Your province this week – March 31
March 31, 2026
Drainville and Fréchette square off in final debate before CAQ leadership vote The two former cabinet ministers vying for the leadership of the Coalition Avenir
Drainville and Fréchette square off in final debate before CAQ leadership vote The two former cabinet ministers vying for the leadership of the Coalition Avenir
Coroners call for Hwy. 50 widening, safety barriers Two Quebec coroners issued a report last week related to several deaths on Hwy. 50, which connects Gatineau
Bloc, Libs set for rematch in federal riding of Terrebonne Following a Supreme Court decision back in February overturning its 2025 federal election result, the
Eleven of 16 doctors residency positions unfilled in Outaouais after first round of apps According to Le Droit, roughly two thirds (11 of 16) family
Quebec scraps royalty program for sawmills The Quebec government announced last week the termination of a royalty program for sawmills in the province, an attempt
Quebec’s specialist doctors introduce pressure tactics in negotiations with government Quebec’s federation of specialist doctors, which goes by the acronym FMSQ, is introducing new pressure
Blitz on surgeries to cut down on Outaouais wait times Regional health authority CISSSO has launched a series of “surgical blitzes” to cut down on
Protest at National Assembly over intimate partner violence A protest was held at Quebec’s National Assembly Tuesday morning by a group representing 50 women’s shelters
Best not put money on it, but there seems to have been a change in how Hydro-Québec is managing the consequences of its decision to
Concerns around Quebec’s new immigration program The Quebec government has announced a new immigration pathway, after cancelling the Programme de l’expérience québécois (PEQ), a popular
Drainville and Fréchette square off in final debate before CAQ leadership vote The two former cabinet ministers vying for the leadership of the Coalition Avenir Québec, Bernard Drainville and Christine Fréchette, locked horns on Saturday, in their final debate before
Coroners call for Hwy. 50 widening, safety barriers Two Quebec coroners issued a report last week related to several deaths on Hwy. 50, which connects Gatineau to Montreal, and have urged authorities to install barriers or widen the route to improve
Bloc, Libs set for rematch in federal riding of Terrebonne Following a Supreme Court decision back in February overturning its 2025 federal election result, the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne is heading back to the polls, CBC News reports. The two
Eleven of 16 doctors residency positions unfilled in Outaouais after first round of apps According to Le Droit, roughly two thirds (11 of 16) family medicine residency positions in the Outaouais region haven’t been filled after the first round of
Quebec scraps royalty program for sawmills The Quebec government announced last week the termination of a royalty program for sawmills in the province, an attempt to provide relief to an industry that has been hit hard by tariffs, according to
Quebec’s specialist doctors introduce pressure tactics in negotiations with government Quebec’s federation of specialist doctors, which goes by the acronym FMSQ, is introducing new pressure tactics in their negotiations with the provincial government. The pressure tactics include refusing to offer
Blitz on surgeries to cut down on Outaouais wait times Regional health authority CISSSO has launched a series of “surgical blitzes” to cut down on the number of people waiting more than a year for surgery, Le Droit reports. With
Protest at National Assembly over intimate partner violence A protest was held at Quebec’s National Assembly Tuesday morning by a group representing 50 women’s shelters to demand action against conjugal violence, CBC News reported. The move comes after a report
Best not put money on it, but there seems to have been a change in how Hydro-Québec is managing the consequences of its decision to ignore its aging infrastructure in the upper Pontiac. For years, when extreme heat, cold or
Concerns around Quebec’s new immigration program The Quebec government has announced a new immigration pathway, after cancelling the Programme de l’expérience québécois (PEQ), a popular pathway to attain permanent residency in the province last November. The new program, known by
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