Val-d'Or

• Interfor selling Quebec operations with plans to leave the province

  Interfor executive Ian Fillinger says the decision to exit its Quebec operations was influenced by recent developments that have restricted the availability of economic fibre.

  Canada

  Oct 16, 2024
  
• Encroaching wildfire forces evacuations in parts of Val d’Or in western Quebec

  The evacuations are the first in Quebec since residents of the northern city of Lebel-sur-Quévillon were allowed to return home Sunday after they had been forced out for two weeks.

  Fire

  Jun 20, 2023
  
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• Quebec MNA Pierre Dufour to stay on in spite of calls for resignation

  Amid multiple calls for his resignation, CAQ MNA Pierre Dufour is apologizing but still defending himself for making controversial remarks that have infuriated Indigenous leaders.

  Canada

  May 23, 2023
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• After ‘disgraceful’ remarks, First Nations leaders call on Quebec MNA to resign

  Pierre Dufour, a Coalition Avenir Quebec MNA, has come under fire for his comments dismissing alleged abuse by police against Indigenous women in Val-d'Or.

  Canada

  May 22, 2023
• AMBER alert cancelled as five-year-old girl from Val-d’Or found safe

  The child was found around 6:15 a.m., in circumstances that were not specified by the Sûreté du Québec (SQ). The investigation continues and more details will be provided shortly.

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2021
• Opposition party wants homeless people exempt from Quebec curfew

  Quebec's second opposition party, Quebec solidaire, is calling for people experiencing homelessness to be exempt from the government-imposed curfew.

  Politics

  Jan 14, 2021
• Quebec police watchdog lacks transparency when investigating officers: report

  An independent report found that Quebec's police watchdog is unacceptably opaque and suffers from shortcomings that undermine its credibility when it comes to investigating complaints by Indigenous people against police.

  Crime

  Oct 16, 2020
• First Nations leaders meet with government officials, seek apology from SQ

  Quebec's Indigenous leaders met with government officials Thursday, in a one-day meeting with the goal to end systemic discrimination against First Nations and Inuit people.

  Politics

  Oct 17, 2019
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• Quebec inquiry investigating treatment of Indigenous people calls for apology

  A Quebec inquiry into relations between Indigenous communities and public services in the province will submit its final report Monday.

  Investigations

  Sep 30, 2019
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• Rescuers find body of pilot over northwestern Quebec

  The Royal Canadian Air Force says the body of a pilot has been found amid plane wreckage in dense forest in northwestern Quebec.

  Canada

  Aug 3, 2019