Source: The Canadian Press, January 15, 2018 QUEBEC –– Authorities warned Monday there could be more evacuations after weekend flooding forced residents out of about 40 homes in a Quebec city neighbourhood. Heavy equipment had to be brought in to help break up ice jams on the St. Charles River which have been blamed for the… Continue reading Efforts underway to break up ice jams that flooded Quebec City neighbourhood
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‘This is what Christmas is’: $6,200 raised for homeless man in Quebec
Source: CTV News, December 22, 2017 Whether the days are blisteringly hot or windswept and cold, Kenny calls a makeshift shelter on Gatineau, Que.’s Laurier Street home. Nearly every day, Norm Schrie passes the homeless man on his way to work. Schrie has helped Kenny when he could over the past year, providing food and… Continue reading ‘This is what Christmas is’: $6,200 raised for homeless man in Quebec
Electricity outages due to gusting winds across Quebec
Source: The Canadian Press, October 30, 2017 Nearly 188,000 Hydro-Quebec customers are out of service as of 7 a.m. Monday due to power outages caused by weather. Environment Canada has issued a wind warning for Montreal, Laval, and the South Shore. Strong winds are blowing in the Montreal, Laurentians and Lanaudière regions, as well as… Continue reading Electricity outages due to gusting winds across Quebec
Quebec to Ottawa: Consider criminalizing cellphone use while driving
By Benjamin Shingler, CBC News, August 24, 2016 Provincial Transport Minister Laurent Lessard wants stiffer law against drivers using mobile devices Quebec is asking the federal government to examine the possibility of criminalizing the use of cellphones while driving. Laurent Lessard, the province’s new transport minister, wants his federal counterpart Marc Garneau to look into the matter. Read full article… Continue reading Quebec to Ottawa: Consider criminalizing cellphone use while driving
Quebec zoo employee in stable condition after being attacked by lion
By CTV News, August 8, 2016 A lion at Granby Zoo attacked an employee Monday, fracturing the woman’s backbone, said the director of the zoo. The victim, a woman in her 20s, is in stable condition in a Sherbrooke, Que. hospital and is conscious. Her injuries are “severe,” said zoo director Paul Gosselin. “What we… Continue reading Quebec zoo employee in stable condition after being attacked by lion
Que. government advisory group not recommending pit bull ban: draft document
By Jocelyne Richer, The Canadian Press, August 7, 2016 QUEBEC — For all the talk about banning pit bulls in Quebec, an advisory panel convened to look into the fate of those dogs doesn’t appear to be biting on a controversial call to prohibit the dogs. There’s no mention of banning the breed from a government-appointed… Continue reading Que. government advisory group not recommending pit bull ban: draft document
Passersby credited with halting abduction of 7-year-old girl in Montreal
By CTV News, May 23, 2016 A man was arrested this weekend in Montreal after passersby at a popular downtown park stopped him from allegedly kidnapping a seven-year-old girl. Police say community members stopped and “controlled” the suspect until officers arrived on the scene. The incident took place on Saturday afternoon at Jeanne-Mance Park, located in… Continue reading Passersby credited with halting abduction of 7-year-old girl in Montreal
Five people treated in hospital after fire erupts in Quebec apartment building
By The Canadian Press, May 13, 2016 An apartment building on Terrasse Turgeon was destroyed by fire on May 13, 2016 LONGUEUIL, Que. — Three people are unaccounted for following an overnight apartment building fire in Longueuil, Que. Firefighters in the community just south of Montreal were called to the blaze at around 2 a.m.… Continue reading Five people treated in hospital after fire erupts in Quebec apartment building
Tax burden lowest in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Conference Board of Canada report says
By CBC News, May 2, 2016 Study ranks Quebec as the province with highest personal and business taxes Corporations and individual taxpayers in Alberta and Saskatchewan are getting off easy compared to most other provinces, according to a report from the Conference Board of Canada. Benchmarking Provincial Tax Burdens looked at taxation systems across Canada… Continue reading Tax burden lowest in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Conference Board of Canada report says
Plane that crashed in Quebec had 'high accident rate'
Source: CTV News, March 30, 2016 Aviation experts are asking whether the type of plane that crashed on Quebec, killing all seven on board, should have been flying at all, considering its record of crashes and Tuesday’s poor weather. Daniel Adams, a pilot and flight instructor, told CTV Montreal that multiple factors may have led… Continue reading Plane that crashed in Quebec had 'high accident rate'