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Quebec's new trans inmate policy goes against human rights, advocates say
Quebec’s public security minister announced changes to how transgender inmates will be incarcerated, citing fairness and safety priorities. The move comes just after the high-profile case of Levana Ballouz, a trans woman who requested a transfer to a women’s prison after being convicted of murdering her partner and kids.
New call centre aims to improve 911 response in Quebec's northern communities
Ian Lafrenière, Quebec’s Indigenous affairs minister, announced dispatchers located in Saint-Eustache, Que., will respond to 911 calls from five of Quebec’s northern communities in the hopes of improving emergency response.
Search for century-old artifact from Canadian shipwreck solved with a call from the U.S.
Historian David Saint-Pierre spent months trying to track down an artifact that was once on board the Empress of Ireland before its shipwreck. After writing dozens of messages, emails and letters he received the call he’d been waiting for.
Quebec's long-awaited 3rd link will include a bridge and tunnel, minister says
Quebec Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault confirmed Thursday that the third link project will connect Highway 20 to Highway 40, between Quebec City and Lévis, though the specific route remains unclear.
She came to Canada for university, but she'd never been accepted. The scam cost her $7K
Aminata says she was scammed by the agent she trusted to submit her university applications in Quebec. Nearly two years after the ordeal, she discovered she wasn’t the only one who lost thousands of dollars.
This orange lobster might not look that rare — but it's 1 in 30 million
To the untrained eye, the crustacean may not look all that different, but fishmonger Yvon Jalbert had never seen an orange lobster in his 40-year career until last week.
'Nobody was reacting,' says partner of man who pursued assisted death due to ER bedsore
Sylvie Brosseau's partner, Normand Meunier, pursued medical assistance in dying after a hospital stay in January. She testified at the coroner's inquiry into his death, which has also heard from nurses, doctors and staff at the hospital.
ER wasn't prepared to handle quadriplegic Quebec man, staff testifies at coroner's inquiry
Normand Meunier sought assisted death after developing a bedsore in the emergency room of a Saint-Jérôme, Que., hospital. The coroner’s inquiry into his death has heard from doctors and nurses from the hospital.
Calls for investigation after some in Nunavik left out of vote due to polling station issues
Several people in Nunavik say voting booths closed early in their communities on election day — or didn't open at all. Now, some are calling for recourse to prevent this from happening again.
In this huge Quebec riding, Indigenous voters have lots of power — and specific concerns
Indigenous voters could change this Quebec riding spanning thousands of kilometres from eastern Quebec to Nunavik — where Inuit, Cree, Anishanaabe and Québécois needs converge.