The Spanish runner of Moroccan origin Karim El Hayani has beaten the world record for the semi-marathon (21.1 km) barefoot on snow around Lake Beauport, near Quebec, in extreme conditions. Temperatures had reached -20°C.
After spending ten years in unsanitary housing in the Villeray neighborhood in Quebec, Adil Saksak and his Moroccan-origin family will receive $23,000 in compensation from their landlord. This is the decision of the Régie du logement.
Saïd Akjour, a survivor of the attack on the Grand Mosque of Quebec, which occurred on January 29, 2017, is helping the elderly during this period marked by a global health crisis.
In order to strengthen the human resources capacities of the public administration, Morocco and Quebec have signed an agreement that establishes, according to the Moroccan authorities, the platform for collaboration and exchange in several areas.
Touria Maataoui, mother of Hind Barch, the Moroccan pilot who died in a plane crash, said she had accompanied her daughter the day before on a flight to Randan, Quebec.
The Government is calling on migrant workers to fill the labor shortage facing Quebec. In total, more than 1.4 million positions are to be filled for the 2017-2026 period.