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Premier François Legault apologizes to mayors after calling them ‘beggars’Two weeks after he called mayors "beggars" for asking more financing for public transit from the province, Quebec premier François Legault extended an olive branch.PoliticsMay 23
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State funeral begins in Montreal for Quebec music legend Jean-Pierre FerlandMourners including Quebec Premier François Legault paid their respects Friday during a visitation at Montreal's Théâtre Maisonneuve.CanadaJun 1
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Quebec’s parliamentary session ends with quest to reclaim powers from OttawaQuebec's national assembly winter session is coming to a close. Amid all the controversy of the past few months, Premier François Legault says there are things to celebrate.PoliticsJun 7
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Quebec Liberals wrap party convention, say CAQ government ‘not trustworthy’Quebec Liberal Party interim leader Marc Tanguay called François Legault “the worst premier in modern Quebec history," saying he lost control of public finances.CanadaMay 26
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Boeing anchors new $415M aero hub in Montreal areaQuebec Premier François Legault says the government will inject an additional $85 million in funding to help launch the aerospace hot spot.CanadaMay 21
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Quebec MNA leaves Legault’s CAQ caucus to run for Conservatives in federal electionÉric 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.PoliticsApr 17
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First Oregon, now B.C.: Why drug decriminalization faces renewed questionsDrug addiction researchers and advocates for a comprehensive, health-based approach say decriminalization needs time to work, and only with connected supports.HealthMay 20
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Quebec premier threatens referendum on immigration powers, calls out TrudeauQuebec Premier François Legault urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to 'listen to Quebecers' when it comes to concerns over immigration levels.PoliticsApr 9
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Legault government pursuing controversial ‘third link’ in Quebec CityThe Legualt government abandoned the third-link project last year but revived it after losing a Quebec City byelection in the fall.PoliticsJun 13
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After months of protests, Quebec reaches agreement with farmersAfter months of protests over rising costs and thin profit margins, Quebec and farmers have reached an agreement to give the sector a much-needed boost.PoliticsJun 3
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Ottawa to give Quebec $750M for surge in temporary immigrantsThe federal government is offering Quebec $750 million to help pay for a surge in temporary immigrants to the province, federal officials say.CanadaJun 10
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Quebec premier says he’s open to limiting social media use, debates age limitsQuebec's CAQ party says among proposals it is debating is a call from the party's youth wing to ban social media access for those under the age of 16.CanadaMay 26
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B.C. premier ‘confused’ on reason for Quebec immigration funding: ministerFederal Immigration Minister Marc Miller says B.C. Premier David Eby may be 'confused' on why Quebec is offered $750 million to help with a surge of temporary residents.CanadaJun 11
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Quebec, Ottawa reach health-care funding deal with $900M per year to provincePremier François Legault's office says the proposed infusion of $900 million in annual health funding from Ottawa comes with no conditions.HealthMar 19
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Northvolt should turn Quebec into a major EV player. So why are people so unhappy?Premier Legault has lauded it as the 'greenest electric battery factory in the world,' but since then, the $7-billion project has angered environmentalists across the province.CanadaMay 12
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After Indigenous criticism, Legault defends new museum on Québécois nationThe 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.CanadaMay 8
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Historians, First Nations leader question Quebec history museum conceptPremier Legault was forced to defend comments he made which he suggested the province's history began with the arrival of French explorers Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain.CanadaMay 12
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Housing crisis most prominent cause of mental health issues, Quebec advocates sayMore than 300 organizations specializing in housing and mental health say they are imploring Premier Legault to take concrete action to solve the ongoing crisis.CanadaMay 5
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Pro-Palestinian encampment stretches into 7th day at McGillPro-Palestinian activists remained on the lower field of McGill University in downtown Montreal on Friday as the encampment entered its seventh day.CanadaMay 3
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‘A tiny city:’ Pro-Palestinian McGill campus protesters organize for another weekProtester 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.CanadaMay 5