Quebec news, local and regional

12+ hour, 11+ min ago   (529+ words) Promises on transport, public safety and health care filled the air on the Quebec campaign trail on Saturday as leaders prepare to face off in debates next week. The first of three debates between the leaders of the five major…...

11+ hour, 50+ min ago   (816+ words) Here's the scenario: A governing party saddled with a terminally unpopular leader faces annihilation in the next election. Along comes a relatively unknown fresh face ready and qualified to lead that party and do battle against a handy villain — Donald…...

4+ hour, 55+ min ago   (523+ words) Quebec Solidaire co-spokesperson Ruba Ghazal makes a giant bubble during an election campaign stop at a back to school festival in Montreal, on Sept. 12.Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press Promises on transport, public safety and health care filled the air…...

15+ hour, 10+ min ago   (663+ words) Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Saturday that it's "unlikely" her government will launch a new Crown corporation to build out natural gas pipelines in the province. Smith, speaking on her provincewide radio call-in program, said the government has heard from…...

10+ hour, 15+ min ago   (217+ words) Alberta Premier Danielle Smith provides an update on teacher bargaining in Calgary, on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says it’s unlikely her government will launch a new Crown corporation to build out natural…...

7+ hour, 1+ min ago   (262+ words) The train, carrying 186 passengers, derailed on Friday evening in Normandy French authorities are investigating whether sabotage caused a train derailment that injured 44 people in Normandy, after a piece of rail was found on the track. The regional train was carrying…...

8+ hour, 25+ min ago   (298+ words) Officials in northern France are investigating if the derailment of a passenger train on Friday evening was the result of "a malicious act". Prosecutor Sébastien Gallois said on Saturday that a fragment of rail had been found on the tracks…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1384+ words) Dominic Foppoli, the former Windsor mayor and once a rising star in Sonoma County politics, on Friday, Sept. 11, was ordered to pay more than $13 million in damages to seven women who sued him over claims that he sexually assaulted each…...

16+ hour, 23+ min ago   (940+ words) The average Canadian gets enough protein without even thinking about it, but we've forgotten about fibre Everything from cereal to bread, milk to beer, and even treats like candy, chocolate bars and chips now have protein-infused versions. The protein obsession…...