Quebec

The governments of Canada and Quebec said on Monday, August 22, 2022, they reached an agreement in principle to protect endangered caribou in the province, but Indigenous and environmental groups said concrete action is needed.

Quebec's decision allowing long-term care centres to house up to four residents per room will put people at risk without freeing up hospital beds, according to a patients rights advocate.

Quebec's Conservative Party is launching its electoral campaign on August 21, 2022, in Quebec City even though the official first day of campaigning has yet to be called.

New census data showing a decline of French in Canada is "extremely troubling," the prime minister said on Friday, August 19, 2022, but he added that Ottawa still has a responsibility to protect linguistic minorities across the country — including in Quebec.

Quebec's official election campaign isn't expected to start for at least another week, but the province's governing party has already made billions of dollars in promises.

After Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet was accused by a woman of sexual assault in a class-action lawsuit introduced this week, more women have come forward with similar allegations against members of the province's Catholic Church.

New census data released on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, shows that French is in danger, according to Quebec's political class, but an anglophone rights group says it worries the data will be used to portray English speakers as a threat ahead of the fall provincial election.

As Quebec prepares to launch a provincewide COVID-19 vaccination campaign ahead of a potential new fall wave, it's unclear whether it will be enough to prompt a pandemic-weary public to roll up their sleeves for another booster.

While inflation may be hurting ordinary Quebecers' pocketbooks, it's done the opposite for a provincial government that has seen its projected deficit shrink by billions of dollars, according to a report released on Monday, August 15, 2022, ahead of the fall election campaign.

Quebec on Monday, August 15, 2022, started offering fifth doses of COVID-19 vaccine to residents of long-term care homes and private seniors residences.

A copper smelter in northwest Quebec will be permitted to release 15 nanograms of arsenic per cubic metre of air — five times the provincial norm — Quebec's environment minister said on Monday, August 15, 2022.

Quebec's new language law has dozens of municipalities in the province shoring up their bilingual status, with few considering giving up the right to serve their citizens in both English and French.

Nearly 15 per cent of Canadian residents send money to relatives abroad each year. Climbing food prices are making it harder to send enough home.

To ensure Canada finds its place in the global EV manufacturing supply chain, Canadian policymakers must focus on goals such as developing a knowledgeable labour force and teaming up with First Nations communities.

Pope Francis is set to begin his second day of events in Quebec’s capital city as part of his tour that he has called a pilgrimage of penance.