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On a late Saturday afternoon, two days before U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatened tariffs on Canadian goods over migrants and fentanyl, the RCMP alerted U.S. Border Patrol about a group of people crossing illegally from Quebec into an area near Chateaugay, N.Y. CBC | World News
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Vancouver, Quebec City among PWHL stops on North American tour
The Professional Women’s Hockey League will play nine games outside its markets across North America this season, as it examines future expansion sites. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Quebec towns near U.S. border alerted as Vermont faces mosquito-borne illness threat
Vermont’s health department is urging residents of several towns, including one bordering Quebec, to stay indoors from dusk to dawn to prevent the spread of a mosquito-borne illness. CBC | World News
Read More »Self-doubt, injuries couldn’t stop this Quebec triathlete from reaching Olympic stage
The 28-year-old resident of Île-Bizard in northwestern Montreal got into the sport when she was just nine and showed signs early on that she had something special, competing in the junior world championships three times. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Former Quebec junior hockey players released as they appeal sentences for sex assault
Court of Appeal Justice Geneviève Cotnam has granted Nicolas Daigle and Massimo Siciliano permission to appeal their sentences, which were for 32 and 30 months, respectively. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Quebec multinational GardaWorld hit by $30M heist at southern California storage facility
Thieves got away with $ 30 million US in cash from a money storage facility in Los Angeles by breaking into the building on Easter Sunday and cracking the safe. Now, detectives are seeking to unravel the brazen cash heist, reportedly one of the largest on record in Los Angeles. CBC | World News
Read More »Snowboard cross season champion Grondin completes weekend sweep on home snow in Quebec
Canada’s Éliot Grondin addressed some mistakes he made in Sunday’s snowboard cross semifinals and shook off a minor ankle injury on the way to his second World Cup win in as many days on home snow at Mont-Sainte-Anne resort. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Rio Tinto says it’s a green mining giant. Investigation shows environmental gaps from Quebec to the Amazon
According to Radio-Canada’s Enquête program, Rio Tinto’s brand as an eco-friendly business is contradicted by its environmental record in Quebec as well as its footprint in the Amazon region of Brazil. CBC | World News
Read More »Canadian speed skater Dubreuil claims 500m silver at Quebec City World Cup
Canada’s long track speed skaters won two more medals on home ice at the World Cup season finale in Quebec City on Saturday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Bloemen wins 5,000m gold, sets track record on home ice at World Cup in Quebec City
Canadian long track speed skater Ted-Jan Bloemen captured gold on home ice with a record-setting performance on Friday in Quebec City. CBC | Sports News
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