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A number of employees at Montreal-based AtkinsRéalis experiencing pay delays
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (219+ words) AtkinsRealis headquarters are seen in Montreal on Nov. 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi MONTREAL - A number of employees at engineering firm AtkinsRéalis have recently seen their pay delayed as the company transitions to a new resource planning system. A spokesperson…...
Court asked to order Élections Québec to mail out English voting information
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (182+ words) MONTREAL - A lawyer is asking a judge to order Élections Québec to mail out voter information in both French and English, after the elections agency said earlier this month that it would be providing the documents in French only. Lawyer…...
Quebec premier says tariff countermeasures will add $1.5B to the province’s economy
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (189+ words) QUEBEC - The Quebec government has announced a series of measures to promote buying locally in response to the escalating trade war between Canada and the United States. Premier Christine Fréchette says the measures will inject about $1.5 billion into the Quebec…...
Dairy farmer turned Liberal MP vows to be voice for tariff-hit Quebec region
1+ week, 1+ day ago (757+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney visits a berry picking farm with local Liberal byelection candidate Daniel Gobeil, left, in Saguenay Thursday, August 6, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot OTTAWA - Newly elected Liberal MP Daniel Gobeil says his experience as a dairy farmer…...
Élections Québec says it’s too late to print voter documents in English
1+ week, 4+ day ago (524+ words) MONTREAL - Élections Québec says it is too late to make changes to the unilingual French documents it is mailing to voters ahead of the election. The provincial elections authority was reacting to comments made by Coalition Avenir Québec Leader Christine…...
Coalition Avenir Québec’s health care reversal criticized by rivals on campaign Day 5
1+ week, 6+ day ago (223+ words) Coalition Avenir Québec Leader Christine Frechette greets supporters during an election campaign stop in Terrebonne, Que., on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. Quebec votes in a provincial election on Oct. 5, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov MONTREAL - The leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec…...
Quebec election Day 3 brings promises on immigration, transit, taxes and home care
2+ week, 1+ day ago (310+ words) Quebec Conservative Party Leader Eric Duhaime speaks of carbon taxes near a gas station in Levis, Que., Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. Quebecers are going to the polls for a general election on Oct. 5. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot Quebec Solidaire co-spokesperson Ruba…...
U.S. trade war is looming over sovereignty debate in Quebec election
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1016+ words) People participate in an independence march in Montreal, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, during an event to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1995 Quebec referendum. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes Charles Rousseau says he’s always believed in Quebec independence but it won’t be his…...
WSIB cuts 466 jobs across Ontario in ‘difficult business decision’
3+ week, 3+ day ago (165+ words) The logo of Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is shown in this handout image. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - WSIB (Mandatory credit) TORONTO - The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is cutting 466 jobs across the province, in a move the union…...
Albertans Flying Blind On Immigration Ahead Of Oct.19 Referendum
3+ week, 4+ day ago (736+ words) Screenshot of the Government of Alberta’s official referendum website, promoting a video on immigration policy ahead of the province’s Oct. 19, 2026 referendum vote. In a written response to a New Canadian Media inquiry, Elections Alberta said the questions in the referendum…...