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Voters send CAQ's François Legault back to Quebec City with stronger majority

MONTREAL — François Legault will be heading back to Quebec’s legislature with an even stronger hold on power, after a resounding election victory that saw his Coalition Avenir Québec win the most seats of any party in more than 30 years.

Oct 3, 2022 9:32 PM Read more >

The latest in the Quebec election: Re-elected Legault promises to be uniting premier

MONTREAL — Here are the latest details from Quebec's provincial election (all times eastern): 11:40 p.m. Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault says his party has received a clear message from voters: keep going.

Oct 3, 2022 8:52 PM Read more >

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.

Oct 3, 2022 8:39 PM Read more >

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

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

Oct 3, 2022 5:56 PM Read more >

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

VANCOUVER — Tatyanna Harrison’s 21st birthday would have been on Sept. 29. Her mother described Tatyanna, whose body was found in Vancouver earlier this year, as a courageous woman with the gift of gab and a deep love for learning.

Oct 3, 2022 5:36 PM Read more >

Canada's first pledge ceremony to King Charles opens fall agenda at B.C. legislature

VICTORIA — A newly elected member of British Columbia's legislature became Canada's first politician to sign a pledge to the King at the start of a fall sitting Monday, where health care and high costs were expected to be dominant issues.

Oct 3, 2022 5:26 PM Read more >

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.

Oct 3, 2022 5:02 PM Read more >

Sex workers challenging criminal laws in court, citing Charter violation

OTTAWA — Canada's prostitution laws prevent sex workers from obtaining meaningful consent before engaging with clients, a lawyer for an alliance of sex worker rights groups argued in a Toronto courtroom Monday.

Oct 3, 2022 4:53 PM Read more >

Think carefully on what comes next in Iran, expert urges Canadian politicians

OTTAWA — Canadian politicians need to think about what would happen if the Iranian regime actually falls, an expert says as Ottawa's response to protests abroad becomes political fodder at home.

Oct 3, 2022 4:03 PM Read more >

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 was swapped on the national questionnaire last year.

Oct 3, 2022 3:27 PM Read more >