One Quebec city that had been threatened by approaching wildfires has lifted an evacuation order, but other parts of the province continue to deal with out-of-control blazes that are taxing firefighting resources. About 6,000 residents of Sept-Îles, Que., and the nearby Innu community of Mani-Utenam had been under an evacuation order since Friday after one…

The Quebec government is set to table a bill that would give members of the legislature the highest base salary out of all provincial politicians in the country. The bill is to be introduced Thursday by Premier François Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec government and would increase base salaries by $30,000—to $131,766. A committee mandated by…

Canada’s plan to increase immigration is stoking fears among Quebec’s political class, who say the changes would reduce the province’s influence in the country and make it harder to protect French. Provincial legislature members today adopted a motion declaring Canada’s plan incompatible with the protection of French in Quebecand that the province must have complete…

Quebec Premier François Legault promised to boost mental health services in the province Thursday as he visited the town where two people were killed and nine injured when a pickup truck crashed into pedestrians. Joined by opposition leaders and other politicians, Legault met with residents of Amqui, the small community in the lower St-Lawrence region….

Quebec Premier François Legault will today visit the eastern Quebec town where a pickup truck plowed into groups of pedestrians, killing two. Legault will be joined by opposition leaders and other politicians in Amqui, the small community in the lower St-Lawrence region, where he will meet with local residents and hold a news conference. Two…

Quebec Premier François Legault’s new cabinet will have 16 men and 14 women in addition to the premier himself. Legault unveiled his new cabinet today, which includes mostly familiar faces from his party’s first mandate and a handful of newly elected members after his Coalition Avenir Québec won 90 of the legislature’s 125 seats in…

Premier François Legault will unveil the new Quebec cabinet today during a ceremony at the national assembly. After winning 90 of the legislature’s 125 seats in the Oct. 3 provincial election, Legault has no shortage of members to chose from. In 2018, Legault announced a 26-member cabinet and achieved gender parity for about three months…

The Quebec government says it will phase out its proof of COVID-19 vaccination system by March 14. Quebec’s Health Minister Christian Dube announced the province’s phased approach to lifting the system at a press conference on Feb. 15, while saying it may reverse course if the COVID-19 situation in the province worsens. Starting Feb. 16, people will…

The Quebec government announced a plan today to lift most COVID-19 restrictions by March 14, with the exception of masking and proof-of-vaccination requirements. Starting Feb. 12, several public health measures will be lifted, including for indoor private home gatherings and restaurant capacity limits. “We will need to learn to live with the virus. There may…

Commentary The latest news in the increasingly bizarre world created by the politicians in response to COVID-19 is that Québec Premier François Legault has decided to impose a health-care surcharge on people who do not get vaccinated. The ostensible rationale behind the surcharge is that, in the premier’s words, “the vaccine is the key to…