Maïté Blanchette Vézina

Lomiko Metals Inc., a mining company based in Surrey, B.C., wants to mine graphite — one of the world's most sought-after minerals — at a site near Duhamel, Que. Initially, residents' main fear was about the potential harm to the environment.

The federal government committed to planting two billion trees across the country to restore natural habitats and fight climate change, and now Quebec wants to harvest some of them.

A battalion of nearly 350 firefighters from the European Union will soon be on the ground in Quebec to help their Canadian counterparts tackle a devastating and unprecedented wildfire season.