Five years after an attack at a Quebec City mosque that claimed the lives of six people and injured 19, survivors and Muslim community members will gather on Saturday to close off a week of events marking the tragedy.Commemorative events marking the fifth anniversary of the Quebec City mosque attack are ending on Saturday. The six…
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Quebec’s population is changing, but the makeup of the province’s police forces is not, data shows
by Sue JonesPolice officers across the province remain overwhelmingly white, even as people of colour account for a growing percentage of those living in Montreal and municipalities farther afield, an analysis by CBC News has found.Pierre Richard Thomas, a spokesperson for Lakay Média, a Haitian community organization, says Black people in Repentigny, Que., do not feel like…
Asylum seekers hoping to cross the border at unauthorized border points, such as Roxham Road in Quebec, will once again be allowed to enter the country to make a claim.The federal government lifted its ban on unauthorized border crossings Sunday, citing the improving public health situation and the reopening of the land border with the…
Quebec has rolled out a new vaccine QR that is natively supported by Apple’s Wallet and Health app. There’s a catch, though:…
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One of Quebec’s hardest-hit longterm care homes won’t face criminal charges over COVID-19 deaths
by Sue JonesThe owners of CHSLD Herron, one of the province’s hardest-hit long-term care homes during the first wave of the pandemic, won’t face criminal charges.Paramedics are seen transporting a patient from CHSLD Herron, a long-term care home in Dorval, Que. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press)The owners of CHSLD Herron, one of the province’s hardest-hit long-term care homes during the…
Municipalities will be offered financial assistance of up to $12,000 per charging station Hydro Quebec’s Electric Circuit will be rolling out 4,500…
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Quebec’s residential school system started later than most in Canada — and also has history of abuse
by Sue JonesThe effects of the residential school system are downplayed in Quebec’s provincial school curriculum, but testimony and documentation brought forward at recent federal and provincial inquiries shows their devastating impact on Indigenous people in Quebec.In this photo presented at the Truth and Reconciliation Commision, residential school students are seen at the Roman Catholic cemetery in…
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Ubisoft Quebec’s Immortals Fenyx Rising is a great mix of Breath of the Wild and Greek mythology
by Lily WhiteGiven how massively successful The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been, it was only a matter of time before other developers…