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Taraf Syriana at Montreal’s Moroccan Centre.

In Québec, musicians play for seniors as pandemic restrictions ease

During the pandemic, funding became available in Québec for musicians to play shows for seniors, supporting performers who lost their normal audiences and income while providing entertainment to isolated residents.

In Québec, musicians play for seniors as pandemic restrictions ease
A ferry moves through British Colombia waters.

COVID-19 racial stats: A ‘double-edged sword’ for some marginalized groups in Canada

COVID-19 racial stats: A ‘double-edged sword’ for some marginalized groups in Canada
With Canadian and Haitian flags hoisted, marchers take part in demonstration in support of asylum-seekers working in Quebec's long-term care homes in Montreal, Canada, in June.

Canada is granting residency to some asylum-seekers working in pandemic health care

Canada is granting residency to some asylum-seekers working in pandemic health care
A woman opens the door to a person in a wheelchair at Pinecrest Nursing Home after several residents died and dozens of staff were sickened due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Bobcaygeon, Ontario, Canada, on March 30, 2020.

'It felt like a war zone': Coronavirus tears through Canada nursing homes

'It felt like a war zone': Coronavirus tears through Canada nursing homes
A close up of a jingle dress

How a Native American coming-of-age ritual is making a comeback

How a Native American coming-of-age ritual is making a comeback
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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.

Lead levels in Montreal water comparable to Flint
A man holds a sign that says "Let my peoplegault into the public service"

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.

In Québec, teachers return to school under new religious symbols ban
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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.

What we can learn from Canada’s universal child care model
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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.

Trump to leave G7 early, missing environmental talks
A man walks past the mirrored Charlevoix G7 logo in shadow in Quebec.

G7 leaders set to clash with combative Trump over tariffs, trade

Leaders of the Group of Seven rich nations are set to clash with a combative US President Donald Trump on Friday when they pressure him to lift sanctions on steel and aluminum they fear could lead to a trade war.

G7 leaders set to clash with combative Trump over tariffs, trade
Patrick Beaudry, founder and leader of Quebec group La Meute, marches during a protest to demand stronger border controls in Quebec City.

The far right in Quebec gets more inspiration from Europe than the US

Quebec's "La Meute" (Wolf Pack) group, started as an online effort to oppose Islamic extremism, but now it has shifted its focus to illegal immigration.

The far right in Quebec gets more inspiration from Europe than the US
A mother and her young daughter are watched by Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers as they prepare to cross the US-Canada border from New York into Quebec earlier this month. Like thousands of others fleeing the US for Canada, the woman told off

Immigrants fearing Trump are heading to Canada in droves. But will they be able to stay?

Haitian migrants and others afraid of being deported from the US are crossing illegally into Québec in hopes of a better fate there. They're being welcomed in Montreal but it's uncertain how many of them will be able to stay in the country.

Immigrants fearing Trump are heading to Canada in droves. But will they be able to stay?
A security guard speaks to a group of men at the Olympic Stadium, which is being used for temporary housing for asylum seekers in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August 2, 2017.

Montreal's Olympic Stadium turns into a welcome center for refugees from the US

There's been such a huge influx of asylum-seekers — mostly Haitians coming from the US into Canada — that the facilities normally used to house new arrivals have run out of space.

Montreal's Olympic Stadium turns into a welcome center for refugees from the US
The band members of Bokanté hail from four continents, and their music draws influences from Caribbean rhythms, West African music, and Mississippi Delta blues.

Bokanté serves up songs in the key of Creole

The fusion of West African music, Mississippi Delta blues and Caribbean rhythms are what the band Bokanté is all about.

Bokanté serves up songs in the key of Creole
Members of the Girl Guides of Canada. Girl Guides of Canada via Flickr

Canadian schools and Girl Guides are nixing their trips to the US

Girl Guides of Canada has canceled all trips to the US until further notice because it fears problems at the border. High school class trips to Washington are also being canceled.

Canadian schools and Girl Guides are nixing their trips to the US