The letter, sent on Friday, asks Marc Miller to reduce 'unreasonable delays' for families wanting to reunite in Quebec and bring average processing times there down to what it is in other provinces.

A Quebec-based union is trying to represent hundreds of Amazon.com Inc. workers at a warehouse in Laval, Que., a first of its kind in Canada if they succeed.

After a long wait, Quebec has opened its first two centres as part of a plan to make recycling bottles and cans easier. Consignaction plans to open 200 more locations across the province by 2025.

Researchers at the Chaire-Rseau de Recherche sur la Jeunesse du Qubec found that only a fraction of the 1,136 young people who took part in the study had jobs and a high school diploma coming out of their teenage years.

This new district, "Namur-Hippodrome," will have green spaces, parks and public squares. It will also include local businesses and services, health-care facilities, two primary schools and one high school.

After over a year of negotiations, the Fdration interprofessionnelle de la sant du Qubec and the provincial government have still not reached an agreement.