Quebec
Lead levels in Montreal water comparable to Flint
A year long investigation has found that in places like Montreal, hundreds of thousands of residents may be exposed to high levels of lead in their drinking water. Old pipes and a lack of testing regulations are in part to blame, said lead investigator Patti Sonntag of Concordia University.
In Québec, teachers return to school under new religious symbols ban
Québec’s new religious symbols ban is now in effect as teachers return to school under the new regulations. For many, they’re unsure how to navigate the law that says they may keep wearing headscarves and other religious headwear — but only if they don’t change jobs.
What we can learn from Canada’s universal child care model
Having kids — it’s not cheap. Especially when you consider the cost of child care. Many women in the US say the cost makes it difficult to get ahead. But what if there were a model for universal day care? It turns out, there is such a thing — in Québec. The program is 20 years old and is an inspiration for many.
Trump to leave G7 early, missing environmental talks
The two-day summit in Canada has been marred by fears of a trade war and tit-for-tat exchanges of hostile tweets, with US trading partners furious over Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada, the European Union and Mexico as part of his “America first” agenda.
