Mr. Puffs café reportedly used as Laval gang leader’s headquarters targeted by gunfire
A Mr. Puffs café in Laval, Que., reportedly used as a headquarters by a recently slain gang leader was hit by gunfire overnight.
Tracking bracelets not adapted to realities of Quebec’s remote communities, advocates say
Those working with victims of conjugal violence on the North Shore say a one-size-fits-all approach to protecting women is not working for their region. Two years after the province introduced tracking bracelets, none of the devices are currently in use...
Why are abortion rights in Quebec’s constitution when even pro-choice groups don’t want that?
Pro-choice advocates fear if Quebec writes abortion back into the law, even with the goal of protecting it, it could backfire — pointing to the U.S. as an example of what can go wrong.
Quebec Liberal Party expels Sona Lakhoyan Olivier pending ethics investigation
Sona Lakhoyan Olivier has been excluded from Quebec’s Liberal caucus for the duration of an investigation led by the National Assembly’s ethics commissioner, the party announced Thursday.
Quebec food banks seeing record-high requests for help each month
The number of monthly food assistance requests has reached 3.1 million, according to the Food Banks of Quebec 2025 Hunger Report. The demand has never been so high, explains Véronique Beaulieu-Fowler, the network’s director of philanthropy.
Ottawa begins to consider the possibility of a Quebec referendum
The Parti Québécois’s dominance in the polls for nearly two years and its leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon’s promise to hold a referendum on Quebec sovereignty during his first term have reverberated all the way to Ottawa.
Talks break off between Quebec and family doctors, only weeks before reforms set to take...
Negotiations between the Quebec government and family doctors have collapsed again, just weeks before controversial reforms take effect that doctors warn will force them to close their clinics — or leave the province altogether.
How a pipeline deal in Alberta somehow led to a language controversy in Quebec
A controversial pipeline agreement between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith triggered a chain of events that included a cabinet resignation, a cabinet shuffle and — eventually — a fiery debate about the French language in Quebec.
Quebec City budget touts lowest tax increase in 5 years. Opposition calls it a ‘smoke...
Quebec City Mayor Bruno Marchand unveiled his latest budget on Wednesday, saying it is balanced and rigorous, with the average tax increase kept below the rate of inflation.
Legal experts ask UN to scrutinize Quebec’s proposed constitution over rights concerns
A group of legal experts has requested United Nations special rapporteurs examine Bill 1 to determine if it infringes on human rights.