Quebec Premier Christine Frechette to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday
QUEBEC -- Quebec's new premier will meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday in Ottawa, less than 48 hours after she was sworn in.
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Quebec tables bill on involuntary hospitalization
QUEBEC -- Quebec's minister of health and social services has tabled a bill to relax the criteria for the involuntary hospitalization of patients experiencing a mental health crisis.
Quebec Liberals gain ground in new poll taken days after Milliard named new leader
QUEBEC -- A new poll indicates that the Quebec Liberals are experiencing a bump in support days after naming Charles Milliard as leader, as debate heats up about a possible independence referendum ahead of the fall general election.
Quebec government sued after it cancelled Christian event over anti-abortion concerns
QUEBEC -- A Quebec government cabinet minister has taken the stand in a civil case over her decision to cancel an event in 2023 because she thought it would promote anti-abortion views.
Francois Legault shuffles cabinet as two ministers announce run for CAQ leadership
QUEBEC -- Quebec Premier Francois Legault has shuffled his cabinet after two ministers stepped aside to run in the Coalition Avenir Quebec leadership race.
Francois Legault to shuffle cabinet as two ministers announce run for CAQ leadership
QUEBEC -- Quebec Premier Francois Legault will shuffle his cabinet later today as two ministers step aside to run in the Coalition Avenir Quebec leadership race.
Five things to know about Quebec Premier Francois Legault's tough year in 2025
QUEBEC -- Quebec Premier Francois Legault is finishing 2025 with his party running in third place in the polls, behind the Parti Quebecois and the Liberals. The polling caps off a difficult year that saw his party lose six legislature members, including five who are now sitting as Independents.
No more Conservative defections to Liberals, MP Gérard Deltell says
QUEBEC -- No other Conservative member of Parliament will succumb to Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal charm offensive, Quebec MP Gérard Deltell said Thursday.
Quebec medical specialists announce legal challenge of new compensation law
QUEBEC -- Medical specialists in Quebec are planning a legal challenge to a recent law that imposes a new method of remuneration on physicians, which they say violates individual freedoms.
Quebec replaces digital technology minister who resigned over auto board scandal
QUEBEC -- Quebec's premier has replaced his cybersecurity and digital technology minister after a scandal with the auto insurance board's online platform forced the resignation of Eric Caire.
Quebec fiscal update brings $2.1B in new spending, axes tax credit for older workers
QUEBEC -- Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard tabled an economic update on Thursday with $2.1 billion in new spending over five years amid what he described as a stronger-than-expected recovery from last year's economic slowdown.
Quebec party supports member who accused fellow politicians of denigrating minorities
MONTREAL -- A Quebec political party has voted to support one of its members facing backlash for saying that racialized people are regularly disparaged at the provincial legislature.