Quebec

OTTAWA - Most Canadians think climate change is the planet's defining crisis, a new poll suggests. That belief is held most strongly in Quebec and less so in the Prairies, a survey conducted by Harris-Decima on behalf of the Munk...

In this article: Climate change, Global warming, Nova Scotia Power, Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan

...infrastructure spending renewal program. The shovels hit the ground well before the ... It was one of the most shocking accidents in Quebec history. Now it's being called a blessing in disguise. When a highway overpass collapsed in the...

In this article: Ontario, Recession, and Norman Bethune

...the next race. The Formula One event draws wealthy tourists from all over the world and has provided an annual boost to businesses. Quebec says that of the 300,000 spectators at the race, 25 percent are from outside the province. The...

In this article: Montreal, Formula One, Bernie Ecclestone, Gerald Tremblay, and Canada

...code." A Wal-Mart Canada spokesman said the ruling is consistent with previous decisions from a Quebec labor commission and the Quebec Superior Court and Quebec Court of Appeal. "The situation in Jonquiere was an unfortunate situation,"...

In this article: Wal-Mart, Canada, United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Saskatchewan, North America, and Wal-Mart Canada

Under Quebec law, permanent closure of Quebec outlet can't be seen as attempt to crush union Shoppers come and go from a Wal-Mart in Jonquiere, near Chicoutimi Que., in 2004 after it became the first Wal-Mart in Canada to vote to become...

In this article: Wal-Mart, Rosalie Abella, Ian Binnie, Ottawa, Canada, Burden of proof, and Beverly McLachlin

Canada's top court has ruled in favor of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. <WMT.N> in a dispute over union organizing efforts at a store in Quebec. The case centered around a store that Wal-Mart opened in Jonquiere, Quebec, in 2001 and closed four...

In this article: Wal-Mart and Canada

...launch a second phase of the groundbreaking medical trial, which they hope will lead to heroin becoming a permanent treatment option, Quebec has balked at funding the Montreal clinic, effectively stopping the research, the Star has learned.

In this article: Heroin, Methadone, Opiate, Montreal, Vancouver, Ministry of Health and Social Services, Cancer, and Canadian Institutes of Health Research

American's can sleep soundly tonight knowing that The U. S. border patrol kept six bottles of L'Ambroisie maple wine out of the country. Opening night at the Boston Globe Ski & Snowboard Expo is a time when regional ski associations hold...

In this article: United States, L'Ambroisie, Canada, and Boston