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Paul St-Pierre Plamondon’s Parti Québécois won the October 5, 2026, provincial election with 28% of the vote, forming a minority government. The result eliminates the ruling Coalition Avenir Québec from the assembly and introduces a new challenge for Prime Minister Mark Carney, as the new premier pledges to hold an independence referendum and challenge federal authority on issues like the monarchy and immigration.
A 25-kilometer impact crater in Quebec, dated to 390 million years ago, was identified by an amateur astronomer and confirmed by scientists, marking the largest terrestrial impact structure found since 2018.
A private helicopter crashed into a field in Sainte-Brigide-d’Iberville, Quebec, on Saturday afternoon, killing all four occupants. The Sûreté du Québec and the Transportation Safety Board of Canada are investigating the incident, which occurred shortly after takeoff. Victims have not yet been identified.
Amateur astronomer Joël Lapointe identified a circular feature near Lake Marsal in Quebec’s Côte-Nord region while planning a camping trip in 2024. His inquiry led to a 2025 expedition by planetary geologist Gordon Osinski and colleagues, who confirmed the site as a 25-kilometer impact crater formed approximately 390 million years ago. The discovery, provisionally named Uhackatik, is the largest confirmed impact structure found since 2018 and awaits formal recognition by the Meteoritical Society.
A Quebec amateur astronomer discovered a 25-kilometer impact crater while scouting a campsite via satellite imagery. Geologists confirmed the 390-million-year-old structure, named Uhackatik, by finding shatter cones and impact melt rock during a difficult floatplane expedition.
A 15-mile-wide impact crater in Quebec, dated to 390 million years ago, was confirmed after an amateur astronomer noticed a circular anomaly on satellite maps. The discovery, named Uhackatik, is the first impact crater identified through public reporting, validated by field evidence of shock metamorphism and impact melt.
Carney’s Liberals won all three special elections, including Chicoutimi–Le Fjord in Quebec, signaling broad cross‑regional support after his stance against Donald Trump and a push to reduce Canada’s reliance on the U.S.; the Conservative collapse in Quebec highlighted political risk for opposition leader Pierre Poilievre as the Liberals extend their momentum ahead of national politics.
President Trump denies trying to influence Quebec’s French language policy amid a stalled Canada-U.S. tariff deal that has fallen apart, while Prime Minister Carney warns that threats to Quebec culture and language are unacceptable; Washington counters that the dispute centers on Canadian content rules for major streaming platforms and funding, with Quebec by-elections looming.
Canada’s French-language protections—bilingual labeling, Canadian-content requirements for streaming, and Quebec’s strict language laws—have become a flashpoint in a stalled Canada–U.S. trade dispute. Washington argues some measures act as trade barriers, while Ottawa defends bilingual rights as central to national identity. With U.S. tariffs on roughly $20 billion of Canadian goods looming, Trudeau/Carney (per the piece) say they won’t concede on French protections, and Quebec’s politics heighten the stakes as debates over Bill 96, the Online Streaming Act, and Bill 109 illustrate how language policy intersects with trade and digital regulation.
Washington imposes 50% tariffs on about $20 billion of Canadian imports, prompting a dollar-for-dollar retaliation and turning a closely linked trade relationship into a clash over national identity and sovereignty, notably around Quebec’s language and culture. While the immediate economic impact is modest (roughly 5% of Canada’s exports to the US), the psychological toll could push Ottawa to diversify its partnerships (including China) even as Canada remains economically intertwined with the US.
Amateur astronomer Joël Lapointe spotted a 15-km-wide pit near Lake Marsal on Google Maps, which geologists confirmed in 2025 is a 390-million-year-old meteorite impact crater now named Uhaachatik Crater after the Ekuanitshit Innu council; evidence includes zircon, shatter cones, and melt rock, with findings set to be presented at the Meteoritical Society congress, highlighting citizen science and Indigenous collaboration.
An amateur in Quebec spotted a circular feature on Google Maps that led scientists to confirm Uhackatik, a roughly 15.5-mile-wide meteorite impact crater dating to about 390 million years ago in Quebec’s Côte-Nord. Fieldwork uncovered shatter cones and impact-melt rock, making it one of the largest crater discoveries in recent years; researchers plan to present results at the Meteoritical Society meeting.
Ontario and Québec together hold about CAD 96 million in unsold U.S. liquor due to a 2025 alcohol import ban. Trump’s 50% tariffs could spur a diplomatic move: resume retail sales of that stock while keeping the ban on new imports, potentially raising roughly CAD 163 million for Ontario and CAD 33 million for Québec and reducing storage costs. It would signal goodwill in Canada–U.S. trade talks and pressure U.S. producers, though prices for U.S. consumers would rise and the plan could face legal challenges.
Amateur astronomer Joël Lapointe spotted a circular depression on Google Maps in northern Quebec, sparking investigation that led scientists to confirm it as a 390-million-year-old meteorite impact crater named Uhackatik, following evidence of shatter cones and impact melt rocks. The crater, about 25 km wide, predates dinosaurs and offers a window into early terrestrial life. A 2025 expedition and collaboration with the Ekuanitshit Innu council culminated in naming the site and solidifying Canada’s newest crater discovery since 2010, illustrating how citizen observations can contribute to deep-time geology.
A camper’s intuition on Google Maps led researchers to confirm a 15-mile-wide meteor crater in Quebec’s Côte-Nord region. Fieldwork revealed shatter cones and impact melt rock, dating the crater to about 390 million years ago, making it one of the larger known craters worldwide (with roughly 200 total known crater sites and 31 in Canada).