The Horne Foundry says the annual average of arsenic in the ambient air at the monitoring station located on its property was 45 nanograms per cubic metre in 2023. This average is 15 times higher than the environmental standard, but it represents an improvement compared to previous years. Read More ..read more

A lawyer representing two women who were sexually assaulted by a foster father 16 years apart plan to sue the regional health authority in Quebec City. Read More ..read more

QUEBEC — The compliance rate for Airbnb ads has increased to 90 per cent from 58 per cent since a new provincial law came into force to combat illegal tourist accommodation last September, according to the Tourism Minister Caroline Proulx. Read More ..read more

A measles outbreak is currently hitting Quebec and babies under one year old are among the most vulnerable as they are not vaccinated. Quebec's immunization committee, however, has advised the health ministry not to increase the age of vaccination since this risks compromising herd immunity. Read More ..read more

OTTAWA — Canada is targeting Iran's defence minister as part of a new round of sanctions imposed after the country's retaliatory attack on Israel earlier this month. Read More ..read more

OTTAWA — New Canadian data suggest that over a nine-year period between 2012 and 2020, the equivalent of more 15 billion plastic bottles and as many as 14 billion plastic grocery bags became litter in Canada's environment. Read More ..read more

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante said she's concerned by the province's attitude toward funding public transit. Read More ..read more

OTTAWA — Federal Conservatives and New Democrats are demanding assurances from Ottawa that local jobs will be protected at new electric-vehicle plants. Read More ..read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday appeared likely to reject former president Donald Trump's claim of absolute immunity from prosecution over election interference, but it seemed possible Trump could still benefit from a lengthy trial delay, possibly beyond November's election. Read More ..read more

Now that we’ve emerged from winter’s snow and ice, many of us are planning our summer vacations. For some, that could mean taking to the water — maybe going whale watching. A quick Google search tells us that in Canada the season for such activity stretches from April to October, and that the best places to spot whales include Vancouver Island; Newfoundland and Labrador; Churchill, Man.; Nunavut; and Quebec.  Read More ..read more