Canada: Quebec bans government employees from wearing religious Garb
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.