad Wall gave strategic advice to key convoy organizer
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Sydney floods affect 50,000 around Australia's largest city
Hundreds of homes have been inundated in and around Australia's largest city in a flood emergency that was causing trouble for 50,000 people, officials said Tuesday.
Canada signs $20B compensation agreement on First Nations child welfare
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