Richmond, Quebec news

Quebec developer makes formal buyout offer to Transat, outbidding Air Canada  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — A Quebec developer who promised a takeover proposal for Transat AT Inc. has made good on his word, outbidding Air Canada in the process.

Quebec Premier apologizes to agronomist who blew whistle on pesticide study  Richmond NewsQuebec Premier Francois Legault apologized Friday to a whistleblower who was fired after going public with concerns about the pesticide industry's influence on ...

Quebec government to invoke closure on controversial secularism, immigration bills  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — The Quebec government will invoke closure in order to force through controversial bills on secularism and immigration that it says must be ...

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney seeks alliance with Quebec's Francois Legault  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — Quebec and Alberta are natural allies in the fight to defend provincial autonomy in the face of federal interventions, Alberta Premier Jason ...

Details emerge of alleged abuse at now-shuttered Quebec roadside zoo  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — The animals in a small Quebec zoo at the heart of an animal cruelty investigation were allegedly malnourished and lacked adequate space, ...

Quebec government set to transfer three English schools to French board  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — Quebec's education minister moved Tuesday to begin the process of transferring three English schools in Montreal to help ease overcrowding at ...

Quebec man whose daughter's death sparked youth protection inquiry denied bail  Richmond NewsGRANBY, Que. — A Quebec judge on Monday denied bail to the father of a seven-year-old Quebec girl whose death has sparked several probes about the state ...

Quebec man whose daughter's death sparked inquiry faces new charges  Richmond NewsGRANBY, Que. — A bail hearing began Thursday for the father of a seven-year-old Quebec girl whose death in late April has raised questions about the ...

Spring flooding not sinking cottage markets in Ontario, Quebec: report  Richmond NewsTORONTO — Spring flooding has failed to sink Ontario and Quebec's cottage real estate markets, according to Royal LePage's annual recreational property ...

Ottawa, Quebec announce $500 million reconstruction of La Fontaine Tunnel  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — The federal and Quebec governments have announced a $500-million reconstruction project for Canada's longest highway tunnel — the ...

Quebec launches wide-ranging public commission into youth protection  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — The Quebec government is forming a wide-ranging independent commission to look into youth protection after the death of a seven-year-old girl ...

Quebec launches wide-ranging commission into youth protection service,  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — The Quebec government launched a wide-ranging independent commission Thursday to look into youth protection in the province, prompted by ...

Advocates say Quebec Alzheimer's slaying highlights need for caregiver support  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — Advocates for caregivers are hopeful the case of a Montreal man who killed his Alzheimer's-stricken wife in what was described as an act of ...

Legault announces plan to electrify Quebec's economy, reduce oil consumption  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — The Quebec government will reduce oil consumption in the province by 40 per cent by 2030 through a vast program to shift transportation ...

Canadian Human Rights Museum could include Quebec's secularism legislation  Richmond NewsQUEBEC — The Quebec government's latest attempt to legislate on secularism could find its way into the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg.

Police in western Quebec investigate attacks on various public utilities  Richmond NewsGATINEAU, Que. — Police forces in western Quebec are investigating a series of attacks on public utility installations and private business equipment that ...

'It's worrying': Quebec premier on allegations anti-corruption unit fabricated evidence  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — *Fresh* allegations involving Quebec's anti-corruption unit, once held up as the police force that would rekindle citizens' trust in their institutions, ...

Archbishop fears Quebec government's secularism bill will erode freedoms  Richmond NewsMontreal's Archbishop says he fears the province's move to legislate on secularism will come at the expense of individual freedoms.Archbishop Christian Lepine ...

Quebec premier asks MNAs not to fund events promoting Canada, sovereignty  Richmond NewsQUEBEC — The Quebec government is telling members of the legislature they cannot use their discretionary budgets to support events that promote federalism ...

Quebec moves to tighten law on dangerous dogs, give municipalities flexibility  Richmond NewsQUEBEC — The Quebec government is giving municipalities more tools to deal with potentially dangerous dogs, including allowing towns to order the animals ...

'Everything is in front of us': Cryptocurrency spurs Quebec regional economy  Richmond NewsMAGOG, Que. — Emiliano Grodzki moves his right hand across the front of a series of small, rectangular machines, each fitted with a fan blowing warm air inside ...

Quebec non-profit launches public awareness campaign for 35 missing children  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — A Quebec non-profit group is launching a public awareness campaign for the cases of 35 missing children through a partnership with MSN ...

Quebec targets three English Montreal schools for transfer to French board  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — Quebec says the English school board serving Montreal must come up with a suitable solution to overcrowding in the French-language system ...

Former senator links hijab and mutilation at Quebec secularism hearings  Richmond NewsQUEBEC — Hearings into Quebec's secularism bill veered off track Thursday when a former senator drew a connection between the Muslim head scarf, female ...

Former senator rebuked for linking hijab, mutilation at Quebec secularism hearings  Richmond NewsQUEBEC — Hearings into Quebec's secularism bill veered off track Thursday when a former senator drew a connection between the Muslim head scarf, female ...

Lawmakers mark 35th anniversary of 1984 Quebec legislature attack  Richmond NewsQuebec lawmakers held a moment of silence today to mark the 35th anniversary of an attack at the provincial legislature that left three dead and 13 injured.

Gerard Bouchard declares opposition to Quebec's 'radical' secularism bill  Richmond NewsQUEBEC — A second prominent intellectual has told the Quebec government it is going down the wrong path with its secularism bill, saying there is no ...

Exam question on climate change draws anger, memes from Quebec students  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — A Quebec high school French exam question that asked students about adapting to climate change has drawn a torrent of online criticism, ...

Montreal protesters form human chain to protest Quebec's secularism bill  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — Several hundred people formed a human chain around the Montreal courthouse today to protest the Quebec government's secularism bill.

Anti-tobacco advocates call on Quebec government to appeal vaping ruling  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — An anti-tobacco group is urging the Quebec government to appeal a court ruling that invalidated certain sections of the province's tobacco ...

Quebec officials remain on flooding alert, keeping tabs on weather  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — Water levels remained high but the flooding situation was largely stable in Quebec on Saturday with officials keeping close tabs on the weather ...

Quebec ticket holder wins Friday night's $50 million Lotto Max jackpot  Richmond NewsTORONTO — A ticket holder somewhere in Quebec won the $50 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw.There were also two Maxmillion prizes of $1 ...

Quebec social workers decry working conditions following death of Granby girl  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — Quebec's order of social workers says its members need more time and less pressure to properly do their jobs.Order president Guylaine ...

Quebec judge declares parts of vaping legislation invalid after challenge  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — Quebec is within its rights to legislate on vaping, but a provision banning demonstrations of vaping products inside shops or specialized clinics ...

Quebec government orders public coroner's inquest into 7-year-old's death  Richmond NewsQUEBEC — It's "revolting" that authorities failed to prevent the death a seven-year-old girl who had a long history with the province's youth protection system, ...

Cryptocurrency mining companies welcome ruling keeping Quebec power prices low  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — Cryptocurrency industry members in Quebec are welcoming a ruling by the province's energy board that maintains current electricity rates and ...

Some residents expected back in water-logged Quebec town today  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — Authorities in Quebec were expected to partially lift an evacuation order in flood-stricken Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac on Tuesday, allowing some ...

Broken Quebec dike forces hundreds of evacuations northwest of Montreal  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — Quebec's premier is telling residents in waterlogged areas of the province that they face a few more "difficult" days ahead and to "have courage" ...

Broken Quebec dike forces thousands of evacuations northwest of Montreal  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — Residents of a flood-ravaged suburb west of Montreal tried in vain to get access to their trapped pets, medication and personal effects on Sunday ...

More rain forecast for flood-weary communities in Ontario, Quebec, N.B.  Richmond NewsOTTAWA — It's shaping up to be another anxious weekend for flood-weary communities in Eastern Canada, with more rain in the forecast for an area stretching ...

Victim in Quebec dog attack thanks community for outpouring of support  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — A Quebec woman who was mauled and seriously injured in an attack by three dogs last month in the Eastern Townships sent a message ...

'Killing Patient Zero' profiles Quebec man unfairly targeted in AIDS epidemic  Richmond NewsGaetan Dugas is shown in this undated handout photo from the documentary "Killing Patient Zero" by director Laurie Lynd. n the late 1970s, Quebecois flight ...

Ethics commissioner opens probe into Quebec Economy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — Quebec's ethics commissioner has announced she is opening an investigation into Economy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon regarding assets he ...

Sandbagging efforts in high gear in Quebec, New Brunswick flood zones  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — More than 600 Canadian soldiers have fanned out across Quebec, filling and stacking sandbags as officials warn that flood waters are likely to ...

Soldiers deploy across Quebec after flood-caused sinkhole claims woman's life  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — Canadian Armed Forces are deploying in three regions across Quebec, officials say, as rising water levels continue to wreak havoc on the ...

B.C. awaits Kenney's 'turn off taps,' threat; Quebec rejects Alberta pipelines  Richmond NewsVICTORIA — Jason Kenney's Alberta election victory sent ripples of enthusiasm and concern across Canada Wednesday.Ontario Premier Doug Ford welcomed ...

Quebec's Beauce region hardest hit by springtime flooding, province on alert  Richmond NewsBEAUCEVILLE, Que. — Quebec's Beauce region has so far been the hardest hit by spring flooding affecting many parts of the province, Public Security Minister ...

Montreal mayor, opposition leader unite to denounce Quebec's secularism bill  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — In a rare display of unity, Montreal city council unanimously passed a motion against Quebec's proposed secularism bill on Monday.

Liberal MPs join other elected officials to oppose Quebec's secularism bill  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — A coalition of federal, provincial and municipal politicians added their voices to those opposing Quebec's proposed secularism bill on Sunday as ...

Quebec proposes ban on religious clothing for public workers  Richmond.comMONTREAL (AP) — A proposal to ban many public employees from wearing religious clothing is creating a fiery debate in the Canadian province of Quebec, ...