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People convicted of money laundering, forgery to be banned from Quebec casinos
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard reads his budget speech, Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at the legislature in Quebec City. The Quebec government has introduced a regulation to ban people convicted of certain crimes from province-owned casinos. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
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Quebec government moves to ban planned obsolescence, ensure products can be repaired
Quebec Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette responds to reporters questions at a news conference, Thursday, May 11, 2023 at the legislature in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
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Montreal protesters call on Quebec to acknowledge systemic racism at rally held to denounce police discrimination
People take part in a rally, to denounce racial profiling and police discrimination while also recognizing the third anniversary of the death of George Floyd, in Montreal on Saturday May 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Coralie Laplante
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More than one-quarter of Quebec teachers not legally qualified: auditor general
Quebec auditor general Guylaine Leclerc presents her annual report, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, at the legislature in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
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Quebec sending two tankers to Saskatchewan to help with wildfires
Smoke from wildfires burning in Western Canada can be seen in a Wednesday, May 17, 2023, satellite handout image. The Quebec government is sending support to Saskatchewan to help the province tackle the wildfires. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-NASA Worldview **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Quebec government says it won’t appeal $385,000 judgment for ex-premier Charest
Jean Charest speaks to reporters in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Advocates urge provinces to follow Quebec’s lead in crackdown on illegal Airbnbs
FILE PHOTO: Figurines are seen in front of the Airbnb logo in this illustration taken February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Quebec calls for public inquests into police officer’s killing, deadly Montreal fire
Quebec provincial police Sgt. Maureen Breau is seen in an undated handout photo. The Quebec government is requesting public inquests into a deadly fire in Old Montreal and the killing of a provincial police officer. Breau was stabbed to death March 27 while attempting to make an arrest in Louiseville, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Surete du Quebec *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Fifth body found in rubble of Old Montreal building fire, police say
Short-term rental company Airbnb says it will pull listings that don't have a proper permit from the Quebec government after a fire last week in an Old Montreal building used for illegal rentals. Firefighters enter the building as they continue the search for victims Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at the scene of last week’s fire that left one person dead and six people missing in Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Airbnb to pull illegal listings in Quebec days after fatal Montreal fire
Short-term rental company Airbnb says it will pull listings that don't have a proper permit from the Quebec government after a fire last week in an Old Montreal building used for illegal rentals. Firefighters enter the building as they continue the search for victims Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at the scene of last week’s fire that left one person dead and six people missing in Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Critics allege group funded by Quebec government spreading transphobic views
Quebec Premier Francois Legault speaks to his Minister of Foreign Relations and of the Francophonie Martine Biron as they take part in the Francophonie Summit in Djerba, Tunisia on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. The Quebec government has come under fire for funding a women's group accused of allegedly spreading transphobic views and even going so far as targeting trans activists online. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Taiga Motors signals financial difficulty, seeks lifeline from investors
The Taiga performance team takes their Nomad Utility Snowmobile, 100% electric, out on the trail in Saint-Faustin-Lac-Carre, Quebec March 2, 2023. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
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COVID-19 pandemic helped Quebec surpass its emissions target: environment minister
A person jogs next to a backdrop of the Montreal skyline as ice fog rises off the St. Lawrence River in Montreal, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. The Quebec government is crediting the COVID-19 pandemic for helping the province surpass its climate change targets. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Quebec’s highest court to begin hearing appeals on constitutionality of province’s secularism law
A box of buttons denouncing Bill 21 is shown during a demonstration against the bill in Montreal, Sunday, October 6, 2019. The controversial Quebec secularism law bans some public-sector employees from wearing religious symbols in the workplace. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Quebec wants federal language law reform to drop reference about promoting English
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, May 16, 2022. The Quebec government wants a federal language law reform to take a different approach towards the province's English-speaking minority and francophone minorities in other party of the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
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Quebec to lift mask mandate for public transit on June 18
Commuters ride a near-empty subway train in Montreal, on Monday, May 25, 2020. CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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Quebec government removes section of assisted-dying bill to ensure it gets adopted quickly
Quebec Health Minister Christian Dube delivers remarks during a news conference in Montreal on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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Ottawa making good on pledge to unilaterally protect Quebec caribou, says Steven Guilbeault
Wild caribou roam the tundra near The Meadowbank Gold Mine located in the Nunavut Territory of Canada on March 25, 2009. Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says he's moving ahead with a threat to unilaterally enact measures to protect Quebec caribou after the province failed to meet an April 20 deadline to provide an acceptable plan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Quebec government announces round-trip flights to province’s regions capped at $500
People look on as an Air Canada plane takes off from Montreal Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Sunday, December 5, 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Ottawa’s ultimatum to Quebec on caribou is a warning to other provinces, say experts
A caribou moves through the Algar region of northeastern Alberta in a September 2017 handout photo. Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault’s ultimatum to the Quebec government on caribou protection is a sign Ottawa is losing patience with provinces that aren’t upholding their responsibility to protect wildlife, experts say. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-University of British Columbia, Cole Burton, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Projections indicate Quebec COVID-19 wave to last two more weeks: health director
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is prepared at the Palais des Congres, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Montreal, Quebec, Canada March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Andrej Ivanov
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Quebec extends mask mandate for month of April amid rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations
A woman wears a face mask as she walks by a sign advising of the mandatory wearing of masks and face coverings to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Montreal, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. A Quebec judge has rejected a request from three Quebecers who wanted the obligation to wear a face covering in the province immediately suspended. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Quebec government, Ottawa Senators exploring joint bid for 2023 world junior hockey championship
Canada's Cole Perfetti (11), Mason McTavish (23) and Owen Power (25) celebrate a goal against the Czech Republic during second period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship action in Edmonton on Sunday, December 26, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Quebec to hold public inquiry into deaths of young sisters killed by their father in July, 2020
Amelie Lemieux is comforted by family members at a memorial for her two daughters, Romy and Norah Carpentier, in Levis, Que. on Monday, July 13, 2020. The Quebec government is announcing a public inquiry will be held into the death of two young sisters and their father in 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
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As Omicron BA.2 variant surges, Quebec plans fourth COVID-19 shot for older, vulnerable adults
Seniors wait for their COVID-19 vaccinations as Quebec begins mass vaccinations based on age across the province, Monday, March 1, 2021 in Montreal. A new study commissioned by the Canadian Medical Association predicts the cost of elder care will nearly double by 2031, going from $30 billion per year to close to $60 billion. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Airbus holds all the cards as Quebec bets another US$300-million on former Bombardier plane
Konrad Yakabuski
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Bronfman’s Claridge partners with Quebec organizations on fund for food processing companies
Stephen Bronfman speaks to the media about the prospect of Major League baseball returning to Montreal Wednesday, June 26, 2019 in Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Quebec details plan to capture, confine isolated caribou herds to protect them
Threatened male bull mountain caribou with large branching antlers graze in the marshy alpine meadows of the Tonquin Valley in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
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Evening Update: Ottawa to expand eligibility for COVID-19 lockdown benefits to regions with capacity limits
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, arrives with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland as she prepares to table the federal budget in the House of Commons in Ottawa, on Monday, April 19, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Morning Update: Quebec considers asking hospital workers with COVID-19 to stay on the job
A nurse prepares a nasal swab at a temporary COVID-19 test clinic in Montreal, on Friday, May 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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Quebec considers asking hospital workers with COVID-19 to stay on the job
A health-care worker pushes a patient across a footbridge into a hospital, amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, in Montreal, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Quebec’s commission on academic freedom takes a courageous stand
Konrad Yakabuski
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Court of Appeal upholds Quebec law restricting advertising of vaping products
In this Aug. 28, 2019 photo a man exhales while smoking an e-cigarette in Portland, Maine. Alberta is reporting its first case of a severe vaping-associated lung illness. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Robert F. Bukaty
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Hydro-Québec’s export plans keep short-circuiting
Konrad Yakabuski
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Disappointment and resignation as Quebec drops health worker COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé speaks during a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, at the legislature in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
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Quebec must reverse course on Bill 2 and restore January’s historic trans rights victory
Samuel Singer