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Quebec imposes curfew as part of 4-week lockdown
The Quebec government is imposing an overnight curfew and extending the closure of non-essential businesses for a month in an effort…
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Coca-Cola Canada Bottling plots expansion plan in Ontario, Quebec
Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Ltd. plans to spend more than $35 million in an expansion plan that will allow it to…
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Quebec schools, offices, non-essential businesses to close until Jan. 11 to help curb spread of 2nd wave
Faced with a rising number of hospitalizations and daily cases, the Quebec government has announced a series of measure it…
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Ottawa preparing new rules on the use of French in key sectors of the Quebec economy
The federal government is planning to use an upcoming reform of the Official Languages Act to draft new rules on…
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After Christmas, Quebec will shut down non-essential businesses for 2 weeks
The Legault government will attempt to slow down the virus's growing spread with a two-week shutdown of non-essential businesses, starting on Christmas…
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How one Quebec seniors’ home ended up getting 10,000 Christmas cards from around the world
On Friday Dec. 4, Sylvie Chevrier posted a few photos of residents at the Gatineau, Que. seniors' home where she works on Facebook, inviting strangers…
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1st doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Canada given in Toronto, Quebec City.
Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign kicked off on Monday with the vaccinations of a long-term care resident in Quebec City…
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Quebec cancels plan to allow Christmas gatherings as COVID-19 surges
Quebec Premier François Legault has backtracked on his plan to allow gatherings over the Christmas holiday period after a rise in…
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Quebec hospitals are filling up, and doctors worry Christmas gatherings could push them over the edge
Quebec hospitals usually see a rise in visits to the emergency room in early January, yet many across the province are…
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Ontario to move permanently to daylight savings time as long as Quebec, New York follow
Ontario has decided to stop changing the clocks twice a year — if Quebec and New York State follow suit
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Quebec’s $100M mental health funding announcement pushed up in wake of sword attack in capital
In his first public address since a sword attack that killed two people in Quebec's capital on Halloween, Premier François Legault says…
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7 months into pandemic, Quebec overhauls COVID-19 screening strategy
With the province in the middle of a second wave of COVID-19, the Quebec government has sacked the firm that,…
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Trudeau promises federal help for COVID hotspots in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today promised more support for local public health units in emerging COVID-19 hotspots — some of…
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Masks mandatory for high school students, organized sports prohibited in Quebec’s red zones
High school students in Quebec's red zones will be required to wear masks in the classroom, organized sports will be prohibited and…
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Quit socializing for next month to stop COVID spread, Quebec health minister pleads
Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé is asking the public to avoid social gatherings for 28 days
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Quebec police say Martin Carpentier is possibly on the move, scavenging to stay alive
Quebec provincial police say they have reason to believe Martin Carpentier, the man wanted in connection with the deaths of…
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3 children killed, 7 people injured after falling from tractor shovel in the Montérégie
Three children have died and three others were seriously hurt in a tractor incident in a small community in Quebec’s Montérégie…
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Loto-Québec announces strict rules for reopening of casinos, along with sweeping layoffs
Loto-Québec has announced it’s laying off 2,250 employees and introducing a wage and hiring freeze due to a drop in revenue…
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Report finds historic low for numbers of large wild Atlantic salmon
A group advocating for the conservation of wild Atlantic salmon says the number of adult salmon returning to North America…
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Cases of community transmission likely in Montreal, city’s public health director says
Montreal’s director of public health is warning that even if there’s no recorded case of community transmission on the island,…
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Quebec bans all indoor events of more 250 people
Quebec Premier François Legault flanked by the province’s Public Health Director Horacio Arruda and Health Minister Danielle McCann, announced Thursday…
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Quebec confirms 7 cases of COVID-19, 91 others under investigation
Quebec now has seven confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 91 others under investigation, the government announced Tuesday. It is not known…
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Canada added 30,000 jobs last month, but jobless rate ticked up to 5.6%
Canada’s economy added 30,000 new jobs in February, bringing the rolling total for the past 12 months up to 245,000.…
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Quebec announces new probable case of COVID-19
Quebec’s public health agency announced a second case of coronavirus in the province Thursday. Tests performed by public health came back positive…
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Quebec’s first presumptive case of coronavirus detected, health minister says
Quebec’s first presumptive case of the coronavirus has been detected in a woman who recently returned from a trip to…
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Machinist union satisfied jobs will stay in Quebec after Bombardier share sale
Bombardier’s sale of its remaining shares in the A220 and A330 commercial jet program — formerly known as the C Series —…
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Bombardier reports $1.6B US loss for 2019, sells remaining stakes in A220 program
Quebec aerospace giant Bombardier reported a $1.6 billion US loss for 2019 on Thursday, shortly after it announced that it’s…
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Valérie Plante says Montreal will ban plastic bags this year
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante says the city is going to modify its plastic bag bylaw to ban them in all shapes…
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Suppliers seeking to push Canadian lingerie chain La Senza into bankruptcy for unpaid bills
Companies that supply garments for retailer La Senza are trying to push the company into bankruptcy because they say the…
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Quebec expands recycling deposit system to include glass, metal, plastic bottles
All beverage containers, including glass bottles for wine and alcohol, will be able to be turned in under a new…
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