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<title>Court upholds Quebec rule for common law couples </title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 1, 2013) A third of all Quebec couples have &quot;common law&quot; partnerships - not marriages. A ruling last week in a case that&apos;s been making its way through the courts now confirms that if they split up, no one can claim alimony. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21362/20130201/court-upholds-quebec-rule-for-common-law-couples">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>BluSeed exhibit features work by young Mohawk printmakers </title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 13, 2012) A new art exhibit that connects First Nations history and culture in Quebec with a variety of printmaking techniques opens at BluSeed Studios in Saranac Lake on Friday night.  Todd Moe talks with Kahnawake Mohawk artist Martin Loft about the exhibit titled, &quot;Tsi Nón:we Tewèn:teron&quot; or Where My Home Is.  The show includes a wide range of works on paper created by thirteen young Mohawk artists. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21065/20121213/bluseed-exhibit-features-work-by-young-mohawk-printmakers">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Blue green algae may have caused fish kill in Lake Champlain </title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 4, 2012) Blue-green algae blooms in Lake Champlain have intensified with late summer heat. Rouses Point, Missisquoi Bay, and North Beach in Burlington all issued warnings last week, and scientists say the algae blooms may have triggered a fish kill several weeks ago in Missisquoi Bay. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20404/20120904/blue-green-algae-may-have-caused-fish-kill-in-lake-champlain">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Champlain&apos;s St. Mary&apos;s Academy closes its doors</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 15, 2012) Another Catholic school is closing in the North Country. St Mary&apos;s Academy, a pre-kindergarden to 6th grade elementary school within the Clinton County town of Champlain, won&apos;t reopen in the fall. Catholic officials blame declining enrollment, a budget deficit, and worries about long-term debt. But for parents of the 46 kids, from New York, Quebec and Vermont, who went to St. Mary&apos;s, the decision has meant painful changes. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20306/20120815/champlain-apos-s-st-mary-apos-s-academy-closes-its-doors">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>For Quebec&apos;s common law couples, an uncertain future</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 25, 2012) Here in New York, debate over same-sex marriage has existed for the last few years.  But just across the border in Quebec, the big issue is that a lot of couples never marry at all. One third of Quebecois couples have de facto, or common law, partnerships. They live together, join their finances and have families without getting married. That&apos;s different than in the U.S., where common law relationships are fairly rare. And now, a case now making its way through the courts may change the rules for millions of unmarried Quebecois couples. Sarah Harris has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20014/20120625/for-quebec-apos-s-common-law-couples-an-uncertain-future">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>In Montreal, student protests target Quebec&apos;s Liberal government</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 30, 2012) Massive demonstrations in the city of Montreal have continued for more than a hundred straight days.The protest began when Quebec&apos;s Liberal Party tried to hike tuition rates for college students.  But the sometimes violent street rallies have exploded into a much wider debate in French Canada over civil liberties and the future of popular social programs.  As Brian Mann reports, some students are now calling for the resignation of Quebec&apos;s premier. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19900/20120530/in-montreal-student-protests-target-quebec-apos-s-liberal-government">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Montreal student protests widen, tackle big Quebec questions</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 28, 2012) For more than 100 days, the city of Montreal has been rocked by massive student protests – rallies and marches which have grown on some days to include tens of thousands of people.The movement was sparked by a move by Quebec’s provincial government to raise student tuitions.  But an effort by Prime Minister Jean Charest to crack down on street marches and limit protests earlier this month triggered a political backlash.Brian Mann has been traveling to Montreal to cover the street protests there, for NCPR, NPR and for PRI’s The World.  He joined Martha Foley on the line from our bureau in Saranac Lake. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19891/20120528/montreal-student-protests-widen-tackle-big-quebec-questions">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Public hearings in VT, Quebec on phosphorus in Lake Champlain&apos;s Missisquoi Bay</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 2, 2012) Missisquoi Bay is in the northeast corner of Lake Champlain, along the Vermont-Quebec border. The bay has some of the highest phosphorus concentrations in the lake and is frequently plagued by blue/green algae. In 2008, the US government asked the International Joint Commission, a bi-national body that helps manage US and Canadian boundary waters, to assist in reducing phosphorus levels in the bay.   They’ve now completed a study that identifies where the phosphorus is coming from and how it gets to the lake. Two public hearings are underway to discuss the results. Sarah Harris was at last night’s meeting in Saint Armand, Quebec and has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19768/20120502/public-hearings-in-vt-quebec-on-phosphorus-in-lake-champlain-apos-s-missisquoi-bay">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Champlain powerline gets OK from green groups</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 29, 2012) The company that hopes to run a $2-billion underwater electric line from Quebec to New York City says it has reached an agreement with some of the environmental groups that had raised concerns about the project.Donald Jessome, head of TDI, says the deal was reached after 15 months of closed-door negotiations and will shape how the underwater line is laid under Lake Champlain and the Hudson River. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19397/20120229/champlain-powerline-gets-ok-from-green-groups">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Cuomo wants $2 billion to modernize power corridor to North Country, Quebec</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 5, 2012) Governor Cuomo’s agenda for the coming year includes more than $20 billion for capital projects aimed at boosting the state’s infrastructure.One of the big ticket items is a $2 billion plan to develop new high tech utility lines designed to feed electricity from producers in the North Country and Quebec to consumers downstate. Brian Mann reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19069/20120105/cuomo-wants-2-billion-to-modernize-power-corridor-to-north-country-quebec">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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