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Remembering iconic Montreal jazz drummer, bebop master Norman Marshall Villeneuve
Known for his musicality, mentorship and spirited passion, Norman Marshall Villeneuve died Wednesday at the age of 87. Starting behind the drums as a kid, Villeneuve kept the tempo for some of jazz's greatest musicians and helped usher in newer generations of talent.
Quebec has rent control. So why are apartment prices still soaring?
As the asking price for rent in Montreal skyrockets, housing advocates are renewing calls for the Quebec government to set up a provincewide rent registry to support tenants fighting for affordable housing.
Prayer rooms, student groups fuelling tensions in Quebec colleges, government report finds
A Quebec government-commissioned investigation into the campus climate at Dawson and Vanier colleges is recommending the adoption of a law to "oversee academic freedom in the college system" with the aim of reducing tensions among students.
NATO head 'fairly confident' Canada will hit new defence spending target
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says he is "fairly confident" Canada will be able to meet the alliance's higher defence spending target, which will likely be set at the next leaders' summit at the end of June.
Poilievre to undergo Conservative Party leadership review in January
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will face a mandatory leadership review in January, after the party failed to form government in the last federal election.
Quebec says it will impose out-of-province tuition hike despite court ruling
Despite a court ruling striking down its tuition hikes for out-of-province Canadian students, the Quebec government will not appeal the decision. Yet the higher education minister said it intends to stay the course.
Quebec floats cutting services for non-permanent residents
Quebec Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge said he isn't ruling out the possibility of cutting services for non-permanent residents in the province if the federal government fails to halve its annual immigration targets.
Quebec to impose French-language quotas on streaming giants
Quebec Culture Minister Mathieu Lacombe tabled a bill today that would force streaming giants to make French-language content more accessible.
Bloc Québécois pushes for byelection in Terrebonne, after 5 more ballot issues declared in riding
The Bloc Québécois is calling on the Superior Court of Quebec to order a byelection in the riding of Terrebonne, where the party lost by one vote, as Elections Canada revealed issues with five more mail-in ballots.
Quebec seeks to regulate doctors' salaries to encourage them to take on more patients
The province's health minister has tabled a bill that would give the Quebec government the authority to regulate how health professionals are paid, with the goal of getting them to take on more patients. Doctors are pushing back.