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Quebec College of Physicians calls on Premier Legault to take action on arsenic emissions in Rouyn-Noranda
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Ottawa firefighters victorious in Firefit competition held in Montreal
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Police search for missing 61-year-old man last seen in Ahuntsic-Cartierville
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Passenger in critical condition after two cars collide in the Laurentians
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Zhou involved in frightening 1st-lap crash at British GP
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'Incompetence is incalculable': Airport frustrations sour Canadians' summer travel plans
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52-year-old man dies in Gaspesie collision
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Cell phone infraction, fleeing motorbike and car crash cap busy night for police north of Montreal
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Black blood donors needed: Hema-Quebec lacking matches for seriously ill Black patients
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Montreal teachers learn lessons at Holocaust Museum
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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.
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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
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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.
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Ticks carrying Lyme disease are on the rise in Quebec, experts warn
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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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Canada outperformed most G10 countries during first two years of pandemic response: study
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Influenza cases in Canada see rare spring surge amid eased COVID-19 restrictions
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Laval police arrest man for pimping and human trafficking
Police are asking anyone with information about a man suspected of pimping and human trafficking in Laval to contact authorities.
Hundreds of firefighters battling blaze started by explosion on Montreal's South Shore
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Cell phone infraction, fleeing motorbike and car crash cap busy night for police north of Montreal
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Man arrested after shooting pellet gun on the street in Victoriaville, Que., 5 injured
A man is facing charges after firing a pellet gun at people he passed on Saturday night in Victoriaville, in the middle of Quebec.
Quebec police helicopter spots and rescues boaters 9 hours after distress signal
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U.S. Capitol riot: More people turn up with evidence against Donald Trump
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Torched forests and cities burned to the ground. Colleagues with severed limbs. Bombardments so relentless the only option is to lie in a trench, wait and pray. Ukrainian soldiers returning from the front lines in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region, where Russia is waging a fierce offensive, describe life during what has turned into a gruelling war of attrition as apocalyptic.
Video shows police in Ohio kill Black man in hail of gunfire
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People seen surfing on Toronto subway train in 'incredibly' dangerous stunt
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Chinese-Canadian billionaire Xiao Jianhua, who went missing in Hong Kong five years ago, was due to go on trial in China on Monday, the Canadian embassy in Beijing said.
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