Canadian military deploying to Quebec to assist with COVID-19 containment - Statement
Apr 04, 2020, at 12:18 pm
Toronto/Sputnik/UNI: The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) will be deployed to the northern part of the province of Quebec to assist with efforts to contain the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Department of National Defense confirmed in a statement to Sputnik.
Canada: Quebec bans government employees from wearing religious Garb
Jun 18, 2019, at 11:19 am
Ottawa, June 18 (UNI): Canada's Quebec province bans some government employees from wearing religious symbols at work, prompting an outcry from civil liberties and Muslim groups.
Canada: Quebec apartment building fire claims three lives
Feb 09, 2019, at 10:50 pm
Quebec City, Feb 9 (IBNS): Three members were killed after a fire broke out at an apartment building in Longueuil, Quebec early Saturday morning, media reports said.
A Cree Museum of Footprints exhibition wins Governor General's History Award
Jan 28, 2019, at 05:13 pm
Ottawa, Jan 28 (IBNS): A multimedia exhibition, 'Footprints: A Walk Through Generations', developed by the Aanischaaukamikw Cree Cultural Institute (ACCI) in Oujé Bougoumou, the newest Cree community, of Quebec, Canada -- won a 2018 Governor General's History Award for Excellence in Museums, media reports said on Monday.
Freezing rain should come overnight, says Environment Canada
Dec 27, 2018, at 07:13 pm
Ottawa, Dec 27 (IBNS): Environment Canada has warned that freezing rain should fall overnight across eastern Ontario and western Quebec, media reports said.
Quebec's raising of legal age for smoking cannabis could lead to organised crime: Canada PM Trudeau
Oct 13, 2018, at 08:32 pm
Yerevan, Oct 13 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said the Quebec government's plan to raise the minimum age for smoking cannabis could lead to an organised crime, media reports said.
Canada: CAQ wins Quebec polls, ends Liberal rule in province
Oct 02, 2018, at 08:35 pm
Quebec City, Oct 2 (IBNS): Putting an end to the Liberal rule, the Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) has won the Quebec provincial polls by winning over 70 ridings, media reports said.
Canada: Quebec heads to provincial polls today
Oct 01, 2018, at 07:56 pm
Quebec City, Oct 1 (IBNS): The provincial elections in Quebec will be held on Monday as several voters will be heading to cast their votes, media reports said.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau stands by his remark on woman who heckled him
Aug 21, 2018, at 09:43 pm
Ottawa, Aug 21 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stood by his remark on a woman who had tried to heckle him at a rally last week.
Canada invests $4 million in Ecology Research on lake areas in Ontario
Aug 07, 2018, at 12:06 am
Ottawa, Aug 6 (IBNS): An announcement was made in Kenora, Ontario by Robert D. Nault, Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Kenora, on behalf of the Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans to fund $4 million over four years to International Institute for Sustainable Development - Experimental Lakes Area (IISD-ELA), media reports said.
Canada: Heat wave in Quebec kills 33 people
Jul 06, 2018, at 02:30 pm
Quebec City/Montreal, July 6 (IBNS): The prevailing heat wave in central and eastern Canada led to the death of at least 33 people in Quebec, media reports said.
Canada: Quebec to offer loans to steel and aluminium companies hit by U.S. tariffs
Jun 12, 2018, at 11:34 pm
Ottawa, June 12 (IBNS): Quebec, a Canadian province, offered on Monday C$100 million ($77.1 million) in loans and guarantees on loans to steel and aluminium companies hit by recent United States (U.S.) tariffs, media reports said.
Canada: 600 people crosses border through Quebec in weekend
Apr 06, 2018, at 11:56 pm
Quebec City, Apr 6 (IBNS): More than 600 people have illegally crossed border through Quebec into Canada in the last weekend, media reports said.
Quebec waitress who was fired for not smiling, awarded
Feb 04, 2018, at 04:04 am
Montreal, Feb 3 (IBNS): Quebec waitress, who was fired for allegedly not showing courteous behaviour, has been awarded $30,000 by Quebec's labour tribunal, media reports said.
Canada's Quebec town bans nudity in pool locker rooms
Nov 15, 2017, at 02:05 am
Montreal, Nov 14 (IBNS): Montreal-area town of Quebec in Canada has banned nudity in the swimming poll locker rooms after receiving several complaints, media reports said.
Liberals win Tory seat in Quebec, Conservatives victorious in Alberta
Oct 24, 2017, at 07:04 pm
Montreal/Edmonton, Oct 24 (IBNS): Bringing a sigh of relief to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Liberal candidate Richard Hebert cliched a win in the Tory seat of Quebec in a recent by-election on Monday, media reports said.
Ontario, Quebec, California formally sign Paris accord
Sep 24, 2017, at 08:01 am
Ottawa, Sep 23 (IBNS): Despite the withdrawal of the United States under the leadership of president Donald Trump, Ontario, Quebec and California have formally signed the climate-change deal, media reports said.
Quebec to distribute welfare cheques to refugees staying only in temporary shelters
Aug 31, 2017, at 06:11 am
Montreal, Aug 30 (IBNS): Quebec has planned to distribute welfare cheques to only those refugees who are staying in temporary shelters, media reports said.
Influx of migrants continue in Quebec, Canadian government under pressure
Aug 19, 2017, at 06:13 am
Ottawa, Aug 18 (IBNS): The continuous influx of asylum-seeker migrants in large numbers into the country imposed serious pressure on the Canadian government, media reports said on Friday.
Canada: Mourners hold vigil at scene of Quebec mosque attack
Feb 01, 2017, at 05:02 am
Toronto, Jan. 31 (IBNS): Several mourners gathered at the Quebec mosque attack spot in Canada on Tuesday after the deadly strike on Sunday left six Muslim men killed while injuring 19 others, media reports said.
Quebec mosque shooting: At least six killed, eight injured
Jan 30, 2017, at 07:09 pm
Quebec City, Jan 30 (IBNS): The casualty in the Quebec City mosque mass shooting has risen to six, with eight others sustaining injuries, media reports said.
Canada's population soars with immigrant and refugee arrivals
Oct 10, 2016, at 12:06 am
Toronto, Oct 9 (IBNS): Statistic Canada says record number of immigrants and refugees arriving on Canadian shores have helped push Canada’s official population over 36 million as of July 1.
Two dead, one injured in Quebec plane crash
Sep 27, 2016, at 01:53 am
Quebec, Sept 26 (IBNS):A small plane crashed along the Mouchalagane River in northern Quebec on Sunday.
Annie Pootoogook, Inuit artist body found in Ottawa river
Sep 25, 2016, at 12:01 am
Ottawa, Sept 24 (IBNS): 46- year-old Annie Pootoogook, the acclaimed, award winning Inuit artist was identified as the woman found dead Monday in Ottawa’s Rideau river.