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Author: Maura Forrest
Publication Date: November 11, 2024 - 08:03
Quebec First Nation says provincial government, Hydro-Quebec left it out of wind projects
November 11, 2024
A First Nation near Quebec City says the provincial government and Quebec’s hydro utility have ignored their constitutional duty to consult about four planned wind projects south of the St. Lawrence River.The claim is part of a long-running territorial disagreement between the Huron-Wendat Nation, the Quebec government and neighbouring First Nations, and it comes as Hydro-Quebec looks to triple the province’s wind power capacity in co-operation with Indigenous communities.
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The committee monitoring how governments and the RCMP are responding to the inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia has released its first annual progress report, but it does not include any assessment of the police force’s actions.Myra Freeman, chairwoman of the independent progress monitoring committee, told a news conference Friday she is encouraged by the “serious commitment” of the federal and Nova Scotia governments to address the inquiry’s 130 recommendations.
November 29, 2024 - 11:49 | Michael MacDonald | The Globe and Mail
One woman was killed and another was badly injured following an alleged armed robbery attempt at a clothing store southeast of Quebec City.Quebec provincial police say the suspect entered the business in St-Anselme, Que., at around 8 p.m. Thursday and wounded the two female employees before fleeing on foot.One of the victims, who was in her 30s, died of her injuries.
November 29, 2024 - 11:42 | | The Globe and Mail
The manuscript for the novel Anne of Green Gables has been added to a United Nations register that highlights Canadian heritage.The work by Lucy Maud Montgomery has been included in the Canada Memory of the World Register, administered by the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, in honour of the author’s 150th birthday.
November 29, 2024 - 11:39 | | The Globe and Mail
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