A surge in illegal crossings from the United States has led to calls to shut down a rural road on the Canadian border.
Tag: Quebec Province (Canada)
10 Years After Lac-Mégantic Tragedy, Are Canada’s Rails Safe?
When a runaway train loaded with oil jumped the tracks in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, 47 people died in Canada’s worst rail disaster in nearly 150 years.
2 Children Killed After Bus Driver Crashes Into Day Care Near Montreal
The police in Laval, Quebec, said that six other children were injured and that the driver had been charged with first-degree murder.
A Cop Called Coco, an Actor Named Mani, a Quebecer Exploring Quebec
When Mani Soleymanlou began acting, he was offered roles as stereotypical outsiders. That he now stars as a cop named Coco is indicative of broader shifts in a changing Quebec.
Storm Batters Canada, Leaving Thousands Without Power
Even Canadians accustomed to the vagaries of Arctic weather systems contended with a long list of extremes, including cold that “freezes flesh in minutes.”
How the Xenophobic Town of Hérouxville, Quebec, Fell in Love With Immigrants
“We now want as many immigrants as possible,” said Bernard Thompson, the mayor of Hérouxville, Quebec, a onetime supporter of the town’s anti-immigrant code.
Fighting Climate Change, Indigenous People Protect Canadian Forests
Canada is looking to its Indigenous communities to help manage its boreal forests, the world’s largest intact forest ecosystem and one of its biggest stores of carbon.
Fighting Climate Change, Indigenous People Protect Canadian Forests
Canada is looking to its Indigenous communities to help manage its boreal forests, the world’s largest intact forest ecosystem and one if its biggest stores of carbon.
Getting People Back on Trains, After the Pandemic Turned Many to Cars
While the federal government is committed to a multibillion-dollar improvement to train service, an already long schedule may face delays.
François Legault Wins Re-election in Quebec
Voters in Quebec gave a second term to Premier François Legault, who has shifted the province from a once fervent-independence movement to a nationalism focused on French Québécois identity.