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Marking 40 years since shooting at Quebec's National Assembly
It's been 40 years since a gunman walked into the National Assembly and opened fire, killing three people and wounding 13 others. How prepared are Quebec's institutions now to deal with crises like the one that unfolded that day? Quebec AM host Peter Tardif speaks to risk management specialist Marie Laroche of Quebec City's RTCOMM to find out.
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May marks Quebec's 1st official bike month
Starting this year, the month of May will be known as bike month in Quebec, and events are taking place across the province to celebrate it. Quebec AM host Peter Tardif speaks to Magali Bebronne, the program director of Vlo Qubec, about what to expect and how to stay safe.
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Visiting the Magdalen Islands this summer? Be prepared to pay up
The municipality is implementing a new tourist fee as of May 1st. Quebec AM host Peter Tardif breaks down the new fee, called the Passe Archipel, with Dominic Lapointe, a professor of urban studies and tourism at the Universit du Qubec Montral.
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Quebec's Eastern Townships saw record tourism numbers for eclipse
On April 8, thousands of people made their way to Quebec's Eastern Townships to watch the total solar eclipse. Lysandre Michaud-Verreault from Tourism Eastern Townships shares details about just how many people made the trip, from where, and how the local tourism sector benefitted.
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A look at the woes of Quebec's pork industry
Following Olymel's decision to close its Valle-Jonction pork processing plant, Quebec's union of pork producers is looking for ways to help its members recover from the hit.
Pandemic isolation takes on whole new meaning in a university dorm
International students who have spent two months in campus residences at Universit Laval are avoiding all contact with the outside world because they fear having a case of COVID-19 inside the residence would mean losing their only home in Quebec.
Loyal customers of Quebec City's March du Vieux Port turn to courts to stall demolition
With a new farmers' market set to open in Quebec City's Limoilou district Friday, the March du Vieux Port a fixture at the city's marina for more than 32 years stands empty, but some customers and vendors are determined to keep it alive.
Val-d'Or wooing immigrants who can't find jobs in Montreal
After landing in Montreal, some immigrants are looking toward Quebec's Abitibi region for work. The move is being spurred on by the city of Val-d'Or, which is trying to counter a major worker shortage in the region
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These students didn't have a cafeteria or a gym. Now they may have the coolest school in Quebec
Students at Metis Beach School in the Lower St. Lawrence now have access to state-of-the-art equipment, gender neutral bathrooms and ergonomic chairs, after the school underwent a complete overhaul.
Quebec fishing village grows economy with local produce
Many people lost their jobs when the fish processing plant in La Tabatire on Quebec's Lower North Shore closed in 2011. In order to bring back jobs, the community turned to agriculture, with promising results.
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