Parents, neighbours, and others have visited the security perimeter around the Quebec daycare where a city bus driver may have deliberately crashed, killing two children and injuring six others. They have laid flowers, cards, and stuffed animals, and tried to make sense of the tragedy. Quebec Premier François Legault and the province’s three opposition leaders…
Quebec Minister ‘Surprised’ Asylum Seekers Given Free Bus Tickets From New York City
Quebec’s immigration minister says she was “surprised” to learn the City of New York is helping to provide free bus tickets to migrants heading north to claim asylum in Canada. Christine Fréchette says the story highlights the need for Ottawa to solve the problem at Roxham Road, which is an unofficial border crossing south of…
Advocates Come Together to Help Sailors Stuck for Months on Tugboats in Quebec Port
Groups that advocate for seafarers are expressing concern for 11 sailors who are spending a harsh Quebec winter aboard three tugboats that have been detained for months in the port of Trois-Rivières. Paul Racette, who operates the Foyer des Marins seafarers’ club in the port, said the workers, who hail from Mexico, Cuba and Guyana,…
Quebec Drops Recommendation That All Should Get COVID-19 Booster
Quebec is no longer recommending that everyone get a booster shot and is instead advising it is only for those who are considered at risk for severe COVID-19 and who haven’t already been infected, the province’s public health director says. Speaking at a press conference on Feb. 2, Dr. Luc Boileau said booster shots for…
Final Arguments at Trial of Quebec Man Accused in Abduction of Elderly US Couple
Closing arguments are underway at the trial of a Quebec man charged in connection with the kidnapping of a couple from Upstate New York who were smuggled into the province and held captive. Gary Arnold has told the jury that he was threatened by a man known simply as “Big” to do various jobs in…
Groundhog Day: Fred Is Dead in Quebec, Willie and Sam at Odds Over Spring’s Arrival
In what will likely be heralded as a bleak Groundhog Day prognostication, one of Canada’s most famous rodents died before he was set to make his prediction about spring’s arrival. Organizers in Quebec broke the news this morning to the crowd gathered in Val d’Espoir, saying nine-year-old Fred la Marmotte had been found dead the…
Groundhog Day: Willie and Sam at Odds Over Spring’s Arrival
In what will likely be heralded as a bleak Groundhog Day prognostication, one of Canada’s most famous rodents died before he was set to make his prediction about spring’s arrival. Organizers in Quebec broke the news this morning to the crowd gathered in Val d’Espoir, saying nine-year-old Fred la Marmotte had been found dead the…
Report Finds That L’Arche Co-founder Jean Vanier Sexually Abused 25 Women
A charitable organization founded by the late Jean Vanier issued a report Monday saying the Canadian sexually abused at least 25 women during his decades with the group. L’Arche International commissioned the report, which identified 25 women who experienced a sexual act or an intimate gesture involving Vanier between 1952 and 2019. But according to…
Quebec Woman Who Mailed Poison to Trump White House Pleads Guilty
A Quebec woman accused of mailing poison to former president Donald Trump has pleaded guilty and agreed to a prison sentence of nearly 22 years. Pascale Ferrier, 55, entered the plea Wednesday in United States District Court in Washington, D.C. She also pleaded guilty to eight charges related to similar biological weapons offences committed in…
Trudeau, Premiers to Meet in February to Move Health Care Talks Along
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has invited the premiers to join him in Ottawa for a health-care meeting on Feb. 7. The prime minister announced the planned meeting during a news conference this morning, as Ottawa and the provinces try to hammer out a new funding deal for health care. The prime minister and…
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