2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1383+ words) The self-described CEO of the next generation of Quebec sovereigntists is a 17-year-old rapper and TikTok sensation who claims to be more influential than Premier Fran'ois Legault." Miguel Monteiro-Beauchamp, who goes by the name kinji00, was born in Portugal and grew…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (463+ words) Newfoundland and Labrador's new premier says a long-promised review of a proposed energy deal with Quebec's hydro utility will begin within weeks. Tony Wakeham was sworn into office Wednesday in St. John's, NL, after his Progressive Conservative party won a…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (455+ words) The electric-vehicle slowdown is being felt in B'cancour, the city at the heart of Quebec's dreams of becoming a hub in the North American battery supply chain." The planned expansion of a battery facility in the city has been put…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (677+ words) A new Quebec law came into effect Sunday aimed at protecting consumers against products intentionally designed with shorter lifespans while ensuring they have the information needed to repair and maintain goods they buy. Quebec's so-called "right-to-repair" law, part of the…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1082+ words) A defiant Fran'ois Legault took a fighting stance as he entered a party convention last weekend, accompanied by the theme song from Rocky III. The Quebec premier threw a few mock punches and paraphrased an aging Sylvester Stallone to a roomful…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (437+ words) Quebec Premier Fran'ois Legault says his government will table new legislation to speed up environmental approvals, modelled on the federal major projects law." During a Sunday evening appearance on popular Quebec talk show Tout le monde en parle, Legault said…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (565+ words) The abrupt withdrawal of 1,200 Lion electric school buses from the roads in Quebec is prompting renewed criticism of the provincial government's approach to electrification " and of its decision to give one local company a virtual monopoly. Many school bus routes…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (473+ words) Quebec premier Fran'ois Legault is scheduled to announce a major cabinet shuffle on Wednesday, hoping that new blood can help turn around his party's fortunes with the next provincial election just over a year away. The cabinet shuffle and Legault's…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (587+ words) The Quebec government is pulling the plug on a $7-billion electric-vehicle battery project near Montreal and trying to recoup some of its investment. Economy Minister Christine Fr'chette announced Tuesday that the government is cutting its losses on the planned Northvolt…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (647+ words) The Quebec government is trying to ease rising tensions between forestry workers and Indigenous protesters who oppose a new bill they say threatens their way of life." Natural Resources Minister Ma't" Blanchette V"zina and Indigenous Affairs Minister Ian Lafreni're…...