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ER doctors in Quebec are seeing more and more cases of food poisoning, because they have eaten wild mushrooms that should have been left on the ground.

Taking extra precautions before going out foraging is something Sébastien Royer takes seriously, and is one of the main lessons he tries to impart on participants who sign up for his wild mushroom foraging course at the Massif du Sud regoinal park, in Chaudière-Appalaches..

He answered some questions from Breakaway producer Julia Page who drove up to the Massif for some tips.
Listen here: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-79-breakaway/clip/16001640-i-teach-people-die-mushroom-foraging-guide
(Photos Julia Page/CBC)

"Outpouring of support has been incredible," says owner of pharmacy and grocery store.

Quebec family shows resilience after fire destroys beloved Lower North Shore business | CBC News On Sunday a fire burned the pharmacy and grocery store in Blanc-Sablon, Que., that served many communities across the Lower North Shore. The next day, the owner’s niece dedicated her medal at the Quebec Games to her family and the store — so special to the town of 1,100 — that they plan to reb...

Ketchup chips are unique to Quebec and Canada- and harder to get it in the U.S. And that is one of the reasons that convinced a father and son to drive all the way from Fredericksburg, Virginia, to Niagara Falls, Ontario to stock up on some chips.

Rich and Jacob Lieberman have been travelling across the U.S. in a vintage, army jeep named Gertrude for several years now. 15-year-old Jacob is legally deaf and blind. His father says after going on their very first road trip a few years ago... they were hooked.

You can listen to his conversation with Breakaway guest host Allison Van Rassel here:
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-79-breakaway/clip/15999465-virginia-man-drives-canada-sons-love-road-ketchup
(Photos submitted by Reid Lieberman)

Jekyll (pictured here) and Simon are white sharks that are currently swimming around, and feeding, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. They were first tagged last December off the coast of Georgia by a team of scientists based in the U.S.
John Tyminski, a Senior Data Scientist with the non-profit organization Ocearch, spoke with Breakaway host Alison Brunette about the importance of tracking sharks. (Photo of Jekyll/Submitted by Ocearch)

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-79-breakaway/clip/15998436-jekyll-great-white-shark-came-perce-scenery-stuck