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Alberta’s Smith says Crown corporation for natural gas unlikely after report leaked
1+ day, 14+ hour 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…...
Quebec election campaign enters 17th day as leaders’ debates approach
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (181+ words) Quebec Parti Quebecois Leader, Paul St-Pierre-Plamondon, speaks at a press conference held at the Valpierre dairy farm in Monceau, Quebec on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. He is accompanied by Parti Quebecois candidates Alex Boissonneault (left) and Jerome Gagnon. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Karoline…...
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 party leaders expected to ramp up activity in provincial election campaign
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (465+ words) Quebec Liberal Party Leader Charles Milliard makes a health care announcement during an election campaign stop in Laval, Que., on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. Quebec votes in a provincial election on Oct. 5, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes Quebecers can expect to see…...
Alberta business leaders’ group urges voters to choose Canada in Oct. 19 referendum
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (484+ words) An advance polling station sign reflects the Calgary Tower in Calgary, Alta., Friday, April 12, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh EDMONTON - A group of Alberta business leaders is urging voters to choose Canada in next month’s secession referendum but admits it’s…...
Quebec premier says tariff countermeasures will add $1.5B to the province’s economy
5+ day, 16+ 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…...
Back-to-school looks different for university students campaigning in Quebec election
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (997+ words) Quebec solidaire candidate Orphee Dube-Gervais speaks to the media during a campaign stop with party leader Ruba Ghazal in Saint-Jerome, Que., on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi Quebec Liberal Party candidate and student Naima Indira Som, centre right,…...
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…...
Voters head to polls today in three Ontario byelections
1+ week, 3+ day ago (179+ words) A voter enters an advance voting location in the riding of Hamilton East—Stoney Creek in Hamilton, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, one of three byelections in Ontario. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn TORONTO - Voters head to the polls today in three…...