Of the more than 400 fires burning in Canada, more than one-third are in Quebec, which has little experience with so many and such large wildfires.
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Bodies of 8 Migrants Found in River Along U.S.-Canadian Border
The authorities were searching for more bodies in the St. Lawrence River of migrants believed to have been attempting to cross illegally into the United States.
Migrants on Foot Make Last Dash Into Canada Before Rules Tighten
A freer era of migration into Canada ended on Saturday when officials stopped accepting asylum petitions from people who walk in at unofficial crossings.
Giving the Middle Finger Is a ‘God-Given’ Right, a Quebec Judge Says
In dismissing a harassment case, the judge wrote that the right to make the obscene gesture is one “that belongs to every red-blooded Canadian.”
Canadians Fume as Migrants Surge at Their Border
A surge in illegal crossings from the United States has led to calls to shut down a rural road on the Canadian border.
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.