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Canadian PM 'unsurprised' by ongoing decline of French language in Quebec

Despite a law to protect and promote the French language in the Canadian francophone province of Quebec, a report released this month shows French usage in continual decline.

Radio France Internationale

A language ‘revival’? Quebec moves to protect French amid Canada’s shift towards English

New figures show that French language use continues to decline in Canada, including in Quebec, the historically Francophone province, where the number of people whose first spoken language is English now exceeds 1 million. This unprecedented situation comes at a time when efforts to protect French in Quebec are intensifying.

France 24

Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet denies sexual assault allegations

Ouellet, a prominent figure in the Catholic Church, ‘firmly’ denies accusation he sexually assaulted a woman in Quebec.

Al Jazeera

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Canadian Cardinal Ouellet denies accusations of sexual assault

Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet denied on Friday accusations of sexual assault levelled against him by a woman who has said the aggression took place more than a decade ago when he was archbishop of Quebec.

Reuters

Prominent Canadian cardinal once considered strong candidate for pope accused of sexual assault

He was accused of inappropriately touching then 23-year-old complainant multiple times

The Independent UK

Prominent Vatican cardinal named in Canada sexual assault lawsuit -filing

Vatican Cardinal Marc Ouellet is the highest-ranking clergyman accused in a court document in Canada made public on Tuesday as part of a class action lawsuit against the Quebec Catholic diocese alleging sexual assault, the plaintiffs' lawyer said.

Reuters

Watch: Livestream action from Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières

Watch the live broadcast of the 2022 Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières Sunday's action of the Défi Urbain Chevrolet, SCCC and Legendes Modifiees races at Trois-Rivieres street circuit, Quebec.

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Pope again asks for forgiveness as tour ends in Canada's north

Pope Francis again asked for forgiveness after meeting on Friday with residential school survivors in the Arctic territory of Nunavut, the last stop in his six-day visit to Canada to apologize to indigenous people for abuse in government schools run by the Roman Catholic Church.

Reuters

Pope in Quebec amid decline of Catholic Church in province

Pope Francis arrives in Quebec at a time when many French Canadians are not only continuing to move away from religion but explicitly rejecting it

The Independent UK

Canada leaders tell pope of horrors of indigenous schools

Canada's leaders on Wednesday pointedly told Pope Francis of the horrors of Church-run residential schools for indigenous and the pontiff lamented that many were still living in poverty in one of the world's richest countries.

Reuters

Quebec still grapples with ‘dark chapter’ as pope visit nears

Amid push to fully uncover colonial abuses, Indigenous leaders say Canadian province must acknowledge systemic racism.

Al Jazeera

Canadian researchers seek paths for animals to migrate in response to climate change

Global warming is causing many species to migrate northward, but roads often can prevent them from doing that. Scientists are looking for ways to make that passage easier and safer.

WEKU

Quebec City has one of the world's most famous hotels but there's so much more to see

Famous hotel loved by stars and royalty is a dream base for exploring Quebec City, which is now connected by a new route with Canadian airline Air Transat from Gatwick

Daily Mirror

Brickbat: Shhhh!

The Université Laval, a public university in Quebec, has suspended Patrick Provost, a professor of microbiology and immunology, for eight weeks without pay for saying at a conference that he believes the risks of vaccinating children for COVID-19 outweigh the benefits. A university committee declared that his remarks were not…

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Kraken take center Shane Wright with fourth overall pick in NHL draft

MONTREAL, Quebec — A series of unexpected events has landed the Kraken a centerman widely expected to go No. 1 overall in the NHL entry draft most of the past two years.

Reason

Brickbat: Say You're Sorry

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has ordered Radio-Canada (CRTC) to apologize and review its broadcast practices after a segment in which commentators discussed a petition to fire a Concordia University professor who quoted from Quebec separatist Pierre Vallières' 1971 book White Niggers of America: The Precocious Autobiography of a…

Tribune News Service

Bee hive wipeout is crimping harvests as crisis enters new stage

The global honeybee crisis has reached alarming levels in Quebec’s blueberry pastures.

Benzinga

The Valens Company Launches Exclusive Cannabis Brand In Quebec, Recieves Notice From NASDAQ

The Valens Company Inc. (NASDAQ: VLNS) (TSX:VLNS) a leading manufacturer of branded cannabis products, launched a Quebec-exclusive brand, Bon Jak.

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The Conversation

NZ men get sick or injured more and die sooner than women – a targeted health policy is long overdue

Successive New Zealand governments have failed to develop a policy or strategy focused on men’s health, falling behind countries like Mongolia, Australia, Ireland, Iran, Malaysia, South Africa, Brazil and the state of Quebec.

Benzinga

Successful Prospecting Extends Battery Minerals to Surface on Renforth's Surimeau District Property

Victoria Structure hosts central surface mineralization, confirming mineralized strike length at 20km.

Reuters

Quebec focuses on French-speaking immigrants as companies plead for workers

Quebec's plans to attract more French-speaking newcomers are unnerving some business owners who say they need immigrants from varied backgrounds to address a tight labor market in the Canadian province.

Al Jazeera

Quebec mosque gunman may seek parole in 25 years, top court rules

Canada’s Supreme Court rejects prosecutors’ appeal for the shooter to serve 50 years without possibility of parole.

Reuters

Explainer-What will Quebec's new French language law mean for business, hiring?

Backers of Quebec's sweeping new law to promote French usage in the Canadian province hail it as the most important measure in nearly half a century to protect the language in mostly English-speaking North America.

Reuters

In Canada's Quebec, indigenous people continue to fight French law

A sweeping law adopted by Quebec on Tuesday to promote French usage is elevating already simmering tensions with indigenous groups, who see the move as an imposition and have vowed to fight it.

The Guardian - US

Quebec moves to protect French language and restrict use of English

Premier says ‘we are proud to be a francophone nation in North America’ but English-speaking critics threaten legal action

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