Richmond, Quebec news

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, ...

Immigrants, visible minorities say Quebec government targeting them with bills  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — Immigrants and visible minorities are noticing how some of the most significant pieces of legislation introduced by the Coalition Avenir Quebec ...

Quebec health minister promises changes after woman gives birth in car  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — Quebec's health care network will change its policies after a pregnant woman was forced to transfer hospitals last week and delivered her baby ...

Thousands march in Montreal to denounce Quebec government's secularism bill  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — Thousands of Montrealers chanted for solidarity and loudly denounced Premier Francois Legault on Sunday as they took to the streets to oppose ...

Gerard Bouchard warns Quebec government against perils of religious symbols ban  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — Quebec's proposed legislation banning religious symbols for some public servants drew more strong criticism Friday, with one of the province's ...

Satirical website fooled former Quebec premier with spoof story, trial hears  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — A well-known Quebec TV journalist testified Thursday that a website spoofing the Journal de Montreal newspaper fooled many people ...

Quebec mother found guilty in deaths of daughters to appeal verdict  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — A Quebec mother convicted in the killings of her two young daughters will appeal the guilty verdicts.Adele Sorella's lawyers filed a motion today ...

Protesters vow to fight Quebec government's religious symbols ban  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — Teachers and community members linked hands outside a Montreal high school this morning as about 150 people formed a human chain to ...

Quebec Premier Francois Legault defends secularism bill as "moderate"  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — The Quebec government is taking a moderate approach to secularism that does not violate freedom of religion, Premier Francois Legault said ...

Transplants help keep Quebec City's small anglophone community vibrant  Richmond NewsQUEBEC — Within the ramparts of Quebec City, a library and cultural centre for the city's English-speaking minority housed in a former jail is run by a ...

Groups say Quebec bill on religious symbols violates minority rights  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — Groups defending the rights of minorities and women came together Friday to denounce Quebec's new legislation restricting the wearing of ...

QuickFacts: Quebec tables secularism bill  Richmond NewsSome key elements of Quebec's secularism bill, tabled Thursday by the Coalition Avenir Quebec government.Who is covered by the prohibition on religious ...

Quebec teachers, religious groups denounce government's secularism bill  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — Advocacy organizations and citizens are denouncing the Quebec government's secularism legislation, saying it turns religious minorities into ...

Quebec premier defends limiting court challenges of upcoming secularism bill  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — Premier Francois Legault invoked Quebecers' values, language and distinctiveness Tuesday to justify shielding from court challenge upcoming ...

Quebec taxi drivers clog streets to protest government's industry overhaul  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — Quebec's transport minister is defending his plan to overhaul the province's taxi industry as drivers across the province strike in protest.

Quebec man convicted in Mafia-linked conspiracy deported to Italy  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — Michele Torre, a Quebec man convicted in 1996 for his role in a Mafia-linked conspiracy, finally ran out of options to stay in Canada and boarded ...

Highlights of Quebec's 2019-20 budget  Richmond NewsQUEBEC — Finance Minister Eric Girard tabled the Coalition Avenir Quebec government's first budget on Thursday. Here are some highlights:— Balanced ...

Speaker relegates Parti Quebecois to 4th-place status in Quebec legislature  Richmond NewsQUEBEC — The struggling Parti Quebecois has suffered another setback with a decision by the Speaker relegating it to fourth place in the provincial legislature.

Quebec students join global marches to demand climate change action  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — A human wave of chanting, sign-waving protesters made their way downtown from the base of Montreal's Mount Royal on Friday as they joined a ...

Quebec City Muslim worshippers condemn fatal New Zealand mosque attacks  Richmond NewsQUEBEC — A little more than two years after their own community came under attack, Muslims in Quebec City said they were in shock over the mass shootings ...

Quebec's plan to reduce immigration levels won't help newcomers: study  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — A Quebec think tank says the province's plan to cut immigration levels is misguided and will not accomplish its intended goal of better integrating ...

Imperial Tobacco Canada gets creditor protection in $15B Quebec lawsuit  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — Imperial Tobacco Canada is the latest company to receive a temporary reprieve from compensating 100000 Quebec smokers after securing ...

Hold the bacon: more Quebec sugar shacks offering vegetarian, vegan options  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — As the sugaring-off season begins, thousands of Quebecers will head to a cabane a sucre, or sugar shack, for a traditional heavy meal drenched ...

Suspect surrenders, hostages unharmed after armed siege in Quebec bank  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — A man who surrendered to police after a hostage-taking in a Quebec bank was released from hospital on Saturday and is expected to face ...

Tobacco firm JTI-Macdonald obtains creditor protection after Quebec court ruling  Richmond NewsMISSISSAUGA, Ont. — JTI-Macdonald Corp. says it's been granted creditor protection following a Quebec Court of Appeal decision upholding a landmark ...

Bissonnette to appeal sentence for murders in Quebec City mosque  Richmond NewsQUEBEC — Lawyers for the gunman who killed six worshippers in a Quebec City mosque announced Friday they are appealing the killer's sentence of life in ...

Bissonnette to appeal sentence for murders in Quebec City mosque  richmond-news.comQUEBEC — Lawyers for the gunman who killed six worshippers in a Quebec City mosque announced Friday they are appealing the killer's sentence of life in ...

Trudeau not the prime minister of Quebec: Saskatchewan premier  Richmond NewsTwo western premiers say the SNC-Lavalin affair is distracting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a time when he should be focused on jobs in their region.

Last Quebec schooner of its kind threatened after grounding in Cuba  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — Cuban authorities have backed off a threat to seize the last surviving St. Lawrence River schooner, which ran aground on a beach in the ...

Head of Quebec provincial police suspended as criminal allegation probed  Richmond NewsQUEBEC — Martin Prud'homme, the chief of Quebec's provincial police, has been temporarily suspended pending an investigation into an allegation he ...

Quebec mother found guilty of second-degree murder in daughters' deaths  Richmond NewsLAVAL, Que. — A Quebec woman whose two young daughters were found dead in the family home in 2009, lying side by side in their school uniforms, has been ...

Quebec class action alleging sexual abuse in Jehovah's Witnesses can proceed  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — Quebec Superior Court has authorized a class action lawsuit against two Jehovah's Witnesses entities alleging a culture of silence within the ...

3 Quebec radio stations stop playing Michael Jackson songs  Richmond.comMONTREAL (AP) — Three major Montreal radio stations have stopped playing Michael Jackson songs as a result of child-molestation allegations against the ...

Quebec mother found guilty of second-degree murder in daughters' deaths  richmond-news.comLAVAL, Que. — A Quebec woman whose two young daughters were found dead in the family home in 2009, lying side by side in their school uniforms, has been ...

Quebec stations stop playing Michael Jackson, citing abuse allegations  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — Three major Montreal radio stations have stopped playing Michael Jackson songs as a result of child-molestation allegations against the late ...

Philip Morris International cuts 2019 outlook after Quebec court's ruling  Richmond.comPhilip Morris International Inc. cut its 2019 profit outlook following a Quebec court ruling that's seen threatening the tobacco industry's existence in Canada.

Encouraging byelection result has Greens hoping for a breakthrough in Quebec  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — The Green Party of Canada's encouraging result in a federal byelection in a Quebec riding last week has deputy leader Daniel Green hopeful the ...

Quebec pastor and wife face assault charges for alleged corporal punishment  Richmond NewsLONGUEUIL, Que. — Police have arrested a pastor from suburban Montreal and his wife on charges that over a 45-year period they used corporal punishment ...

Coalition Avenir Quebec government to table first budget on March 21  Richmond NewsQUEBEC — Francois Legault's Coalition Avenir Quebec government will table its first budget on March 21.Finance Minister Eric Girard announced the date ...

Liberals celebrate Quebec byelection win while NDP relieved over Singh's success  Richmond NewsOTTAWA — Liberal cabinet ministers expressed delight this morning over securing a win in a Quebec riding formerly held by Tom Mulcair while the NDP ...

Quebec judge grants injunction in the case of 18000 immigration files  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — Quebec Superior Court has issued a temporary injunction ordering the provincial government to resume processing more than 18000 ...

Some Quebec elementary schools experiment with letting kids play rough  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — While pushing and shoving is often frowned upon in the schoolyard, some Quebec elementary schools are experimenting with the idea of letting ...

Montreal police arrest one of Quebec's 10 most wanted criminals  Richmond NewsMontreal police say they've arrested one of Quebec's 10 most wanted criminals.They say Frederick Silva, 37, was arrested last night in Montreal and is expected ...

Nurses in Quebec want more authority, but will doctors cede ground?  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — When Gaetan Barrette, health minister under the previous Liberal government, wanted to give nurses more authority, he said he had to ...

Quebec man charged after bus carrying passengers makes unplanned trip  Richmond NewsA man is facing charges including vehicle theft and impaired driving after an intercity bus loaded with passengers made an unscheduled departure from ...

Quebec taken to court over cancellation of 18000 immigration applications  Richmond NewsMONTREAL — The Quebec government is being taken to court over its decision to cancel a backlog of more than 18000 immigration applications as it overhauls ...

Competition Bureau approves Metro's transfer of 10 pharmacy interests in Quebec  Richmond NewsOTTAWA — The Competition Bureau says it's approved the transfer of Metro Inc.'s interests in 10 retail pharmacies in Quebec to two other companies.