Keep vaccines up to date as flu season looms, Boileau warns
Keep vaccines up to date as flu season looms, Boileau warns Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Quebec public health director Dr. Luc Boileau struck a relatively optimistic note …
Record rent increase benchmark alarms renters’ groups
Record rent increase benchmark alarms renters’ groups Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com At the Saint-Roch offices of the Bureau d’animation et d’information logement de Québec métropolitaine (BAIL-Québec), the …

Lights-out looms for Avenue Cartier lampshades amid arts funding crunch
Lights-out looms for Avenue Cartier lampshades amid arts funding crunch Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com The 34 giant lampshades on Avenue Cartier, which have displayed a range of …
Community organizations take on francisation workload
Community organizations take on francisation workload Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Subsidized French language-learning programs for adults offered by school service centres (CSS) in the greater Quebec City …

Quebec working with partners in U.S. and Canada to tighten border controls
Quebec working with partners in U.S. and Canada to tighten border controls Kevin Dougherty kevin@qctonline.com Police forces on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border are working together to better control …

Trudeau’s departure draws mixed reaction from local politicos
Trudeau’s departure draws mixed reaction from local politicos Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com He won’t be gone from the scene until some time in March, but Justin Trudeau’s …

The race is on to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader and PM
The race is on to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader and PM Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Want to be prime minister, if only for possibly just …

Navigator helps anglophone patients find their way in Quebec City
Navigator helps anglophone patients find their way in Quebec City Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com There was a time when walking through the doors of a Quebec City …

Province sees slight drop in ER wait times
Province sees slight drop in ER wait times Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Officials with Santé Québec, the Crown corporation launched last fall with a stated goal of …
Demand for food aid expected to rise, study suggests
Demand for food aid expected to rise, study suggests Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com The organization representing the province’s food banks expects demand for food aid to continue …