Canada

Immigration could be source of conflict between Ottawa and Quebec's re-elected CAQ

QUEBEC - Control over immigration and Quebec's religious symbols ban could be sources of conflict between Ottawa and the province as Premier Franois Legault begins his second mandate. Legault's Coalit...

Oct 04, 2022

Re-elected Quebec Premier Legault looks to form new cabinet after landslide win

QUEBEC - Fresh off his landslide electoral victory, Premier Franois Legault has a new mission: forming his next cabinet. And the leader of the re-elected Coalition Avenir Qubec has many new faces to c...

Oct 04, 2022

Quebec votes: Dominique Anglade retains seat, Liberals remain official Opposition

MONTREAL - Quebec Liberal Party Leader Dominique Anglade was re-elected in her riding Monday night, and her party retained official Opposition status in the legislature. But the Quebec provincial elec...

Oct 03, 2022

Newsmaker: A look at François Legault, the re-elected premier of Quebec

QUEBEC - A former airline executive and Parti Qubcois cabinet minister who came to power promising to move Quebec past the sovereignty debate has won a second term as provincial premier. Franois Legau...

Oct 03, 2022

The Latest on Quebec's general election: Polling stations have closed

MONTREAL - Here are the latest details from Quebec's provincial election (all times eastern): 8 p.m. Polling stations across Quebec are now closed, capping off a five-week election campaign. Franois L...

Oct 03, 2022

Families of missing and murdered Indigenous women seek change ahead of Oct. 4 vigils

VANCOUVER - Family members of Indigenous women killed across British Columbia say police need to be held accountable and improve communication when they are investigating missing persons cases across ...

Oct 03, 2022

Legislation to temporarily boost GST rebate expected to pass this week

OTTAWA - Legislation to temporarily double GST rebates to help low- and modest-income Canadians cope with high inflation is expected to pass the House of Commons later this week. Finance Minister Chry...

Oct 03, 2022

Changing census question raises concerns about language data: expert

OTTAWA - A Canadian polling expert is raising concerns about the results of the Statistics Canada language census after the order of two questions were swapped on the national questionnaire last year....

Oct 03, 2022

MPs debate second reading of dental care, targeted inflation relief

OTTAWA - Federal Conservatives say the Liberal dental-care and rental-housing relief legislation will only add to inflation without providing relief from the rising cost of living. MPs today are debat...

Oct 03, 2022

Prairie premiers, governors urge Canada, U.S. to keep border crossings open longer

WASHINGTON - Canada's Prairie premiers and two U.S. governors want their respective countries to restore pre-pandemic operating hours at entry points along their shared land border. The group of provi...

Oct 03, 2022