Stéphanie Marin

Journalist for La Presse Canadienne

17 Articles

Demonstrators, Bill 21, Quebec Superior Court, Montreal,

Teacher testifies at Bill 21 court challenge that her hijab is not source of 'discord'

Another Muslim teacher took the stand at the court challenge to Quebec's secularism law on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, testifying that her hijab has no impact on her ability to teach.

Jury sequestered in case of Quebec man charged in murders of ex-wife, stranger

The fate of Ugo Fredette, a Quebec man charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his ex-wife and a stranger he met at a highway rest stop, is now in the hands of a jury.

Quebec court invalidates parts of medical aid in dying laws as too restrictive

A Quebec Superior Court judge has invalidated sections of both the federal and Quebec laws on medically assisted dying, ruling on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, they were too restrictive and therefore unconstitutional.

Quebecer behind assisted dying ruling wants to see it become federal election issue

Armed with a court judgment that potentially expands access to medical aid in dying across the country, one of the Quebecers who led the legal fight described it on Thursday, September 12, 2019, as a win for those struggling with incurable, debilitating diseases.

Canadians use drugs differently depending on which city they call home: Statistics Canada

A pilot project that analyzed wastewater in five major urban centres suggests Canadians' may use drugs differently depending on which city they call home.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege,

Nobel winner Mukwege says rape during war 'weapon of mass destruction'

Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Denis Mukwege said on Friday, June 7, 2019, that rape in armed conflict is a "weapon of mass destruction," the effects of which are felt for generations.

flare stack, Imperial Oil refinery, Edmonton,

Young Quebecers' novel lawsuit seeks to force federal action on climate change

Lawyers representing young Quebecers tried to convince a judge on Thursday, June 6, 2019, to authorize a class action lawsuit against the federal government for what they argue is a failure to combat climate change.

Race to a Safer World

A smoker holds a cigarette during a smoke break outside a building in North Vancouver, B.C. Monday, Jan. 20, 2014.

Creditor protection given to cigarette maker suspends order to pay billions to victims

The Quebec Council on Tobacco and Health said on Monday, March 11, 2019, that smokers who won a recent court victory are being denied justice after an Ontario judge granted cigarette maker JTI-Macdonald Corp. protection from its creditors last week.

Nicole Gladu, Jean-Pierre Menard, courthouse,

Quebecers with degenerative diseases in court to challenge assisted dying laws

Two Quebecers suffering from incurable degenerative diseases were in court Monday to challenge provincial and federal laws that have left them ineligible for medically assisted death.

Researcher looks to understand 'mysterious' Hydro dam earthquakes in Quebec

Filling the reservoirs of Quebec's hydroelectric dams has sometimes caused small earthquakes — a process that doesn't seem to have occurred elsewhere in Canada, according to a seismologist who has studied the phenomenon.