Norbourg swindler to testify against Quebec watchdog - Financial Post
QUEBEC — Vincent Lacroix, seen as one of Canada’s biggest financial fraudsters, will testify Monday in a case against the Quebec securities watchdog. A group of 139 investors fleeced by Norbourg are suing the Autorite des marches financiers (AMF
Quest Uranium Advances 2010 Exploration Plans on Its - Earthtimes
TORONTO, ONTARIO — 03/17/10 — Quest Uranium Corporation (TSX VENTURE: QUC) is pleased to provide an update on exploration activities for the Corporation’s Strange Lake rare earth element (REE) project, northeastern Quebec. Currently, Quest is
Prosciutto recalled in Ontario, Quebec and Alberta - Vancouver Sun
OTTAWA A brand of prosciutto has been taken off store shelves because it could be contaminated with listeria, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced Thursday. Siena Foods Ltd. of Toronto has recalled Prosciutto Cotto Cooked ham, with best
Show your face for health care, Quebec rights - Toronto Star
MONTREAL Women wearing religious face coverings aren’t entitled to special treatment when receiving certain government services, the Quebec human rights commission said in a report likely to bolster attempts to curb religious accommodations in the
Quebec remains distinct - Financial Post
When it comes to the Olympics, we are one country. But when it comes to selling securities we are many. The latest example was played out this past week when Halifax-based Killam Properties Inc. announced it would raise $44-million of equity in a
Canada invests $80M in Quebec biofuel plant - Financial Post
VANCOUVER — Canada will invest nearly $80-million (US$77-million) to expand a Quebec ethanol plant, the government said on Tuesday, as it promotes the use of the grain-based fuel as a substitute to gasoline and creates jobs. Ottawa, through its
Two small earthquakes hit Quebec - canada.com
A 3.1-magnitude quake hit the town of Beaupre, about 300 kilometres northeast of Montreal, and the surrounding region about 8:18 a.m. local time, according to Earthquakes Canada. At 10:09 a.m., another small earthquake shook the area around
Rochette honours mother at funeral in Quebec - Toronto Star
BERTHIERVILLE, QUE. - Joannie Rochette said she was happy to see so many people there You are such a part of me, she said, clasping her hands to her chest as she addressed the casket. She placed her bronze medal on her mother’s casket to thank
CMHC: Quebec Housing Starts in February - Market Wire
MONTREAL, QUEBEC–(Marketwire - March 8, 2010) - According to the results of the latest monthly survey conducted by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), residential construction rose this past month in Quebec’s centres with 10,000 or more
Calgary company pulls out of Quebec uranium properties - Edmonton Journal
CALGARY - Calgary’s Kirrin Resources has pulled out of a Quebec uranium property, just days after the firm announced a major move into Saskatchewan in search of the nuclear fuel. Kirrin said Monday the company has terminated plans to extend
Quebec government urged to restrict access to English schools - Globe and Mail
T he government body overseeing the protection of the French language in Quebec is recommending that the province extend the strict provisions in the province’s language law to non-subsidized private schools to limit immigrant access to English
Strip club’s free-implant contest irks group - CNEWS
QUEBEC The Quebec Women s Federation is upset by a contest being organized by one of the province s strip clubs. It s asking the Quebec City bar to cancel the promotion for free breast implants. On May 23, the contest winner will be offered
Funeral in Quebec for Rochette’s mom - SLAM! Sports
Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette looks on as the coffin containing her mother Therese Guevremont-Rochette arrives for her funeral at a funeral home in Berthierville, Que., Thursday, March 4, 2010.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes BERTHIERVILLE
Gold rush in Quebec sees residents displaced - France 24
Over the last year and a half, the mining company Osisko has moved 138 houses from the town centre Malartic to the suburbs. The mayor of this little town in Quebec, Canada is over the moon, says le Figaro . In less than a year, the town has gained 1
Funeral underway in Quebec for mother of Olympic medallist Joannie - Brandon Sun
Rochette, 55, died of a massive heart attack in Vancouver about two weeks ago upon arriving to watch her daughter compete in figure skating at the Winter Olympics. Joannie Rochette, 24, competed in the short program just three days after the death