Category: Quebec

Quebec Father Charged in Killings of Two Children Remains Unable to Appear in Court

A Quebec father accused of killing his two children in their home north of Montreal is still not able to appear before a judge. Kamaljit Arora, 45, was charged on Tuesday with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his daughter Anzel, 13, and son Aaron, 11, in the Montreal suburb of Laval….


Slain Quebec Girl’s Family Sues Youth Protection, School Board for $3 Million

The family of a seven-year-old girl who was killed in 2019 is suing the provincial youth protection authority and the local school board for $3 million, seeking accountability for failing to act in the child’s disturbing death. The girl was found in critical condition in her family home in Granby, about 80 kilometres east of…


Quebec Suspect in Decades-Old Murder and Sex Assault May Have Other Victims: Police

Quebec provincial police say they believe a man charged this week in the murder and sexual assault of a junior college student 22 years ago may have had other victims. Marc-André Grenon, 47, was charged Thursday with first-degree murder and aggravated sexual assault of Guylaine Potvin, 19, in April 2000. He was also charged with…


Quebec Unions Try to Brush Off Plans Forcing Teachers to Help Clean Students’ Teeth

Quebec’s teachers say they don’t have time to supervise children brushing their teeth every day. Teachers unions say their members have high enough workloads and that now is not the time to be saddling them with the responsibility of making sure their students’ mouths are clean. The unions are reacting to a program that is…


Capsized Boat That Led to Montreal Firefighter’s Death Not Suited for Rapids: Report

Quebec’s workplace health and safety board says a fire department boat that capsized during a rescue effort last year in rapids off Montreal, killing one firefighter, was not designed to be in that part of the St. Lawrence River. The report made public today into the Oct. 17 accident identified three principal factors that led…


Legault’s CAQ Wins Another Majority in Quebec

MONTREAL—Premier François Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) is projected to win another majority as Quebecers headed to the polls on Monday. As of 9 p.m. local time, CAQ had won or was leading in around 90 ridings. Before the election, the party had 76 out of 125 seats in the National Assembly. The CAQ has currently…


Quebecers Head to the Polls for Province’s General Election

MONTREAL—Quebecers are heading to the polls today after a five−week provincial election campaign dominated by issues such as immigration, the environment and the rising cost of living. Polls have suggested Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault is poised to cruise to a second majority, with support more than 20 percentage points higher than that of…


Damages From Spring Derecho in Ontario, Quebec Now Top $1 Billion

Repair bills from the cluster of wind storms that pummeled southern Ontario and western Quebec in May are now over $1 billion, and with contractors stretched thin the recovery will last well into next summer. As recovery crews face another colossal restoration job in the aftermath of post-tropical storm Fiona in the Atlantic provinces, the…


Immigration Issue Heats up in Final Days of Quebec Election Campaign

In the countdown to the Quebec election on Oct. 3 vote, Premier François Legault has been pressing harder on the hot-button issues of immigration and cultural preservation, saying this week that accepting more immigrants would be “suicidal” for the French language. “As long as we haven’t stopped the decline of French, I think that for…


Quebec Election: Record Number of Early Ballots; Legault Rejects Electoral Reform

Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault says he’s open to working with opposition parties if his party wins the Oct. 3 election, but he is rejecting all calls to reform the electoral system. Quebecers, he said, aren’t interested in electoral reform despite the fact his party is projected to win roughly 100 seats in the…