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Two Quebec legislature members not running again, including housing minister
6+ hour, 31+ min ago (198+ words) Quebec Minister Responsible for Seniors Caroline Proulx responds to the Opposition during question period at the legislature in Quebec City, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot MONTREAL - Two prominent Quebec legislature members say they won't be running in the…...
NDP leadership candidates to square off in final debate
1+ week, 4+ day ago (137+ words) OTTAWA - The five NDP leadership candidates are in the Vancouver area today for the second and final party-organized debate of the leadership race. This English language debate follows a French language debate in Montreal late last year that was also…...
Marineland now seeking permits to ship remaining belugas to U.S.: sources
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (933+ words) A beluga whale surfaces from a tank to be fed by an employee at Marineland amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ont., Friday, June 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young TORONTO - Marineland has presented a plan to the federal government to ship…...
Quebec minister Guilbault will leave politics at the end of her term
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (570+ words) Genevieve Guilbault smiles as she is sworn-in as municipal affairs minister, during a cabinet shuffle at the legislature, in Quebec City, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot QU'BEC - Quebec Municipal Affairs Minister Genevi've Guilbault announced Sunday morning that she…...
Could municipal party politics be coming to the Okanagan?
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (567+ words) Conservative Electors Association promise to have candidates in the October municipal election. Political parties have been a rarity at the municipal level in Kelowna and candidates running under a common banner have generally not fared well. That has the potential…...
Winter storms set to continue hammering parts of Ontario, Quebec
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (178+ words) Pedestrians walk through a snow storm on Boxing Day in Toronto, on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan It's gearing up to be another messy day on the roads in parts of Ontario and Quebec as storm fronts continue…...
Sharp rise in 911 calls in Montreal as wintry weather hits Eastern Canada
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (642+ words) Shoppers walk through a snow storm as they exit Eaton Centre on Boxing Day in Toronto, on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan Ice is shown on the side mirror of a car in Montreal, Sunday March 30, 2025. THE CANADIAN…...
Freezing rain, snow expected in parts of Ontario as Newfoundland braces for blizzards
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (186+ words) A resident takes advantage of a lull to take their child for a sleigh ride in St. John's on Friday, March 8, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly Parts of southern Ontario are under weather warnings today, with freezing rain expected in…...
Quebec coroner calls for better pedestrian safety after death of girl, 7, in 2022
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (248+ words) Pallbearers carry the casket of seven-year-old Mariia Legenkovska from the church following her funeral in Montreal, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. Mariia Legenkovska, whose family moved to Montreal this year to flee the Russian invasion, was killed while walking to school with her…...
Quebec ends funding for Northvolt battery factory
6+ mon, 9+ hour ago (671+ words) Signage is seen at the entrance to the Northvolt plant, dubbed Northvolt Six, in Saint-Basile-le-Grande, Que., on Thursday, March 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi MONTREAL - The Quebec government is pulling the plug on a $7-billion electric-vehicle battery project near Montreal…...