Local school board joins legal challenge over Quebec’s budget process

By William Crooks Local Journalism Initiative In a significant escalation of its response to provincial education funding cuts, the Eastern Townships School Board (ETSB) voted on July 22 to participate in a legal challenge spearheaded by the Quebec English …

Quebec Issues 238 Invitations in First Draw Through New Skilled Worker Selection Program

On This Page You Will Find Overview of Quebec’s July 2025 Arrima draw Stream 1: Highly qualified and specialized skills invitation criteria Stream 4: Exceptional talent invitation requirements Number of invitations issued and cut-off score How the PSTQ …

Vermont’s rise in raccoon rabies crosses the border into Quebec

BURLINGTON — Vermont is in the midst of a rabies resurgence — and the virus has crossed the border into Quebec, with infected animals found in the province for the first time in almost 10 years. The state has faced an increase in cases since 2022. The last …

Quebec leads non-residential construction cost growth in Q2 2025

July 24, 2025 – Statistics Canada reports residential building construction costs increased 1.0% in the second quarter of 2025, following a 0.9% increase in the previous quarter. Non-residential building construction costs rose 1.6%, following a 1.0% …

Bail hearing underway for 3 men accused of terrorism in alleged Quebec extremist plot

QUÉBEC — A bail hearing is underway for three men facing terrorism charges in an alleged anti-government plot to forcibly take over land in the Quebec City region. The Crown is opposing bail for Simon Angers-Audet, 24, Raphaël Lagacé, 25, and Marc-Aurèle …

Quebec man says he was wrongly detained after U.S. Coast Guard encounter on Lake Champlain

By William Crooks Local Journalism Initiative A Quebec man is warning fellow boaters to steer well clear of the U.S. border on Lake Champlain after what he describes as a harrowing encounter with the U.S. Coast Guard that left him briefly jailed, soaked, …

Quebec Man Says U.S. Coast Guard Abducted Him in Canadian Waters and Border Patrol Threw Him in Jail

A resident of Quebec said the U.S. Coast Guard detained him in Canadian waters and turned him over to U.S. Border Patrol, which threw him in jail. Sixty-year-old Edouard Lallemand said he borrowed a friend’s boat on Sunday and was fishing in the northern …

First Look: RH opens first Quebec gallery

RH operates more than 80 galleries in the United States, Canada and Europe. RH has added a new international gallery to its store footprint. The luxury home furnishings retailer has opened a 49,000-sq.-ft., three-level design gallery in Montreal, marking …

Manitoulin Group acquires Quebec motor carrier

The Manitoulin Group of Companies is expanding its presence in northwestern Quebec and Ontario with the acquisition of Martin Roy Transport of Rouyn-Noranda. The deal was finalized July 18. The value of the acquisition was not included in a news release …

Quebec sailor missing off Labrador coast rescued after cargo ship picked up signal