Québecs

Quebec has lifted the veil of secrecy around the province's biggest water users, revealing that billions of litres of water are withdrawn yearly by the mining and metal industry, along with pulp and paper manufacturing.The data dump, which includes records going back a decade, also lists golf clubs, ski hills, water bottling plants and food processors among the companies that are withdrawing tens of millions — sometimes hundreds of millions — of litres in a year.The records don't specify the quality or amount of water…

by Dorian M. Gaboriau, Jonathan Lesven, Victor Danneyrolles and Yves Bergeron, The Conversation Credit: Vladyslav Dukhin from Pexels After a summer of exceptional wildfires, the return of cooler temperatures and snowy conditions will provide Québec's forests a brief respite. But…

Quebec's Saguenay is known for its rugged wilderness, picturesque fjords and a population that is proud of its deep roots in the region.But that population has also been a fascinating study for scientists, since it has remained geographically isolated since the 1830s.Diseases that are considered rare globally pop up with alarming frequency among Saguenéens. And now, a team of local scientists has discovered even more abnormalities that could affect people's health.Marie-Jacqueline Thomas, a genetic counsellor working for…

Against the ravaging seas, Quebec's coastal communities have learned through bitter experience that the way to advance against climate change is to retreat.Over the past decade, civilization has been pulled back from the water's edge where possible along the eastern stretch of the Gaspé Peninsula where coastline is particularly vulnerable to erosion. Defences erected against the sea ages ago have been dismantled, rock by rock, concrete chunk by chunk.Forillon National Park, nearly 100 kilometres from Percé, removed a road…

Canada is gearing up for what looks like a historic year for music festivals, and with summer at its peak, Festival D’été de Québec could not have come at a more perfect time. Québec City’s annual music event is set to take place from July 6 to 17. The festival will be headlined by Halsey, Alanis Morissette, Maroon 5, $UICIDEBOY$, Rage Against the Machine, Luke Combs, Jack Johnson, Loud, Marshmello, Luis Fonsi, and Charlotte Cardin. The event will also feature a wide range of performances by Denzel Curry, 2 Chainz, Lil…