More than 115,000 customers in Quebec are still without power as Hydro−Québec makes repairs to its energy grid after last week’s deadly ice storm. Most of the remaining outages are in the Montreal region, where 82,000 customers are in the dark. Hydro−Québec says some of the roughly 3,000 remaining outages are in hard−to−access areas or…
French Outside Quebec ‘Remains Fragile’ Despite Billions in Grants Invested: Federal Report
French outside Quebec “remains fragile” despite billions in grants invested to promote the language since 2003, according to a report by the Department of Canadian Heritage. Published last November, the report says the feasibility of establishing thriving Francophone communities outside of Quebec—defined as Francophone official language minority communities (OLMCs)—remains challenging even though funding to launch…
French Outside Quebec ‘Remains Fragile’ Despite Billions in Grants to Promote the Language: Federal Report
French outside Quebec “remains fragile” despite billions in grants invested to promote the language since 2003, according to a report by the Department of Canadian Heritage. Published last November and updated on March 27, the report says the feasibility of establishing thriving Francophone communities outside of Quebec—defined as Francophone official language minority communities (OLMCs)—remains challenging…
Hundreds of Thousands Without Power After Quebec Ice Storm That Left One Dead
MONTREAL—Nearly 675,000 customers are still without power in Quebec this morning after Wednesday’s vicious ice storm, which downed tree branches and hydro lines and left one man dead. Hydro−Québec says its crews restored power to 200,000 clients overnight, and it hopes to more than double that number by day’s end. Wednesday’s freezing rain sent ice−covered…
1 Death Confirmed in Quebec Ice Storm, Most Will Have Power by Friday Night
A man died while cutting tree branches in the aftermath of Wednesday’s ice storm, said Quebec Premier François Legault at a press conference Thursday afternoon. His message to Quebecers is “be careful, be patient,” he said. People get anxious as the days wear on and want to get out to do things, but workers are…
1 Death Confirmed in Quebec Ice Storm, Most Will Have Power by Friday Night, Says Premier
A man died while cutting tree branches in the aftermath of Wednesday’s ice storm, said Quebec Premier François Legault at a press conference Thursday afternoon. His message to Quebecers is “be careful, be patient,” he said. People get anxious as the days wear on and want to get out to do things, but workers are…
Power Will Soon Return for 30% of the 1.1 Million Without After Quebec Ice Storm, Say Officials
Quebec officials say about 1,100 workers are out restoring power to the 1.1 million who lost it amid an ice storm Wednesday. They expect to have a third restored within 24 hours. While Wednesday’s ice storm recalls the 1998 ice storm that ravaged the region, officials say it won’t be that bad this time. In…
Driver Faces First-Degree Murder Charges in Deaths of Quebec Pedestrians
The Quebec man charged after a pickup truck plowed into pedestrians last month is now facing three counts of first-degree murder. According to charges outlined in an arrest warrant filed Tuesday at the courthouse in Amqui, Que., Steeve Gagnon also faces nine counts of attempted murder. On March 13, a truck hit several groups of…
Quebec to Pay $9.5 Billion in Debt Interest This Year: Think Tank
Quebec will pay $9.5 billion in debt interest this year, equivalent to all the income tax paid by 1.5 million Quebecers, says think tank MEI. In other words, almost 85 percent of all the people in Montreal will pay all their income tax to just cover the debt interest. “The government is no longer paying…
19-Year-Old Charged With Three Counts of Second-Degree Murder in Montreal Stabbing
The 19-year-old arrested Friday after three people were found stabbed to death in Montreal’s Rosemont neighbourhood is facing three counts of second-degree murder. Arthur Galarneau appeared Saturday before the Court of Quebec. Montreal police say there is a family connection between the accused and the victims identified as 53-year-old Mylène Gingras, 75-year-old Francine Gingras-Boucher and…
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