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vtdigger.org
February 5, 2018
Granite State authorities denied a critical site permit to the project, on the grounds that the project's backers hadn't proven it wouldn't hurt other industries in the state. The move could put back in the running a competing proposal for a high-voltage line to carry Canadian hydropower to Massachusetts viaÃÂ ...
Berkshire Eagle
February 2, 2018
Running 192 miles from the north of the state, the $1.6 billion Northern Pass project would carry more than 1,000 megawatts of hydropower from Canada to New England. Massachusetts officials and utilities selected the project to fulfill one of two major renewable energy procurements authorized under aÃÂ ...
Montreal Gazette
February 2, 2018
Meteorologically speaking, spring starts March 20. Last March 2o, it was 5.1 degrees Celsius and the high only dipped below zero one day that season. There was 13 cm of snow on the ground, which hung around till just after April Fool's Day. Quebec's official, Val-d'Espoir-based groundhog, Fred laÃÂ ...
Aljazeera.com
January 29, 2018
Alexandre Bissonnette, a university student in Quebec City known for his far-right views, was charged with six counts of first-degree murder and six counts of attempted murder. He was not, however, charged with "terrorism". One year after the shooting, officials in Quebec City warn about an uptick inÃÂ ...
Ottawa Citizen
January 24, 2018
The city is receiving help in its quest to ticket owners of Quebec-plated vehicles whose drivers have been caught burning red lights at camera-monitored intersections. The Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) is working with Quebec authorities to help the city find a way to sendÃÂ ...
MTL Blog (blog)
January 17, 2018
That's a 75 cent increase, which is a lot more than the 50 cent increase we got last year. At the time Quebec was planning series of 4 annual increases that were supposed to bring minimum wage up to $12.45 an hour by the year 2020, so this increase is way ahead of schedule. It's the single biggest minimum wage increaseÃÂ ...
MTL Blog (blog)
January 8, 2018
About 220,000 people live on minimum wage in Quebec, but that didn't stop the government from rejecting the proposition to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour. Minimum wage will likely go up this year (Although we are still awaiting the official confirmation) but the government says they are opting for gradual increasesÃÂ ...
Montreal Gazette
December 31, 1999
The former academic was last spotted en route to France, authorities say, fleeing charges that he attempted to murder his ex-girlfriend and her new partner in Victoria. The 47-year-old Quebec native's name and photo were recently added to Interpol's list of international fugitives, joining a rogue's gallery ofÃÂ ...
CBC.ca
November 27, 2017
Quebec City police arrest 44 at far-right protest and counter-demonstration ... La Meute officials said they had about five meetings with police ...
Montreal Gazette
November 26, 2017
French is the official language of Quebec. It was (former premier Robert) Bourassa who did this and I don't think it's time to go back on it.”.
Newsweek
November 26, 2017
Canada is bracing for an influx of Haitian refugees rejected by the U.S. Canadian officials in Lacolle, Quebec, just across the border near ...
Montreal Gazette
November 24, 2017
QUEBEC — The Couillard government has named a former federal civil servant specializing in official languages at Canadian Heritage as the head of its new ... the new provincial government ministry, officials said Thursday.
MTL Blog (blog)
November 15, 2017
A bill outlining how Quebec will regulate marijuana after national legalization is expected to be tabled on Thursday, with details including how cannabis will be ...
MTL Blog (blog)
November 2, 2017
And if you're wondering why a all inclusive beach resort would want to open here, it's because it won't a tropical destination, it's a Club Med Ski Resort.
CBC.ca
December 31, 1999
The RCMP has intercepted more than 15,000 asylum seekers crossing illegally between official ports of entry since January, the bulk of them in ...
WAMC
December 31, 1999
Northern New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik was in Montreal Monday to talk with members of the Quebec and North Country Chambers ...
Financial Post
October 4, 2017
Quebec authorities have raided two Montreal Uber offices, ust more than two weeks after the City of Montreal announced it had seized 40 of theÃÂ ...
CTV News
October 2, 2017
Health officials in Quebec are bracing for a difficult flu season after multiple indications that the disease struck Australia particularly hard thisÃÂ ...
MTL Blog (blog)
September 26, 2017
The news came in this morning, but until the official announcement was made, we simply didn't want to believe it. But now the press conferenceÃÂ ...
Toronto Star
September 21, 2017
The Spanish government has increased its suppression of the independence vote with the arrests of a dozen regional officials Wednesday andÃÂ ...
Nunatsiaq News
September 20, 2017
Environment officials in Nunavik are making strides to finalize the ... to protect the landscape of Quebec's northernmost tip including its rare plant ... Tursujuq and most recently, Ulittaniujalik, which was made official in 2016.
CBC.ca
September 20, 2017
Quebec's youth protection directorate sees 4% increase in reported ... Youth protection officials attribute that to an increasing awareness of theÃÂ ...
MTL Blog (blog)
September 5, 2017
The unemployment numbers in Canada have actually hit a nine year low, and Quebec reigns supreme when it comes to job demand.
Austin American-Statesman
September 1, 2017
The Quebec official was quoted about offering blankets and ... office in Houston is in constant contact with local authorities and is arranging forÃÂ ...
Times Colonist
September 1, 2017
Paul Nursey, chief executive of Tourism Victoria, says the industry would prefer a tax across the entire short-term rental market rather than aÃÂ ...
Middle East Eye
August 31, 2017
Six months after a deadly shooting at a Quebec City mosque, its president's car was deliberately set afire, officials said on Wednesday.
Vermont Public Radio
August 29, 2017
Canadian authorities say most of the U.S. citizens are children born to foreign nationals who were living in the U.S. Canadian officials say theyÃÂ ...
CBC.ca
August 29, 2017
The Quebec government has reached an agreement with Airbnb ... "The agreement in Quebec is an example of how Airbnb and government officials can ... Representatives from Airbnb and the province made the deal officialÃÂ ...
Globalnews.ca
August 29, 2017
Quebec public health officials are trying to determine the source of contamination that is causing an abnormally high number of cases ofÃÂ ...
CBC.ca
August 28, 2017
The two men who died in a plane crash near the Swift Current, Sask., airport last week were from Quebec, officials say. According to SwiftÃÂ ...
CTV News
August 23, 2017
Lachute officials said the tornado struck at about 6:15 p.m., damaging about 150 residences, including around 10 that are now uninhabitable.
MTL Blog (blog)
August 17, 2017
That's why, when StatsCan released data on the number of English and French-speakers in Quebec, political leaders were in an uproar. Why?
Huffington Post Canada
August 17, 2017
The number of asylum seekers intercepted at the Quebec-New York ... quadrupled to 2,996 and shows no sign of slowing down, authoritiesÃÂ ...
CBC.ca
August 16, 2017
Flood victim's restaurant, home in limbo after Quebec denies ... Flood victims suffering from psychological distress, Montreal officials say.
Globalnews.ca
August 16, 2017
Refugee claimants found in possession of child porn at Quebec border ... According to a source, officials in St-Bernard-de-Lacolle have in recent ... After being returned to U.S. authorities, he was charged with one count ofÃÂ ...
New Hampshire Public Radio
August 16, 2017
Hundreds Of Asylum-Seekers Continue To Stream Into Quebec ... The authorities will conduct a criminal background check and review his ... Canadian border officials say they are mostly children who are born to foreignÃÂ ...
Markets Insider
August 15, 2017
Draft to amend regulation respecting supplemental pension plans in Quebec – A draft regulation to amend the Supplemental Pension PlansÃÂ ...
CBC.ca
August 14, 2017
In a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier Philippe ... Officials in Canada, from Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen toÃÂ ...
Montreal Gazette
August 11, 2017
Officials in a town northwest of Quebec City say they're puzzled as to how someone managed to steal the town's 2,000-pound bell. St-RaymondÃÂ ...
NPR
August 2, 2017
Faced with a flood of asylum seekers traveling from the United States into Quebec, Canada, local authorities have repurposed Montreal'sÃÂ ...
CBC.ca
August 2, 2017
In Quebec, 45 per cent of people declared that they speak both official languages in 2016, up from 42.5 per cent in 2011. Most of the growthÃÂ ...
CBC.ca
December 31, 1999
Spring flooding affected 286 municipalities across Quebec and forced ... Officials from the Public Security Ministry, the Ministry of MunicipalÃÂ ...
CTV News
December 31, 1999
One official even highlighted “Threat to Canadians” and “death of a refugee” as ... It was in Quebec where the “pseudo-refugee camps” officialsÃÂ ...
MTL Blog (blog)
December 31, 1999
If everything goes according to plan on July 1st 2018, weed will be legalized in Canada. In the meantime, Quebec has to figure out exactly howÃÂ ...
High Times
December 31, 1999
The Quebec legal age to buy pot will be 18 years old. This decision comes at a critical time. Because the country of Canada plans to completelyÃÂ ...
Gazette Review
December 31, 1999
Authorities intercepted nearly 4,000 asylum seekers in the first two weeks of August, according to officials. In the last month and a half, 7,000ÃÂ ...
CBC.ca
December 31, 1999
Officials in Saint-Raymond de Portneuf, about 60 kilometres northwest of Quebec City, don't know how thieves managed to steal a heavy,ÃÂ ...
Montreal Gazette
March 29, 2017
Two months ago, a lone gunman opened fire during prayers at a Quebec City mosque, killing six and wounding 19. The dinner was a way to honour the elected officials who demonstrated leadership by speaking out against intolerance and Islamophobia inÃÂ ...
MTL Blog (blog)
March 29, 2017
Everyone is always bragging about how affordable Montreal is. Rent, school, transportation; they all cost a lot less than they do in many other Canadian cities.
CBC.ca
March 27, 2017
The Quebec government will devote two months and $106000 to understanding how several hundred people were left stranded on Highway 13 during aÃÂ ...
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