Tag Archives: Quebec Province (Canada)

The New York Times 10:00 am on February 7, 2022
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Is the Coronavirus in Your Backyard?

White-tailed deer could become a reservoir for the virus, putting people and animals at risk, health experts say.

#agriculture-and-farming, #animals, #canada, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-delta-variant, #coronavirus-omicron-variant, #coronavirus-risks-and-safety-concerns, #deer, #hunting-and-trapping, #illinois, #iowa, #livestock, #livestock-diseases, #microbiology, #minks-animals, #north-america, #ohio, #pennsylvania, #pets, #quebec-province-canada, #staten-island-nyc, #veterinary-medicine, #your-feed-animals, #your-feed-health, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 10:00 am on January 12, 2022
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For the Climate, Biden Must Be More Aggressive in Ending New Truck and Bus Emissions

To meet his climate goals, the president must clean up these carbon-spewing vehicles. 

#air-pollution, #buses, #california, #canada, #china, #electric-and-hybrid-vehicles, #environment, #environmental-defense-fund, #environmental-protection-agency, #executive-orders-and-memorandums, #fedex-corporation, #ford-motor-co, #fuel-efficiency, #fuel-emissions-transportation, #germany, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #labor-and-jobs, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #organized-labor, #quebec-province-canada, #respiratory-diseases, #states-us, #united-parcel-service-inc, #united-states, #united-states-politics-and-government, #walmart-stores-inc

The New York Times 4:54 pm on November 26, 2021
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In Canada, the Premier of Quebec Worries About the State of Hockey

With the Montreal Canadiens in a losing funk, François Legault has expressed concern about the declining number of Quebec-born pros and vowed to get to the bottom of it.

#bettman-gary, #canada, #guy-lafleur, #hockey-ice, #legault-francois, #lemieux-mario, #marcel-dionne, #maurice-richard, #mike-bossy, #montreal-canadiens, #national-hockey-league, #quebec-province-canada

The New York Times 9:00 am on October 26, 2021
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Divestment Is Pushing Money Away From Fossil Fuels

The divestment campaign has taken much of the shine off what was once the planet’s dominant industry.

#coal, #colleges-and-universities, #endowments, #ford-foundation, #france, #global-warming, #great-britain, #harvard-university, #ireland, #loyola-university-chicago, #manchin-joe-iii, #natural-gas, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #paris-france, #peabody-coal-co, #pensions-and-retirement-plans, #philanthropy, #princeton-university, #quebec-province-canada, #reed-college, #rockefeller-foundation, #roman-catholic-church, #royal-dutch-shell-plc, #states-us, #stocks-and-bonds, #united-nations-framework-convention-on-climate-change, #united-states

The New York Times 2:03 pm on October 9, 2021
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French Language Laws Renew Rift With Quebec’s English Speakers

The government calls the new measure necessary for the survival of French, while critics say it stigmatizes bilingualism and is bad for business.

#canada, #english-language, #french-language, #language-and-languages, #montreal-quebec, #quebec-province-canada

The New York Times 6:50 pm on October 5, 2021
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Coroner Finds Racism Played Part in Indigenous Woman’s Death

Bias contributed to the death of an Indigenous woman who filmed herself being abused by hospital staff, a coroner said Tuesday.

#canada, #discrimination, #echaquan-joyce-d-2020, #indigenous-people, #quebec-province-canada

The New York Times 9:00 am on September 25, 2021
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Whales So Close You Can Touch Them: An Adventure in Canada

Recalling a prepandemic trip to a watery landscape in Quebec province: “The adventure we had feels like one plucked from a world I can no longer reach, not unlike watching the water, waiting for a whale to crest.”

#canada, #parenting, #quebec-province-canada, #travel-and-vacations, #whales-and-whaling

The New York Times 9:00 am on September 25, 2021
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Whales So Close You Can Touch Them: A Family Adventure in Canada

Recalling a prepandemic trip to a watery landscape in Quebec province: “The adventure we had feels like one plucked from a world I can no longer reach, not unlike watching the water, waiting for a whale to crest.”

#canada, #parenting, #quebec-province-canada, #travel-and-vacations, #whales-and-whaling

The New York Times 8:46 pm on August 28, 2021
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After Video of Abusive Nurse, Canada’s Indigenous Seek Health Overhaul

The abuse last year of an Indigenous woman in a Quebec hospital has prompted outrage and underlined the discrimination facing Canada’s Indigenous community.

#canada, #discrimination, #echaquan-joyce-d-2020, #ethics-and-official-misconduct, #health-insurance-and-managed-care, #hospitals, #indigenous-people, #justice-for-joyce, #nursing-and-nurses, #politics-and-government, #quebec-province-canada, #race-and-ethnicity

The New York Times 5:34 am on May 28, 2021
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Canadian Lawmaker, Will Amos, Is Exposed Again on Camera

After appearing naked during a virtual House of Commons session in April, a member of Parliament said that he urinated while on video this week.

#canada, #computers-and-the-internet, #legislatures-and-parliaments, #liberal-party-canada, #quebec-province-canada, #videophones-and-videoconferencing, #will-amos

The New York Times 10:47 pm on April 21, 2021
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Canadian Lawmaker Apologizes for Taking Nude Photo of Colleague

It was not immediately clear what sanctions, if any, Sébastien Lemire would face after he acknowledged taking a nude photo of William Amos during a Zoom call.

#bloc-quebecois, #canada, #computers-and-the-internet, #conservative-party-canada, #legislatures-and-parliaments, #quebec-province-canada, #social-media, #videophones-and-videoconferencing

The New York Times 8:10 pm on April 20, 2021
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Quebec’s Ban on Public Religious Symbols Largely Upheld

The ruling exempts English-speaking schools and effectively allows provincial legislators to wear turbans or head scarves, but it angered civil liberties advocates as discriminatory.

#freedom-of-religion, #legault-francois, #minorities, #muslim-veiling, #quebec-province-canada, #religion-and-belief, #religion-state-relations

The New York Times 7:21 pm on January 15, 2021
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Does a Woman ‘Walking’ Her Boyfriend on a Leash Signal Covid Ennui?

Coronavirus restrictions across Canada, including a new curfew in Quebec, are fraying patience and spurring protests in some quarters.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #curfews, #dogs, #huawei-technologies-co-ltd, #meng-wanzhou, #montreal-quebec, #quebec-province-canada

The New York Times 10:00 am on December 28, 2020
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Revisiting the Unseen Corners of the World

During a year with limited travel possibilities, our World Through a Lens series offered Times readers a weekly escape. Here are some of the highlights.

#ecuador, #forests-and-forestry, #georgia, #great-britain, #islands, #karbala-iraq, #maine, #national-parks-monuments-and-seashores, #nuns, #photography, #quebec-province-canada, #road-trips, #rural-areas, #safaris, #sea-lions, #travel-and-vacations

The New York Times 3:11 pm on December 6, 2020
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A Polarizing Documentary Spurs Debate Over a Violent Time in Quebec

Fifty years after separatist violence prompted the government to send soldiers to Montreal, Quebec is grappling with how to remember the 1970 “October crisis.”

#canada, #documentary-films-and-programs, #montreal-quebec, #quebec-province-canada, #rose-paul-1943-2013, #secession-and-independence-movements

The New York Times 3:30 pm on October 28, 2020
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In Canada, Hockey Struggles to Return Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic

Because of concerns about the coronavirus, two of the three top junior leagues have yet to start their seasons. One of them may be allowed to resume only if it bans body checking.

#canada, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-risks-and-safety-concerns, #hockey-ice, #ontario-hockey-league, #quebec-province-canada

The New York Times 3:10 pm on October 21, 2020
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Asbestos, a Quebec Mining Town, Will Change Name to Val-des-Sources

The Quebec town is home to one of the world’s largest former asbestos mines. Residents voted to rename the town Val-des-Sources, or Valley of the Springs.

#asbest-russia, #asbestos, #canada, #cancer, #france, #hazardous-and-toxic-substances, #mines-and-mining, #names-geographical, #names-personal, #quebec-province-canada, #russia, #strikes, #world-health-organization, #world-war-i-1914-18

The New York Times 10:40 pm on October 7, 2020
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New York Grandparents Are Kidnapped and Taken to Canada

Their captors demanded the return of cocaine worth $3.5 million. They were freed after the authorities used cellphone data to track them to a house in Quebec.

#brown-graigory, #canada, #cellular-telephones, #cocaine-and-crack-cocaine, #drug-abuse-and-traffic, #drug-enforcement-administration, #helm-james, #helm-sandra, #kidnapping-and-hostages, #moira-ny, #quebec-province-canada, #surete-du-quebec

The New York Times 2:14 pm on July 6, 2020
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Commuting, and Confronting History, on a Remote Canadian Railway

The Tshiuetin line, the first railroad in North America owned and operated by First Nations people, is a symbol of reclamation and defiance for the communities it serves.

#indigenous-people, #photography, #quebec-province-canada, #railroads

The New York Times 1:30 pm on June 18, 2020
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For Canadian Doctor, the Virus Came With Stigma

A doctor who traveled across a provincial border has been accused of igniting a coronavirus outbreak. ​ ​​But some say his treatment highlights the danger of scapegoating individuals.

#canada, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #new-brunswick-canada, #quarantines, #quebec-province-canada

The New York Times 1:51 pm on June 12, 2020
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Risking Their Lives in Canada’s Pandemic and Hoping That’s Enough to Stay

Many asylum-seekers work as caregivers in nursing homes on the front-lines of Canada’s coronavirus crisis. The government is considering allowing them a faster route to stay in the country.

#asylum-right-of, #canada, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #immigration-and-emigration, #quebec-province-canada

The New York Times 7:00 am on April 22, 2020
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Canada Will Have a Big Say on the Return of Major Sports in the U.S.

President Trump is pushing for the return of sports soon in the United States. Up in Canada, that’s not happening.

#canada, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #ontario-canada, #quebec-province-canada, #trudeau-justin