Quebec's premier announced plans to resign on Wednesday, months ahead of an election that could see a separatist party return to power in the French-speaking province.A resurgent Parti Quebecois (PQ) has consistently led the polls ahead of a provincial election set for October.

Legault announced his departure Wednesday at the Quebec City legislature, leaving an empty chair at the table of Canada’s 13 provincial and territorial premiers who have partnered with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government in Ottawa to confront President Donald Trump’s economic threats to Canada.

The Parti Québécois, which has been leading in the polls for the better part of two years, is in a favourable position as it prepares for the vote next fall. Party leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is set to hold a news conference this morning.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has deployed investigators to the scene of a Dec. 28, 2025, derailment on the Quebec North Shore & Labrador Railway near Sept-Îles, Quebec, the board announced today (Dec.

One day after Quebec Premier François Legault said he would resign ahead of the October election, at least one high-profile minister has come out publicly to say she is considering a bid to replace him.