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Highlights from the 2022-23 Quebec provincial budget

Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard tabled the provincial budget on Tuesday for the 2022-23 fiscal year. Here are some highlights.

Mar 22, 2022 3:44 PM Read more >

Quebec budget includes $500 payment to adult residents to offset inflation

Quebec’s spring budget includes a one-time payment of $500 to every adult earning $100,000 or less to help offset the impact of inflation, and the cash is scheduled to arrive a few months ahead of the provincial election.

Mar 22, 2022 3:38 PM Read more >

Quebec zoo to move elephants to new home as senator proposes bill to ban captivity

A zoo in Quebec plans to get out of the elephant business, its CEO said as a senator introduced a federal bill Tuesday that would phase out keeping the animals in captivity.

Mar 22, 2022 3:32 PM Read more >

Desmond inquiry: presiding judge hints at key recommendation as testimony concludes

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — When an inquiry started investigating why Afghanistan war veteran Lionel Desmond killed his family and himself in 2017, one of the key questions was how he got access to an assault-style rifle.

Mar 22, 2022 3:26 PM Read more >

What the Liberal-NDP deal could mean for 'aggressive options' on defence spending

OTTAWA — The prospects for a significant increase in Canadian defence spending in the coming federal budget looked a little less likely as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was set to head to Europe after announcing a stunning political deal with the New

Mar 22, 2022 3:10 PM Read more >

Q&A: The NDP and Liberals have a confidence and supply agreement. So what is it?

OTTAWA — The Liberals and the NDP have a penned a deal that would keep the minority government led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in power until 2025 and move ahead on some mutually agreeable policies. It's called a confidence and supply agreement.

Mar 22, 2022 2:47 PM Read more >

House Speaker Anthony Rota recovering from bypass surgery

OTTAWA — House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota was doing well after undergoing coronary bypass surgery. A statement from the Office of the Speaker says the Liberal MP was "resting comfortably" following the scheduled procedure in Sudbury, Ont.

Mar 22, 2022 2:38 PM Read more >

Nygard to face extradition to U.S. after Canadian case completed: Lametti

Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard is set to be extradited to the United States to faces sex-related charges there, but only once his criminal case in Canada is completed.

Mar 22, 2022 12:51 PM Read more >

Ontario court again extends stay of proceedings for three tobacco companies

TORONTO — An Ontario court has once again extended an order putting legal proceedings against three tobacco giants on hold as they continue negotiating a settlement with their creditors.

Mar 22, 2022 11:49 AM Read more >

Some key details in the "confidence and supply" deal between the Liberals, NDP

OTTAWA — Some key elements of the agreement between the Liberals and NDP that would keep Justin Trudeau’s government in power until 2025: The NDP will not move a vote of non-confidence, nor vote for a non-confidence motion during the term of the arra

Mar 22, 2022 10:14 AM Read more >