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Montréal & Québec
More than 80 people attended two Verdun open houses on the borough’s work to modernize its urban-planning bylaws.
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Montréal & Québec
Ottawa is providing $760,207 for the planned Parc naturel de la Sagamité, a 153-hectare conservation and recreation area in northern Québec City.
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Montréal & Québec
Québec public libraries recorded more than 25 million visits in 2024, a five per cent increase from 2023, though visits and loans remained below pre-pandemic averages.
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Montréal & Québec
A municipal professionals’ strike is reducing library hours and disrupting some cultural programming in several Montréal boroughs, while essential services continue.
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Montréal & Québec
The latest federal count recorded 66,500 Greater Snow Geese at Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area on October 15.
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Business
Québec’s seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts fell to 53,320 units in September, according to the provincial statistics institute.
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Montréal & Québec
The final regional phase of Québec’s restrictions on private health staffing agencies took effect after the October 18 deadline, subject to listed exceptions.
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Montréal & Québec
Québec has posted overlapping service interruptions for Arrima and its online temporary selection application for studies on Monday evening.
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Business
A federal contribution to Prevost will support an $87.5-million bus-platform project in Sainte-Claire, Québec, including low- and zero-emission propulsion options.
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Montréal & Québec
Repair work on a cracked steel beam is limiting the Honoré-Mercier Bridge to one lane in each direction until early Monday, with congestion expected.
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Montréal & Québec
Residents can nominate individual volunteers or organizations for the 30th Hommage bénévolat-Québec awards until December 5.
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Montréal & Québec
Professional artists and writers can apply to join Québec's Répertoire culture-éducation until November 19 at 4:30 p.m.
