Man accused of facilitating terrorism used quarry outside Quebec City for target practice | Quebec fires head of SAAQ amid public inquiry into online platform debacle | Why Earth will spin slightly faster on 3 days this summer
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Man accused of facilitating terrorism used quarry outside Quebec City for target practice; How CBC discovered the training spot of a man accused of facilitating terrorism

Man accused of facilitating terrorism used quarry outside Quebec City for target practice

July 9 , 2025 at 07:38:37 p.m. EDT • :

One of the men accused of creating an anti-government militia appears to have used a commercial sand quarry in the Quebec City area as a makeshift firing range, according to a CBC visual investigation.
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Quebec fires head of SAAQ amid public inquiry into online platform debacle; Éric Ducharme was the president of Quebec's automobile insurance board, SAAQ, from April 2023 until July 2025\.

Quebec fires head of SAAQ amid public inquiry into online platform debacle

July 9 , 2025 at 11:24:33 a.m. EDT • :

The Legault government is firing Éric Ducharme, the head of Quebec's automobile insurance board. The SAAQ's vice-president Annie Lafond has been appointed interim CEO.
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Why Earth will spin slightly faster on 3 days this summer; Reporter in black blazer superimposed over grey background\. Planet Earth is to the left of her\.

Why Earth will spin slightly faster on 3 days this summer

July 9 , 2025 at 08:11:05 p.m. EDT • :

On July 9, July 22, and Aug. 5, Earth will rotate a tiny bit quicker making those days ever so slightly shorter than 24 hours.
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What we know (so far) about the plot to seize land in Quebec and the military men allegedly behind it; A photo from Raphaël Lagacé's Facebook profile posted 2021\. It included a caption protesting the Liberals' gun control legislation\. He is now charged with knowingly facilitating a terrorist activity\.

What we know (so far) about the plot to seize land in Quebec and the military men allegedly behind it

July 9 , 2025 at 06:33:01 p.m. EDT • :

The RCMP made shocking allegations this week when they accused four men, including Canadian Armed Forces members, of amassing a trove of weapons and explosives as part of a scheme to take over land near Quebec's capital.
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Former Amazon workers urging Quebec government for more support after layoffs; Former Amazon workers protest what they call a lack of support from the Quebec government following the company closing its facilities in the province\.

Former Amazon workers urging Quebec government for more support after layoffs

July 8 , 2025 at 07:10:09 p.m. EDT • :

The Confédération des syndicats nationaux says 4,500 affected workers still don't have jobs, proper severance or government help. Amazon closed its seven warehouses and delivery services in Quebec in January 2025 — a decision the company said was tied to cost savings.
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Festival Nuits d'Afrique is back. Here are some must-see performances; Split screen showing performers at Nuits d'Afrique singing and playing keyboards on the left, and the festival's 2025 logo featuring a green mandela-esque backdrop and a side profile image of a woman with tribal accessories\.  

July 9 , 2025 at 12:55:00 p.m. EDT • :

Festival Nuits d'Afrique is back. Here are some must-see performances

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Crumbling Montreal building slated for demolition forces 2nd evacuation this year; Charles Emond stands across the street from his former apartment at 5982 Park Ave\. He was forced to evacuate his unit on Friday after a building next door was deemed close to collapse\. It's not the first time the crumbling building has forced nearby tenants out\.  

July 9 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Crumbling Montreal building slated for demolition forces 2nd evacuation this year

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Quebec pausing some applications for sponsorship of immigrants until 2026; The province announced last year that it would process a maximum of 13,000 applications from immigrants seeking to reunite with family over a two-year period\.  

July 9 , 2025 at 03:40:48 p.m. EDT • :

Quebec pausing some applications for sponsorship of immigrants until 2026

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Gatineau selects pileated woodpecker as its official bird; Meet the pileated woodpecker, Gatineau's official bird  

July 9 , 2025 at 11:33:36 a.m. EDT • :

Gatineau selects pileated woodpecker as its official bird

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RBC tells customer she's responsible for $14K stolen from account in bank investigator scam; RBC customer on the hook for \$14K after bank investigator scam  

July 8 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

RBC tells customer she's responsible for $14K stolen from account in bank investigator scam

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