Sovereignty is Quebec’s ‘best insurance policy’
Bernard Drainville, the Parti Québécois MNA for the South Shore riding of Marie-Victorin, says the prospect of Quebec sovereignty is “the best insurance policy” the province has ever had.
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School boards weigh in on special needs students
The Quebec government’s forum on special needs students is still a few days away. But several people will be weighing in Thursday with opinions on the situation.
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Man Killed By Own Booby Trap
A Canadian man died when he accidentally pulled a string attached to his own booby trap and shot himself, police said. Jos Lawrence Potvin of Levis, south of Quebec City, had rigged the booby trap to protect his home from intruders, The (Montreal) Gazette reported.
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Métro bill passed by National Assembly
Parties in Quebec National Assembly agree to fast-track passage of Bill 116, empowering the government to give a $1.22-billion contract to Bombardier-Alstom to build 468 métro cars for Montreal.
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Bartoli, Safarova advance at Quebec tennis
Top seed Marion Bartoli breezed past her French compatriot Stephanie Foretz Gacon 6-1, 6-1 in the opening round of the WTA Bell Challenge tournament on Tuesday.
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Autoposy scheduled for drowned fisherman
An autopsy has been scheduled Friday to determine the cause of death Wednesday evening of Hubert Lenoir, 61, Geneviève Guilbault of the Quebec coroner’s office said Thursday afternoon.
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Quebec dentist unfit to stand trial
- A 42-year-old dentist was found unfit to stand trial yesterday in connection with the alleged confinement and beating of his 10-year-old son.
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Quebec woman, child feared dead in Lake Champlain boating mystery
The search for a boat carrying a woman and child that might have gone down on Lake Champlain Saturday has been called off, but the U.S. Coast Guard is still looking for answers.
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Heavy trucks need side mirrors to prevent more deaths: Quebec coroner
To prevent more pedestrian deaths, heavy trucks travelling in urban areas should be equipped with mirrors that eliminate major blind spots, a Quebec coroner says.
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Quebec commits to local organic agriculture
An action plan unveiled yesterday by Agriculture Minister Claude Bechard outlines the government’s commitment to increasing the availability of local organic produce on store shelves.
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