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A Quebec Doctor Died While Trying To Climb The World's Second Highest Peak

Richard Cartier, a doctor from Quebec, tragically lost his life in Pakistan during an expedition on K2, the world's second--highest peak. The Australian climber Matthew Eakin was also found dead.

Their expedition was being documented on Facebook by another mountaineer from Quebec, Justin Dubé-Fahmy, with a final post on Thursday, July 21.

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6 Reasons You Can Take Time Off Work In Quebec That You Probably Don't Know About

You may know about the nine statutory holidays in Quebec that allow you to take time off from work — but there are even more lesser-known leaves and absences that Quebec employees can make use of.

No matter where you work, Quebec's Act respecting labour standards, enforced by the Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST), lays out which days off you are entitled to take. Here are some of them.

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Quebec Wants To Tweak The Way It Deals With The Death Of The Monarch

A bill introduced in the National Assembly on Thursday would tweak the way Quebec deals with the death of the Canadian monarch. 

The bill, brought forth by MNA and Conseil du trésor chair Sonia Lebel, would clarify that the death of the monarch would not "terminate the activities of the Parliament of Québec [or] the Government or the courts, nor [...] interrupt those activities."

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A Report On Montreal's Old Port Whale Is Finally Out But Its Death Is Still A Mystery

The final necropsy report on Montreal's famous Old Port humpback whale that died this summer was unveiled by the Centre québécois sur la santé des animaux sauvages and the Quebec Marine Mammal Emergency Response Network on Wednesday. How it died, however, is still a mystery. 

Lead veterinarian Stéphane Lair confirmed that "although a collision with a boat was initially suspected, the autopsy carried out on this humpback whale did not confirm this hypothesis. The cause of death, therefore, remains uncertain."

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A Protest Against Police Brutality Is Planned For Montreal After Sheffield Matthews' Death

Another protest against police brutality is planned in Montreal this weekend.

The protest is spurred by the recent death of Sheffield Matthews, who was killed by SPVM police officers in NDG on October 29.

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Montreal Officials Are Warning Of A Blue Pill With An Opioid 'Stronger Than Fentanyl'

The regional public health authority is warning of a newly identified blue pill in Montreal after a report of a death.

In a statement on Friday, the Direction régionale de santé publique (DRSP) described the pill as a "blue, round, scored tablet with the inscription 'A/215' and a bisecting slit on the same side."

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Somehow, 2020 Has Claimed The Life Of Yet Another Beloved Quebec Sea Creature

In the distant future, 2020 in Quebec will likely be remembered for these two things: the pandemic and the death of beloved sea creatures. On Monday, Arnaliaq, a 17-year-old female Atlantic walrus that captured the hearts of both visitors and trainers, died in captivity at the Aquarium du Québec.

The cause of death has not yet been determined. 

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Legault Compared Quebec's COVID-19 Death Rate To The US & Here's What That Actually Means

Premier François Legault compared the COVID-19 death rate in Quebec to that of the United States in a press conference on October 15 — and while the numbers are striking, they don't necessarily tell the whole story.

"Two figures: 28 dead for 8.5 million of population, it's three deaths per million. Yesterday, in the United States, there were 970 deaths, [divided] by 331 million [is] three deaths per million," he said.

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Here's What's Happening With The Employees Who Were Fired After Joyce Echaquan's Death

The death of Joyce Echaquan has produced outrage across Quebec. The racist circumstances surrounding her passing at a Joliette hospital have left the province reeling. Now the question is what happens next with the employees that were fired in the wake of her death.

A shocking video filmed by Echaquan in the last moments of her life shows her begging for help while the staff members at her bedside uttered insults and slurs.

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