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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.

Legault made the announcement at a hastily-called news conference in Quebec City on Wednesday as October’s provincial election approaches.

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

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.

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.

Bernard Drainville is officially entering the race to succeed François Legault as leader of the governing Coalition Avenir Québec.

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

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. 

Carmant resigned in October amid widespread protest over proposed legislation to change how doctors are paid, including tying a part of their remuneration to performance targets.

Jean-François Roberge is being investigated for allegedly sharing data produced by his department with the two Coalition Avenir Québec leadership candidates.

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.

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.

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.

In his fiscal update last November, Girard said the province was projected to have a deficit of $12.4 billion for the 2025-26 fiscal year, or 1.5 per cent of the GDP.

A former CAQ cabinet minister has joined Quebec’s Conservatives, giving the party its first seat in the legislature ahead of the October election.

Quebec Premier François Legault will shuffle his cabinet later today as two ministers step aside to run in the Coalition Avenir Québec leadership race.