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Lionel Carmant leaves CAQ, will sit as independent A prominent member of Quebec Premier Francois Legault’s cabinet is leaving the party.

The decision comes the day after his daughter, Dr. Laurent Carmant, penned a letter in Le Devoir in response to Bill 2, saying she had no other choice but to seek employment in another province if Quebec does not “allow her to practice freely.”

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Montreal tenants need to make $33 an hour to afford a one-bedroom: study If Montrealers want to pay about a third of their income on rent, they have to make $33 an hour, a new report shows.

If Montrealers want to pay about a third of their income on rent, they have to make $33 an hour, a new report shows.

Mobility gets Montreal mayoral candidates heated in CJAD 800 radio debate Projet Montreal’s Luc Rabouin and Ensemble Montreal’s Soraya Martinez Ferrada took to CJAD 800’s airwaves for an hour to debate on The Elias Makos Show Thursday morning.

Projet Montreal’s Luc Rabouin and Ensemble Montreal’s Soraya Martinez Ferrada took to CJAD 800’s airwaves for an hour to debate on The Elias Makos Show Thursday morning.

Quebec woman who left Canada to join ISIS pleads guilty to terrorism offence A Quebec woman who left Canada to join a terrorist group was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to a terrorism offence.

A Quebec woman who left Canada in 2014 to join ISIS was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to participating in the activities of a terrorist group.

Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified There is no evidence the footage was deceptively manipulated, but ambiguities around how the video was processed may further fuel conspiracy theories about Epstein's death.

BREAKING: Metadata shows the FBI’s ‘raw’ Jeffrey Epstein prison video was likely modified.

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Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources President Trump poised to accept "palace in the sky" as a gift from Qatar: Sources

ABC EXCLUSIVE: President Trump is poised to accept a luxury jet as a gift from Qatar.

It’s to be used as Air Force One and then transferred to the Trump library by January 2029.

DOJ insists it’s legal, not bribery, not violation of emoluments clause. w/ @KFaulders

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Omg. Terrebonne riding flips back to Liberals by A SINGLE VOTE after a judicial recount.

Almost 100,000 Quebec addresses without electricity after windstorm A windstorm that hit Quebec has left tens of thousands of Hydro-Quebec customers in the dark.

A 15-year-old boy is in critical condition after a tree fell on him during last night's powerful windstorm.

Wow. Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has lost his Ottawa seat he has held since 2004.

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“Wouldn’t mind.”

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Blanchet calls Canada ‘an artificial country with very little meaning’ Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet issued a scathing assessment Friday of Canada as a country, and Quebec’s place in it as he made his case to Quebecers that only he would protect their inte...

"He made the comment in response to a question about previous remarks he made referring to the House of Commons as a 'foreign parliament' that he sits in."

No more ‘Go Habs Go’: STM changes messaging after OQLF complaint It may be playoff season for the Montreal Canadiens, but don’t expect to see any 'Go Habs Go!' signs on the city’s buses any time soon.

It may be playoff season for the Montreal Canadiens, but don’t expect to see any “Go Habs Go!” signs on the city’s buses any time soon.

Former Montreal-area daycare manager pleads guilty to smuggling ghost guns across Canadian border A former Montreal-area daycare manager who was arrested in 2023 by the RCMP has pleaded guilty to smuggling ghost guns across the Canada-U.S. border.

A former Montreal-area daycare manager who was arrested in 2023 by the RCMP has pleaded guilty to smuggling ghost guns across the Canada-U.S. border.

‘Just horrible to see’: Witness says Longueuil police officer was dragged by suspect’s vehicle A Brossard resident she said she intervened when a Longueuil police officer was dragged by a suspect's vehicle following a suspected case of road rage.

"I was prepared to run into his vehicle. There was no way he was getting past me."

Carrie Burton was on her way to do groceries in Brossard when she decided to put herself in harm's way to stop a suspect who was dragging a Montreal-area police officer with his car.

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In addition to account verification issued by Bluesky, we're also introducing Trusted Verifiers. Select independent organizations can verify accounts directly.

"In the midst of a federal election using an image of Carney and a fake CBC news website on a platform that bans the news – this feels like we’re kind of in like a Black Mirror kind of moment."

Federal debates chief says he was unaware Rebel News had registered as advocacy group The head of the Leaders’ Debates Commission said Thursday he wasn’t aware that right-wing media group Rebel News — which was permitted more opportunities to question leaders after Wednesday’s debate t...

The head of the Leaders’ Debates Commission said Thursday he wasn’t aware that right-wing media group Rebel News — which was permitted more opportunities to question leaders after Wednesday’s debate than most mainstream outlets — had registered as an official third party in the federal election.

Debates Commission has cancelled the post-debate scrums after this English leaders debate. This cancellation follows an altercation prior to the debate involving Rebel News and other journalists. #elxn45

Quebec couple may have used fish poison to kill ex-wife A Quebec couple on trial for murder is being accused of using poison from a fish to kill the man’s ex-wife.

This is wild.

A Quebec couple is accused of using poison from a fish to kill the man’s ex-wife, according to @noovo.info.

"According to court documents, Estimé traveled to the Dominican Republic to purchase the deadly fish poison one month before Daudier was found dead."

Frédéric Bérard: Reversing Supreme Court ruling is problematic Lawyer and law professor Frédéric Bérard says reversing a Supreme Court ruling with the notwithstanding clause is problematic.

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Using notwithstanding clause for consecutive life sentences raises red flags: lawyer Lawyer Julius Grey said the Conservative Party's plan to use the notwithstanding clause to impose consecutive life sentences raises red flags.

Hear the lawyers in their own words:

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Constitutional experts raise concerns with Conservative proposal to bypass Supreme Court ruling on consecutive sentences The Conservative party’s promise to bypass a landmark Supreme Court of Canada ruling to impose consecutive life sentences on mass murderers would undermine Canada’s rule of law, two constitutional law...

The Conservative Party’s promise to bypass a landmark Supreme Court of Canada ruling to impose consecutive life sentences on mass murderers would undermine Canada’s rule of law, two constitutional lawyers say.

"U.S.. District Judge Trevor N. McFadden, an appointee of President Donald Trump, ruled that the government can’t retaliate against the AP’s decision not to follow Trump’s executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico."

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Lockdown declared at Parliament Hill East Block: PPS A lockdown was declared at Parliament Hill’s East Block Saturday afternoon, according to an alert from the Parliamentary Protective Service (PPS).

Lockdown declared at Parliament Hill's East Block: Parliamentary Protective Service

English school boards ‘thrilled’ by Court of Appeal ruling on Quebec’s Bill 40 The Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA) is celebrating another victory in its legal battle against the contentious Bill 40 after the Court of Appeal ruled parts of it are unconstitutional...

Breaking: The Quebec English School Boards Association is celebrating another victory in its legal battle against the contentious Bill 40 after the Court of Appeal ruled parts of it are unconstitutional.

Canada Proud is dominating Facebook ahead of the election - The Logic The conservative group’s posts about the election are finding a huge audience in the vacuum created by Meta’s ongoing ban on all news in Canada.

As a result of Meta’s news ban, popular posts about the election in Canada are mostly from groups such as Canada Proud, or from politicians, meme accounts and influencers.

The news ban has been to “the enormous detriment of Canadians,” said @abridgman.bsky.social.

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Canada Proud is dominating Facebook ahead of the election - The Logic The conservative group’s posts about the election are finding a huge audience in the vacuum created by Meta’s ongoing ban on all news in Canada.

New: Canada Proud is dominating Facebook ahead of the election. The group is behind 31 of the top 50 most-viewed posts mentioning Mark Carney on Facebook in the past 7 days.

All this is happening while Meta continues to block access to news on its platforms in Canada.

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Liberal Paul Chiang ‘standing aside’ after suggesting Chinese bounty be collected on Conservative candidate Liberal incumbent Paul Chiang will not be running in the ongoing federal election after suggesting earlier this year that people should try to claim a Chinese bounty on a Conservative candidate.

Liberal Paul Chiang ‘standing aside’ after suggesting Chinese bounty be collected on Conservative candidate

Quebec awards new contract to Elon Musk’s Starlink despite tariff conflict The Quebec government says there’s no satisfying alternative at this point to Elon Musk’s satellite service for courthouses in remote regions.

"In contrast to Quebec, the Ontario government announced in response to the tariffs that it’s cancelling a $100-million contract with Starlink to hook up 15,000 homes and businesses in remote and northern communities to high-speed internet."