Opposition to Quebec veiled-voter ruling is broad (CTV.ca)
September 8, 2007 on 10:09 am | In Quebec City | No CommentsQuebec’s federal and provincial political leaders of all stripes have united in opposition to an Elections Canada decision to allow Muslim women to vote while wearing a burka or niqab, which covers their face.
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Quebec politicians, Muslims take issue with new election rules on veils (CBC Ottawa)
September 8, 2007 on 10:09 am | In Quebec City | No CommentsQuebec Premier Jean Charest is slamming new federal election rules that will allow Muslim women with concealed faces to vote in upcoming byelections, calling the policy a bad one.
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Quebec politicians, Muslims slam new election rules on veils (CBC Ottawa)
September 8, 2007 on 10:09 am | In Quebec City | No CommentsQuebec Premier Jean Charest opposes new federal election rules that will allow Muslim women with concealed faces to vote in coming byelections, calling the policy a bad one.
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Quebec politicians, Muslims take issue with new election rules on veils (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)
September 8, 2007 on 10:09 am | In Quebec City | No CommentsQuebec Premier Jean Charest is slamming new federal election rules that will allow Muslim women with concealed faces to vote in coming byelections, calling the policy a bad one.
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Nine people injured after turbulence on WestJet flight (680 News)
September 7, 2007 on 10:43 pm | In Quebec City | No CommentsAt least nine people were hurt during an unexpectedly bumpy ride aboard a WestJet flight from Calgary, Alta. to Halifax, N.S., Thursday night. The WestJet flight was somewhere between Sudbury, Ont. and Quebec City, Que. last night when the pilot put on the ‘fasten seatbelt’ sign.
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Bloc protests election rules allowing Muslim women to vote with concealed faces (CBC Ottawa)
September 7, 2007 on 10:43 pm | In Quebec City | No CommentsThe Bloc Québécois wants Elections Canada to reverse a decision allowing Muslim women wearing burkas or niqabs to keep their faces covered when voting in three upcoming Quebec byelections.
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Muslim women won’t have to show their faces to vote in Quebec byelections (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)
September 7, 2007 on 10:43 pm | In Quebec City | No CommentsMuslim women wearing niqabs or burkas covering their faces won’t have to remove them to vote in three federal byelections in Quebec on Sept. 17.
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Quebec police seek red car, chestnut-haired driver in missing girl case (CBC Ottawa)
September 7, 2007 on 9:47 am | In Quebec City | No CommentsQuebec provincial police have released details about a suspect car and driver in a highly publicized missing girl investigation.
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Quebec police search for red car and chestnut-haired driver in missing girl case (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)
September 7, 2007 on 9:47 am | In Quebec City | No CommentsQuebec provincial police have released details about a suspect car and driver in the Cédrika Provencher investigation.
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Victims of 1907 Quebec Bridge disaster honored (Indian Country Today)
September 7, 2007 on 9:47 am | In Quebec City | No CommentsKAHNAWAKE, Quebec - Hundreds of community members lined the streets of Kahnawake, a Mohawk community just outside Montreal, on Aug. 29 to witness a parade and join in on ceremonies to honor the victims of the 1907 Quebec Bridge disaster.
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City boots kids’ football practices after gripes from neighbors (Rocky Mountain News)
September 6, 2007 on 7:30 pm | In Quebec City | No CommentsFor nearly 50 years, scores of children who joined the Falcons Youth Organization flocked to W.H. McNichols Park in northeast Denver to practice football.
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Quebec police search for red car and chestnut-haired driver in missing girl case (CBC Ottawa)
September 6, 2007 on 7:30 pm | In Quebec City | No CommentsQuebec provincial police have released details about a suspect car and driver in the Cédrika Provencher investigation.
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Interest brewing in replacing late Quebec City mayor (CBC Montreal)
September 6, 2007 on 9:46 am | In Quebec City | No CommentsThere’s already a potential candidate to replace Andreé Boucher following the Quebec City mayor’s death in late August, even though an election date isn’t expected to be set until later this month.
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Interest brewing in replacing late Quebec City mayor (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)
September 6, 2007 on 9:46 am | In Quebec City | No CommentsA possible candidate to fill the mayor’s chair in Quebec City has already come forward following the death of Andrée Boucher in late August.
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Britannica Resources Corp.: McKenzie Break Exploration Update (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance)
September 5, 2007 on 7:19 pm | In Quebec City | No Comments VAL D’OR, QUEBEC– - Britannica Resources Corp. is pleased to provide an update on its exploration program and initial diamond drill program on the McKenzie Break Project, located 35 kilometres north of the city of Val d’Or, Quebec.
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Gatineau airport increases service to Quebec City (Ottawa Business Journal)
September 5, 2007 on 10:03 am | In Quebec City | No CommentsDeputy Gatineau Mayor Aurele Desjardins, along with the founder of Pascan Aviation, Serge Charron, were at the Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport Tuesday to help celebrate the launch of a new Gatineau to Quebec City air service.
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Quebec City bids popular mayor goodbye (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)
September 2, 2007 on 9:56 am | In Quebec City | No CommentsMore than 900 people packed the Quebec City basilica for the funeral of late mayor Andrée Boucher on Saturday, and hundreds more stood outside the church to watch the service on giant screens.
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