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  • Quebec MNA leaves Legault’s CAQ caucus to run for Conservatives in federal election
    Éric Lefebvre announced the move on X, formerly known as Twitter, late Tuesday. He said he submitted his resignation to Quebec Premier and CAQ Leader François Legault.
    Politics
    Apr 17
  • Quebec premier threatens referendum on immigration powers, calls out Trudeau
    Quebec Premier François Legault urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to 'listen to Quebecers' when it comes to concerns over immigration levels.
    Politics
    Apr 9
  • Fundraising scandal: Quebec governing party to stop collecting political donations
    François Legault says he won't have the opposition question his integrity, adding that the decision to forgo private donations will cost his party about $1 million a year.
    Politics
    Feb 1
  • Quebec, Ottawa reach health-care funding deal with $900M per year to province
    Premier François Legault's office says the proposed infusion of $900 million in annual health funding from Ottawa comes with no conditions.
    Health
    Mar 19
  • Quebec’s energy minister under fire for saying there’s ‘too many cars’ on roads
    A Quebec minister is being scrutinized for questioning traffic on provincial roads, with public transit advocates and experts arguing not enough is being done by the government.
    Canada
    Mar 21
  • Community organizations dispute Legault’s refugee claims
    Days after Quebec Premier François Legault penned a letter saying Quebec has reached its capacity to welcome refugees, community organizations say his statements are misguided.
    Politics
    Jan 24
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  • Airport refugee claims spike as thousands of ‘active warrants’ remain
    Even when their cases are rejected, many failed refugee claimants remain in Canada, numbers from the Canada Border Service Agency show.
    Canada
    Mar 21
  • Mothers take protest against Northvolt electric car battery plant to Montreal streets
    Dozens of demonstrators gathered on Sherbrooke Street in downtown Montreal to voice their concerns over the construction of the Northvolt electric car battery plant.
    Environment
    Mar 3
  • Housing crisis most prominent cause of mental health issues, Quebec advocates say
    More than 300 organizations specializing in housing and mental health say they are imploring Premier Legault to take concrete action to solve the ongoing crisis.
    Canada
    May 5
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  • After Indigenous criticism, Legault defends new museum on Québécois nation
    The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador criticized Legault's April 25 comments that suggested the province's history began with the arrival of French explorers.
    Canada
    May 8
  • Ottawa poised to restore visa requirements for Mexicans, Quebec says
    The Quebec government says it has been told by Ottawa that the federal government plans to bring back visa requirements for Mexican nationals.
    Canada
    Feb 28
  • Greater Montreal public transit fares to increase an average 3% on July 1
    The fare increases come while a large political debate dominates the halls of city hall in Montreal and the corridors of the national assembly in Quebec City.
    Canada
    Apr 27
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  • Canada’s Mexico visa rule change ‘had to happen’ after asylum spike: minister
    The Liberals lifted the visa requirement in 2016, making it easier for people from Mexico to make an asylum claim. Quebec's premier says his province is at a 'breaking point.'
    Canada
    Feb 29
  • Pro-Palestinian encampment stretches into 7th day at McGill
    Pro-Palestinian activists remained on the lower field of McGill University in downtown Montreal on Friday as the encampment entered its seventh day.
    Canada
    May 3
  • Quebec tuition hike: McGill, Concordia universities file lawsuits
    McGill University and Concordia University are suing the Quebec government over its plan to raise tuition for out-of-province students by about 30 per cent.
    Canada
    Feb 23
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  • ‘A tiny city:’ Pro-Palestinian McGill campus protesters organize for another week
    Protester Ari Nahman says the encampment has become a 'tiny city' complete a library, a stockpile of donated supplies and makeshift wooden sidewalks to keep the mud at bay.
    Canada
    May 5
  • French PM talks language, secularism, strong ties in speech to Quebec legislature
    France wants to help Quebec protect the French language and he praised Quebec's refusal to give in to defeat, French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said.
    Canada
    Apr 12
  • ‘Politicized’ immigration debate could hurt jobs, Quebec employers group says
    The long-running debate over immigration between Quebec and Ottawa has flared in recent months, but the head of a major employers group says 'in some ways, it's deplorable.'
    Canada
    Apr 15
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  • Quebec singer and songwriter Jean-Pierre Ferland dies of natural causes at 89
    The agency representing Ferland confirmed the singer, who's signature song "une chance qu'on s'a" is regarded as a classic of Quebec music, died of natural causes.
    Canada
    Apr 28
  • Parti Québécois is topping provincial polls, but support for independence staying flat
    Observers attribute the PQ rebound largely to the growing unpopularity of Premier François Legault and his Coalition Avenir Québec government.
    Politics
    Feb 14
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