They're travelling for over 2 weeks to clean up the shores of the St. Lawrence River | Men charged in connection with 44 migrants found in truck in Quebec to stay detained | Calm wildfire season in Quebec can't keep the smoke away
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They're travelling for over 2 weeks to clean up the shores of the St. Lawrence River; Woman picks up trash

They're travelling for over 2 weeks to clean up the shores of the St. Lawrence River

August 6 , 2025 at 06:25:25 p.m. EDT • :

A group of volunteers with the St. Lawrence Expedition is making it their full-time job to pick up trash along the river's shores from Pointe-des-Cascades to Bonaventure, Que., until Aug. 22.
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Men charged in connection with 44 migrants found in truck in Quebec to stay detained; The RCMP arrested 44 asylum seekers on Haskell Road overnight Sunday\.

Men charged in connection with 44 migrants found in truck in Quebec to stay detained

August 6 , 2025 at 03:34:36 p.m. EDT • :

Three men facing smuggling-related charges after 44 foreign nationals were found in a truck in southern Quebec on Sunday will remain detained until their next court hearing.
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Calm wildfire season in Quebec can't keep the smoke away; The skyline of Montreal is obscured by a haze of smog due to smoke from wildfires in the Canadian Prairies on June 6, 2025\.

Calm wildfire season in Quebec can't keep the smoke away

August 6 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

There have been few fires in Quebec's forests this year, but large fires in the Prairies are still raging — and the province is feeling the effects.
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Road to Olympics for Canadian women's hockey team begins late August in Calgary; Players who hope to make the Canadian women's Olympic hockey team will attend three training blocks in Calgary, Toronto and Montreal this summer and fall\. It's a new training model, developed with players' PWHL seasons in mind\.

Road to Olympics for Canadian women's hockey team begins late August in Calgary

August 1 , 2025 at 03:40:18 p.m. EDT • :

The Canadian women's hockey team will begin its quest to defend its Olympic title with three training camps throughout the country this summer and fall. It will be the first time that Hockey Canada must work around the PWHL as it builds the roster that will head to Milan Cortina in February.
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3 men accused of facilitating terrorism in alleged extremist plot denied bail; The RCMP charged four men, including two active members of the Canadian Armed Forces \(CAF\), with being part of an extremist plot that allegedly involved creating an anti-government militia with a massive trove of weapons\.

3 men accused of facilitating terrorism in alleged extremist plot denied bail

August 6 , 2025 at 12:23:45 p.m. EDT • :

Simon Angers-Audet, Raphaël Lagacé and Marc-Aurèle Chabot have been denied bail. The three men are facing terrorism-related charges in an alleged anti-government plot to forcibly take over land in the Quebec City region.
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Jeannie Arsenault, heart of Montreal's Hillbilly Night, leaves lasting musical legacy; Jeannie Arsenault was the host of The Wheel Club's Hillbilly Night\.  

August 2 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Jeannie Arsenault, heart of Montreal's Hillbilly Night, leaves lasting musical legacy

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He's 'Quebec's Taylor Swift' — and he takes his reputation seriously; Jimmy Moore, dressed as Taylor Swift in an Eras tour outfit, talks about his celebrity impersonations in CBC's radio studio\.  

August 5 , 2025 at 04:12:34 p.m. EDT • :

He's 'Quebec's Taylor Swift' — and he takes his reputation seriously

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Host of Montreal's Hillbilly Night remembered for her musical passion, influence on the community; Woman  

August 5 , 2025 at 06:31:39 p.m. EDT • :

Host of Montreal's Hillbilly Night remembered for her musical passion, influence on the community

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Dubai Pistachio & Knafeh Milk Chocolate among pistachio products recalled after 9 Canadians hospitalized; Recall warnings have been issued for various brands of pistachio products from Habibi, Al Mokhtar Food Centre and Dubai\. While the products were only distributed in Ontario and Quebec, some were sold online or have been used in baked goods\.  

August 6 , 2025 at 01:58:07 a.m. EDT • :

Dubai Pistachio & Knafeh Milk Chocolate among pistachio products recalled after 9 Canadians hospitalized

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McGill faculty challenge Quebec's Bill 89, arguing it violates constitutional right to strike; Four McGill University faculty associations have filed a court challenge against Quebec's Bill 89, arguing the provincial legislation violates the constitutional right to strike\.  

August 5 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

McGill faculty challenge Quebec's Bill 89, arguing it violates constitutional right to strike

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