Tag: quebec
about 1 year ago
thestar.com

Romanian migrants that died in Akwesasne had tried to claim asylum in Canada twice

A Romanian man who perished in the St. Lawrence River with his young family last week twice came to Canada for asylum...

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over 1 year ago
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Opinion | Move over, Doug Ford — King Charles could be the catalyst for Canada’s next constitutio...

It’s time for an update to the system of swearing allegiance to Britain’s king or queen, Martin Regg Cohn writes.

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over 1 year ago
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Opinion | When the Pope with the Instagram account wades into yesterday’s Catholic heartland

Quebec’s relationship with Catholicism has dramatically changed over the past half-century

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almost 2 years ago
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Is Quebec about to push Canada into another language war? Five things you need to know

The language wars — and identity politics — in Quebec are heating up again.

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over 2 years ago
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Medicago, maker of first Canadian COVID vaccine candidate, submits final application to Health Ca...

Government scientists now have to vet the dose for safety and efficacy.y

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over 2 years ago
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Opinion | Western separatism? It’s just another way for a premier to say, ‘Show me the money’

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is taking a page from the political playbook of Alberta where there are calls to be tr...

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almost 3 years ago
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Opinion | There’s a line Justin Trudeau won’t cross when it comes to fighting Islamophobia

The prime minister says he will call out anti-Muslim crime, but he won’t call out Quebec for a secularism law that ha...

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almost 3 years ago
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Opinion | Justin Trudeau isn’t fighting his father’s battles in Quebec. But maybe we should

We owe it to our Constitution’s rich history to read the fine print of what Quebec is proposing to change in it, Susa...

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over 3 years ago
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Ban non-essential travel and beef up surveillance of COVID-19 quarantines, Quebec tells Ottawa

Frustrated at a fluctuating vaccine supply and the aggressive spread of COVID-19 in his province, Quebec Premier Fran...

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over 3 years ago
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The pandemic exposed huge gaps in EI — turns out the parental leave system has many of the same p...

Experts say parental leave benefits need to be permanently expanded to include more people, including self-employed a...

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over 3 years ago
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On the cusp of a national child-care strategy

This time — with business and big banks onside — advocates believe it could actually happen.

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over 3 years ago
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Opinion | Canada’s federal leaders will defend your right to wear a poppy, Just don’t ask them to...

We seem to have entered the season for selective lectures about freedom of expression in Canada, Susan Delacourt writes.

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over 3 years ago
nypost.com

Canadian town Asbestos votes to change its toxic name

“I was born in Asbestos and I want to die in Asbestos,” said one resident.

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