Quebec declares Northvolt battery plant partnership dead, loses $270M investment | Legault testifies he knew nothing of SAAQclic cost overrun, says he should have been warned | Electrifying cars not enough to cut greenhouse gas emissions in Quebec, new study suggests
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Quebec declares Northvolt battery plant partnership dead, loses $270M investment; Quebec pulls the plug on Northvolt — once billed as province's largest private investment

Quebec declares Northvolt battery plant partnership dead, loses $270M investment

September 2 , 2025 at 02:10:41 p.m. EDT • :

Quebec's Northvolt project is officially dead — and the government says it is cutting its losses and investing no further money in the company. 
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Legault testifies he knew nothing of SAAQclic cost overrun, says he should have been warned; Quebec's premier testifies he was kept in the dark about cost overruns in SAAQclic fiasco

Legault testifies he knew nothing of SAAQclic cost overrun, says he should have been warned

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

Testifying at the Gallant commission, Quebec Premier François Legault said he was unaware of any cost overrun issues for the province's automobile insurance board's digital transition until an auditor general report earlier this year revealed the project was $500 million over budget.
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Electrifying cars not enough to cut greenhouse gas emissions in Quebec, new study suggests; Blandine Sebileau

Electrifying cars not enough to cut greenhouse gas emissions in Quebec, new study suggests

September 2 , 2025 at 06:36:49 p.m. EDT • :

Environmental group Equiterre has found that electrifying cars on Quebec roads won't be enough to curb emissions. Equiterre's sustainable mobility anayst Blandine Sebileau tells CBC Montreal News at 6 host Debra Arbec more about the study's findings.

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Farmers should be more aware of manure pit dangers, Quebec coroner says; The coroner's recommendation comes after a couple died from asphyxiation due to exposure to hydrogen sulphide inside a manure pit at their farm east of Montreal\. The farm seen in the photo above is located in Berthierville, Que\.

Farmers should be more aware of manure pit dangers, Quebec coroner says

September 2 , 2025 at 01:52:01 p.m. EDT • :

A Quebec coroner is urging the province's professional farmers association to increase efforts to educate its members on the dangers of slurry pits.
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No fines for big grocers that promoted imported food as Canadian; Grocers not fined for mislabelling products as Canadian

No fines for big grocers that promoted imported food as Canadian

September 1 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has identified 12 complaint-driven cases where grocers engaged in "maple washing," a practice where companies use Canadian branding to promote imported food products. The grocers faced no fines, disappointing some Canadian shoppers who worry that, without repercussions, the problem will continue.
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10,000 sunflowers were meant to boost quality of life in this Montreal borough. Did it work?; sunflower  

September 2 , 2025 at 08:47:14 a.m. EDT • :

10,000 sunflowers were meant to boost quality of life in this Montreal borough. Did it work?

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Religious leaders in Montreal slam Quebec's plan to ban public prayer; Christian Lepine, Archbishop of Montreal poses in Mary Queen of the World Cathedral in Montreal on Wednesday, March 26, 2025\.  

September 2 , 2025 at 12:42:36 p.m. EDT • :

Religious leaders in Montreal slam Quebec's plan to ban public prayer

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Missing 12-year-old boy in Quebec City found safe, police say; Quebec City police say the 12-year-old boy was found safe on Tuesday\.  

September 2 , 2025 at 02:17:35 p.m. EDT • :

Missing 12-year-old boy in Quebec City found safe, police say

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Hydro-Québec to build substation at abandoned hospital, not downtown green space; The old entrance of the Misericordia Hospital was built in 1876\.  

September 2 , 2025 at 01:30:22 p.m. EDT • :

Hydro-Québec to build substation at abandoned hospital, not downtown green space

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Police make arrest after possible needle prickings in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Que.; Police say the suspect was released on a promise to appear in court at a later date\.  

September 1 , 2025 at 01:31:32 p.m. EDT • :

Police make arrest after possible needle prickings in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Que.

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