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The cabinet of outgoing Premier Francois Legault says the national assembly will return with a new session — and new premier — on May 5.

François Legault, Air Transat's founder, got started in politics in 1998 under former Parti Québécois premier Lucien Bouchard and created the CAQ in 2011.

The CAQ has chosen Christine Frechette as the new party leader, making her the first female party leader, and second-ever female premier of Quebec.

The two candidates vying to replace François Legault as Coalition Avenir Québec leader and Quebec premier are meeting today in a second and final debate.

Air Canada announced CEO Michael Rousseau would retire by the end of this year's third quarter, a move that comes after growing calls for him to resign.

Tensions flared as CAQ leadership rivals clashed over Quebec’s “third link” project in the first debate to replace Premier François Legault.

Four premiers are jointly calling on the federal government to give them more of a say in judges who are appointed to their superior and appeal courts.

Quebec Economy Minister Christine Fréchette is meeting French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris as the province looks to grow trade and defence ties with France.

Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette defended her growing list of spending promises after the province’s finance minister warned she could exceed the government’s allocated funding.

Quebec's legislature is back in session May 5, and new Premier Christine Fréchette has five weeks to push through her political agenda before the summer break.

The 7-2 decision delivered from the bench means that a riding on the Gaspé Peninsula and another in Montreal's east end will be eliminated in favour of two new districts.

After winning the CAQ leadership race Fréchette spent just over a week before introducing the senior members of the team she is expected to lead into a fall general election.

Video from the event shows protesters using a guillotine to cut the head off figure of Minister Jean Boulet.

New Premier Christine Fréchette and the Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec (FMSQ) made the announcement Monday afternoon.

Quebec will soon have a new premier after former cabinet minister Christine Fréchette was named leader of the governing Coalition Avenir Québec on Sunday.

In a speech at the legislature Wednesday, Fréchette promised to focus on growing Quebec's economy and to govern as a nationalist. 

Quebec's new premier is set to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney Friday morning in Ottawa, less than 48 hours after she was sworn into office.

Polling aggregator Qc125 predicts the CAQ, which Legault had positioned as a right-leaning nationalist but federalist party, is on track to win zero seats on Oct. 5.

Quebecers will find out Sunday who will become their next premier after the Coalition Avenir Québec counts the votes in a race to replace the only leader the party has ever had.

Christine Fréchette has the support of 16 cabinet ministers, including the current finance, immigration, public security, culture and environment ministers.