The governments of Canada and Quebec said Monday they reached an agreement in principl

Ottawa said Quebec wasn't doing enough to protect the woodland caribou

MONTREAL - The governments of Canada and Quebec said Monday they reached an agreement in principle to protect endangered caribou in the province, bu

Canada is threatening to use, for the first time, a provision in endangered species legislation to intervene and force caribou habitat protection in Quebec.

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Ottawa is threatening to intervene in Quebec to protect caribou as Premier Francois Legault calls on the federal government to stay out of what he considers a provincial issue.

Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has given Quebec an ultimatum: Provide details of how it will protect woodland caribou and their habitat or be the first province to be hit with a federal decree imposing measures to do the job.