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montrealgazette. com > news > canada > canadian-politics > ottawa-wont-summon-departing-air-canada-ceo-over-french-language-controversy

Ottawa won't summon departing Air Canada CEO over French-language controversy

1+ min ago  (403+ words) Federal Official Languages Committee will instead invite new CEO, whose appointment is expected this fall. Parliamentarians are letting departing Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau off the hook, dropping plans to haul him in front of a committee to answer questions…...

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montrealgazette. com > news > provincial-news > quebec-tax-cuts-small-medium-businesses-frechette-tariffs

Premier Fr'chette unveils tax cuts for small and medium-sized Quebec businesses

1+ hour, 7+ min ago  (255+ words) The measure will help 75, 000 companies across the province, according to Quebec's premier. BEAUCEVILLE " Premier Christine Fr'chette has announced plans to lower the taxes of small and medium-sized businesses by $630 million over five years. The tax cut will benefit 75, 000 Quebec companies,…...

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montrealgazette. com > news > health > quebec-doctors-numbers-rise-2026

Quebec up 350 doctors over past year

7+ hour, 52+ min ago  (280+ words) In the Montreal region, there are 7, 988 physicians, up 145 from the same period in 2025. Quebec is up 350 doctors over the past year, the Coll'ge des m'decins du Qu'bec reported Wednesday, making for about a 1. 5 per cent increase in the number of…...

Montreal Gazette
montrealgazette. com > news > quebec-economy-shrank-from-january-2025-to-2026-statistics-show

Quebec economy shrank from January 2025 to 2026, statistics show

23+ hour, 10+ min ago  (289+ words) It "showed resilience early in the year" but was hit by oil prices, an economist says. Quebec's economy was slightly smaller in January 2026 than it was the year before amid a decline in the province's sector, Quebec's statistics agency said…...

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montrealgazette. com > opinion > op-eds > opinion-with-bill-1-the-caq-plays-constitutional-hardball

Opinion: With Bill 1, the CAQ plays constitutional hardball

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (82+ words) The government's proposed Quebec constitution breaks the unwritten norm of democratic fair play....

Montreal Gazette
montrealgazette. com > news > provincial-news > provincial-politics > caq-unveils-quebecs-first-constitution-amid-controversy

CAQ government unveils Quebec's first constitution amid controversy

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (690+ words) "Vive le Qu'bec," Premier Fran'ois Legault said before the presentation of "the Quebec Constitution Act, 2025," symbolically numbered Bill 1....

Montreal Gazette
montrealgazette. com > opinion > op-eds > opinion-quebec-deserves-a-constitution-built-by-its-citizens-not-handed-down-by-government

Opinion: Quebec deserves a constitution built by its citizens, not handed down by government

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (472+ words) By any measure, the adoption of a constitution is among the most important political acts a society can undertake. It defines how power is exercised, how rights are protected and how governments are restrained. A constitution is a political contract…...

Montreal Gazette
montrealgazette. com > news > montreal-pinel-brothers-murder-trial-oloughlin

Man tells court Montreal homicide victim punched him in fatal altercation

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (781+ words) Jayden Pinel is one of two brothers charged with second-degree murder in the death of Conor Patrick O'Loughlin. One of two brothers on trial at the Montreal courthouse, where they are charged with murder, testified in his own defence and…...

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montrealgazette. com > opinion > columnists > hanes-changes-to-quebecs-electoral-map-shouldnt-be-politicized

Hanes: Changes to Quebec's electoral map shouldn't be politicized

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1098+ words) Montreal's influence is being eroded yet again, but that isn't why the National Assembly interfered. The road to power in Quebec doesn't run through Montreal, so it has long been said. And every couple of election cycles, that maxim becomes…...

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montrealgazette. com > news > man-stabbed-sunday-afternoon-in-mount-royal-park

Man stabbed Sunday afternoon in Mount Royal Park

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (148+ words) The victim was listed in critical condition. A man was arrested near the scene. A 30-year-old man was in critical condition Sunday evening following a stabbing in Mount Royal Park near the intersection of Parc Ave. and C'te-Ste-Catherine Rd. A…...