quebecnews.net latest rss headlines Provides the latest rss feeds for quebecnews.net. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page quebecnews.net http://www.quebecnews.net en-us Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:49:05 +1100 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:49:05 +1100 3600 <![CDATA[Market exchange rates in China -- March 19]]> BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 709.85

Euro 100 774.39

Japanese yen 100 4.7831

Hong Kong dollar 100 90.772

British pound 100 906.43

Au]]> http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274179289/market-exchange-rates-in-china----march-19 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 02:44:01 GMT http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274179289/market-exchange-rates-in-china----march-19 <![CDATA[How Quebec City Muslims and Anglicans found friendship through faith and grief]]> https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiW2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNiYy5jYS9uZXdzL2NhbmFkYS9tb250cmVhbC9xdWViZWMtY2l0eS1tdXNsaW1zLWFuZ2xpY2Fucy1mYWl0aC1ncmllZi0xLjQ1MDcxNTXSASBodHRwczovL3d3dy5jYmMuY2EvYW1wLzEuNDUwNzE1NQ?oc=5 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 23:35:34 GMT https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiW2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNiYy5jYS9uZXdzL2NhbmFkYS9tb250cmVhbC9xdWViZWMtY2l0eS1tdXNsaW1zLWFuZ2xpY2Fucy1mYWl0aC1ncmllZi0xLjQ1MDcxNTXSASBodHRwczovL3d3dy5jYmMuY2EvYW1wLzEuNDUwNzE1NQ?oc=5 <![CDATA[Canada, Germany sign MOU to implement transatlantic hydrogen corridor]]> OTTAWA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Canada and Germany on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to implement a transatlantic hydrogen corridor.

According to a news release issued by Natural Resources Canada, this bilateral program will accelerate commercial-scale hydrogen trade between Canada and Germany, and secure early access for clean Canadian hydrogen producers in the German market.

Under this M]]> http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274178898/canada-germany-sign-mou-to-implement-transatlantic-hydrogen-corridor Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:30:01 GMT http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274178898/canada-germany-sign-mou-to-implement-transatlantic-hydrogen-corridor <![CDATA[Three Canadian student CubeSats to launch to the International Space Station]]> http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274178763/three-canadian-student-cubesats-to-launch-to-the-international-space-station Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:16:00 GMT http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274178763/three-canadian-student-cubesats-to-launch-to-the-international-space-station <![CDATA[Minister Blair to announce investment in health care for Canadian Armed Forces members]]> March 18, 2024 - Ottawa, Ontario - Department of National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces

On Wednesday, March 20, 2024, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, will hold a media availability to announce a significant investment to deliver quality health care to Canadian Armed Forces members. 

The Minister will be joined by Marie-France Lalonde, Parliamentary Secretary to the M]]> http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274178666/minister-blair-to-announce-investment-in-health-care-for-canadian-armed-forces-members Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:20:13 GMT http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274178666/minister-blair-to-announce-investment-in-health-care-for-canadian-armed-forces-members <![CDATA[Government of Canada and Germany Land Agreement Securing Early Market Access for Clean Canadian Hydrogen ]]> March 18, 2024                                                       Hamburg, Germany    Natural Resources Canada

As Vladimi]]> http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274178464/government-of-canada-and-germany-land-agreement-securing-early-market-access-for-clean-canadian-hydrogen- Mon, 18 Mar 2024 17:00:27 GMT http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274178464/government-of-canada-and-germany-land-agreement-securing-early-market-access-for-clean-canadian-hydrogen- <![CDATA[Government of Canada and Germany Land Arrangement Securing Early Market Access for Clean Canadian Hydrogen]]> March 18, 2024                                                       Hamburg, Germany    Natural Resources Canada

As Vladimi]]> http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274178991/government-of-canada-and-germany-land-arrangement-securing-early-market-access-for-clean-canadian-hydrogen Mon, 18 Mar 2024 17:00:27 GMT http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274178991/government-of-canada-and-germany-land-arrangement-securing-early-market-access-for-clean-canadian-hydrogen <![CDATA[The Government of Quebec and the Government of Canada invest more to $7,7 million to improve public transit in Saguenay]]> Saguenay, Quebec, March 18, 2024 - The Deputy Premier and Minister of Transport

and Sustainable Mobility, Genevive Guilbault, the federal Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and

Communities, the Honourable Sean Fraser, and the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Minister responsible for the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Region, Andree Laforest, announce financial contribution of $7,704,060]]> http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274178248/the-government-of-quebec-and-the-government-of-canada-invest-more-to-77-million-to-improve-public-transit-in-saguenay Mon, 18 Mar 2024 14:40:54 GMT http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274178248/the-government-of-quebec-and-the-government-of-canada-invest-more-to-77-million-to-improve-public-transit-in-saguenay <![CDATA[OpTic Texas finish CDL Major 2 qualifying 7-0]]> http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274175237/optic-texas-finish-cdl-major-2-qualifying-7-0 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 05:40:13 GMT http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274175237/optic-texas-finish-cdl-major-2-qualifying-7-0 <![CDATA[Market exchange rates in China -- March 18]]> BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 709.43

Euro 100 775.59

Japanese yen 100 4.7895

Hong Kong dollar 100 90.696

British pound 100 907.25

Aus]]> http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274175113/market-exchange-rates-in-china----march-18 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 02:30:02 GMT http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274175113/market-exchange-rates-in-china----march-18 <![CDATA['Kung Fu Panda 4' No. 1 at Box Office for Second Week]]> "Kung Fu Panda 4" stayed at the top of the North American box office in its second weekend in theaters. The Universal and DreamWorks Animation movie earned $30 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The franchise featuring the voice of Jack Black is responsible for over $1.9 billion at the box office since it launched in 2008 and spawned several animated series, shorts, video games and a h]]> http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274174938/kung-fu-panda-4-no-1-at-box-office-for-second-week Sun, 17 Mar 2024 22:35:16 GMT http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274174938/kung-fu-panda-4-no-1-at-box-office-for-second-week <![CDATA[Letter from China: Take a driverless ride in China's mountain city]]> by Xinhua writer Wu Yanxia

CHONGQING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Without a driver, an online car-hailing service arrives as scheduled, the passengers sit in the back seat, and the steering wheel turns autonomously... This is not a movie clip, nor a novel plot, but a common commuting scene in Yongchuan District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality.

Traveling in such a self-driving vehicle in Chongqing, a mo]]> http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274174166/letter-from-china-take-a-driverless-ride-in-china-mountain-city Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:30:09 GMT http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274174166/letter-from-china-take-a-driverless-ride-in-china-mountain-city <![CDATA[Whitecaps looking to add to point streak, face FC Dallas]]> http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274173730/whitecaps-looking-to-add-to-point-streak-face-fc-dallas Sun, 17 Mar 2024 07:45:42 GMT http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274173730/whitecaps-looking-to-add-to-point-streak-face-fc-dallas <![CDATA[What does Quebec want? Politicians should heed what voters have repeatedly told them]]> Questions about what Quebec wants have shaped Canadian politics for decades.

It's now been 30 years since Jacques Parizeau led the Part]]> http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274174408/what-does-quebec-want-politicians-should-heed-what-voters-have-repeatedly-told-them Sun, 17 Mar 2024 07:23:27 GMT http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274174408/what-does-quebec-want-politicians-should-heed-what-voters-have-repeatedly-told-them <![CDATA[India blocks Canada's controversial documentary on Sikh separatists]]> Canadian broadcaster CBC has received emails from YouTube and X saying New Delhi had directed them to take down the video

New Delhi has reportedly ordered at least two online platforms to block a Canadian documentary in India, on the killing of a Sikh separatist. The development comes amid a diplomatic standoff between the two countries.

The video report, part of Canadian state broadcaster ]]> http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274170396/india-blocks-canada-controversial-documentary-on-sikh-separatists Sat, 16 Mar 2024 12:12:52 GMT http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274170396/india-blocks-canada-controversial-documentary-on-sikh-separatists <![CDATA[India blocks Canada's controversial documentary on Sikh separatists]]> Canadian broadcaster CBC has received emails from YouTube and X saying New Delhi had directed them to take down the video

New Delhi has reportedly ordered at least two online platforms to block a Canadian documentary in India, on the killing of a Sikh separatist. The development comes amid a diplomatic standoff betwee]]> http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274170394/india-blocks-canada-controversial-documentary-on-sikh-separatists Sat, 16 Mar 2024 11:39:22 GMT http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274170394/india-blocks-canada-controversial-documentary-on-sikh-separatists <![CDATA[Lorenzo Insigne leads surprising Toronto FC against NYCFC]]> (Photo credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports)

Toronto FC can continue their surprising unbeaten start to the new season when they visit New York City FC on Saturday night.

Toronto (2-0-1, 7 points) has won its last two matches 1-0 on goals from Italian national team star Lorenzo Insigne and is the only team left in MLS that has yet to concede a goal in its first season under coach John Herdman.

http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274169753/lorenzo-insigne-leads-surprising-toronto-fc-against-nycfc Sat, 16 Mar 2024 00:21:56 GMT http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274169753/lorenzo-insigne-leads-surprising-toronto-fc-against-nycfc
<![CDATA[Wyndham Clark sprints ahead at The Players Championship]]> http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274169745/wyndham-clark-sprints-ahead-at-the-players-championship Sat, 16 Mar 2024 00:20:30 GMT http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274169745/wyndham-clark-sprints-ahead-at-the-players-championship <![CDATA[Canada announces 15 participants in NATO defence innovation hub]]> OTTAWA, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The Canadian federal government on Friday announced 15 participants in NATO's new defence innovation hub in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

According to a news release issued by the National Defence, two Canadian accelerators and 13 test centres have joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) network.

DIANA was crea]]> http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274168247/canada-announces-15-participants-in-nato-defence-innovation-hub Fri, 15 Mar 2024 19:20:59 GMT http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274168247/canada-announces-15-participants-in-nato-defence-innovation-hub <![CDATA[Nunatsiavut Government and Government of Canada take major step forward toward establishing Inuit Protected Area along the northern coast of Labrador]]> Once established, the new protected area will conserve more than 16,700 square kilometres of the Labrador Shelf Marine Region

March 15, 2024 Gatineau, Quebec Parks Canada

Parks Canada is committed to a system of national heritage places that recognizes and honours the historic and contemporary contributions of Indigenous peoples, their histories, and cultures, as well as the special re]]> http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274165869/nunatsiavut-government-and-government-of-canada-take-major-step-forward-toward-establishing-inuit-protected-area-along-the-northern-coast-of-labrador Fri, 15 Mar 2024 19:00:00 GMT http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274165869/nunatsiavut-government-and-government-of-canada-take-major-step-forward-toward-establishing-inuit-protected-area-along-the-northern-coast-of-labrador <![CDATA[Russian teen worked for Ukrainian scammers police]]> A tech-savvy 16-year-old was arrested for allegedly helping foreign criminals defraud his fellow citizens

Russian law enforcement has caught a teenager in St. Petersburg who was allegedly part of a Ukraine-based cold calling scam, officials reported on Thursday.

The racketeers operated several call centers which would swindle victims out of money, an Interior Ministry statement said. The 16]]> http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274166843/russian-teen-worked-for-ukrainian-scammers-police Fri, 15 Mar 2024 18:13:26 GMT http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274166843/russian-teen-worked-for-ukrainian-scammers-police <![CDATA[A state funeral will be held in memory of the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney]]> OTTAWA, March 15, 2024

The Government of Canada will hold a state funeral in memory of Canada's 18th Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, P.C., C.C., G.O.Q., who passed away on February 29, 2024.

The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney will lie-in-state at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building (144 Wellington Street), in Ottawa, on Tuesday, March 19 and Wednesday, March 20, 2024. On the m]]> http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274165822/a-state-funeral-will-be-held-in-memory-of-the-right-honourable-brian-mulroney Fri, 15 Mar 2024 15:43:39 GMT http://www.quebecnews.net/news/274165822/a-state-funeral-will-be-held-in-memory-of-the-right-honourable-brian-mulroney <![CDATA[Attempts to ban TikTok reveal the hypocrisy of politicians already struggling to relate to voters]]> TikTok has been under review due to national security concerns by the Canadian federal government since September 2023.

This was reported the day after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass a bill potentially banning TikTok. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that the Canadian review of TikTok For immediate release

Gatineau, Quebec, March 15, 2024 - Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) wishes to inform users that there will be lane closures towards Ottawa and Gatineau on the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge to accommodate repair work during the following period: