7 h. ago Rain on way after Vancouver Island wildfire grows by more than half

PORT ALBERNI — A forecast of up to 40 millimetres of rain is expected to help firefighters battling a wildfire that has been raging near Port Alberni, B.C., on Vancouver Island this week. The Mount Underwood fire that has triggered evacuation orders and alerts measured more than 34 square kilometres on Thursday, about 58% larger […]

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22 h. ago Ukraine Hits Another Key Russia Refinery in Flurry of Attacks

Ukrainian drones attacked Lukoil PJSC’s major refinery in Volgograd in the early hours of Thursday as Kyiv has ramped up strikes on Russian energy infrastructure this month.

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6 d. ago Trad and glam swirl as RKS, Serena Ryder and Aysanabee rock folk fest

Pouncing and rolling around on stage with legs in the air, Rainbow Surprise Kitten clawed in International Cat Day a few hours early Thursday night with a legendary shake-it-up rock-out in the misty rain. Rain and thunder! Or the fear of it, anyway, was the unofficial pre-opener for the 46th annual Edmonton Folk Music Festival […]

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7 d. ago Booming Real Estate Market in Quebec City CMA: Exceptional Sales and Prices in July

The Quebec City CMA recorded 744 transactions in July, marking a peak in residential activity for this summer month (excluding the pandemic period). Total property sales across the three market segments jumped 12 per cent from a year ago. The Northern Periphery drove the surge in sales with a 31 per cent increase compared to […]

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8 d. ago Judge to rule on bail for 3 men charged in alleged plot to take land near Quebec City

QUEBEC — A judge will rule today on whether to grant bail to three men facing terrorism charges in an alleged plot to forcibly seize land in the Quebec City area. Simon Angers-Audet, 24, Raphael Lagace, 25, and Marc-Aurele Chabot, 24, face charges of facilitating a terrorist activity, and other charges related to the illegal […]

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9 d. ago iA Financial Corporation Inc. Announces 10% Increase in the Dividend on Its Common Shares

QUEBEC CITY — The Board of Directors of iA Financial Corporation Inc. (TSX: IAG) announced today an increase of $0.09 in the dividend per outstanding common share for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, raising it to $0.9900. This dividend will be payable on September 15, 2025 to all common shareholders of record at the […]

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1 week ago Four dead, including three children, in crash southeast of Quebec City: police

Quebec provincial police say the victims include a 29-year-old man and and three children all from the Chaudiere-Appalaches region

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1 week ago Here's why an Ontario alley is known as one of Canada's best hidden gems

Ontario is full of hidden gems, and some of them can be found in some pretty surprising places, like an alley full of art tucked between two unassuming buildings.Martello Alley is Ontario's only open-air art gallery and is considered one of the best hidden gems in the province.Located in Kingston, the alley is inspired by La Rue du Trésor, an outdoor pedestrian art exhibition in the heart of Quebec City. The alley hosts an artist collective with on-site talent, as well as colourful artworks and prints to buy. Visitors have described Martello Alley as charming and unique, noting that it evokes a sense of French culture without ever leaving the province.     View this post on Instagram           A post shared by Jesse Benoit (@jessebenoit) The alley was even ranked the top hidden gem in Ontario and one of the best in Canada overall in a study commissioned last year by online ...

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3 w. ago Quebec City region received 75 millimetres of rain in less than two hours on Thursday

Severe storms dumped up to 84 mm of rain on Quebec City, flooding streets and forcing evacuations. Strong winds elsewhere in southern Quebec caused outages and damage.

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3 w. ago Opinion: What a family vacation taught me about Canada's resilience when threatened

This year, our family holidays took place in Central Canada, a region my children had never visited before. We explored Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Quebec City. My youngest was especially eager to see the sites of battles from the War of 1812, particularly around Niagara, where American forces were halted. Meanwhile, my high-school-aged daughter was […]

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