The man arrested after a woman was allegedly pushed from a third-storey balcony in Montreal on New Year’s Day has now been charged with manslaughter.
Legault announced his resignation on Wednesday. The party he founded, the Coalition Avenir Québec, will have just months to choose a new leader ahead of the vote set for this fall.
In his resignation speech Wednesday, Premier François Legault said Quebecers are looking for a change in leadership. CBC spoke to people in the Greater Montreal area and in Legault’s riding of L’Assomption, Que., to get their thoughts on the announcement.
Quebec is replacing pap tests with a more sensitive human papillomavirus test to detect cervical cancer earlier. The rollout aims to improve screening across the province and future self-swab tests could make prevention even more accessible.
Members of the opposition, the mayor of Montreal and premiers react to François Legault’s decision to step down as premier of Quebec after more than seven years at the helm.
Premier François Legault had repeated several times that he was holding down the fort despite growing challenges. But those challenges turned out to be too much, and he says he recognizes Quebecers needed change.
Quebec’s public contract watchdog says the province’s automobile insurance board undermined the principles of fair competition in the handling of its disastrous SAAQclic project.
A jury trial has opened for two men charged in the drive-by shooting of Meriem Boundaoui, a 15-year-old girl who prosecutors say was in the wrong place at the wrong time when she was killed.
The mayor is following through on a campaign promise, pledging $40 million over 10 years for the devices. But critics say that’s not enough and it’s going to take too long to implement.
Justice Sheilah Martin is retiring from the country’s highest court, opening up a vacancy on the Supreme Court of Canada bench.
