Maura Forrest

Maura Forrest is a reporter with The Canadian Press.

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Quebec legislature resumes with Trump tariff threat, secularism on agenda

The Quebec legislature resumes sitting Tuesday for a spring session likely to be dominated by the threat of a trade war with the United States and a renewed focus on secularism and identity.

Quebec Liberals 'at a crossroads' as leadership race kicks off

As the federal Liberals prepare to choose Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's successor, another Liberal leadership race is getting underway in Quebec this week.

Montreal man sentenced in U.S. for exporting weapon components to Russia

Nikolay Goltsev, 38, used two companies in Brooklyn, N.Y., to purchase electronics from U.S. manufacturers and send them to companies in Russia that are under sanction by the U.S. government.

30 years on, is Quebec headed for another independence referendum?

10 years ago, Jean-François Lisée predicted that Quebec's independence movement would be reborn. Now, on the eve of the 30th anniversary of Quebec's second independence referendum, it seems the tide could be turning again.

From industrial highway to developer's paradise, Montreal's Lachine Canal turns 200

The Lachine Canal, which marks its 200th anniversary this year, has been transformed from an industrial thoroughfare to a neglected backwater to a prime example of urban gentrification.

Apiaries abuzz over ruling against widening cross-border trade in live honeybees

The dismissal of a class-action lawsuit over rules governing the cross-border live bee trade is casting a spotlight on political division within Canada's beekeeping community.

As Australia moves to ban social media for children, Quebec weighs following suit

The provincial government decided last spring to study the possibility of setting a minimum age for social media accounts, following a push from the youth wing of the governing Coalition Avenir Québec.

Legault open to adopting provincial constitution before 2026 election

The Quebec premier's comments follow the publication of a report recommending several steps the province could take to boost its autonomy.

Petition by RFK Jr. fan pushes Montreal to stop putting fluoride in drinking water

Montreal officials have opted to end water fluoridation in six West Island communities in a move spurred by a petition from a resident who claims he has the support of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Canada Post, union talks ongoing with no strike notice but CUPW says it could be issued if talks break down

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers could have been in a legal strike position as of Sunday, after a cooling-off period in the contract talks ended the day before. The Crown corporation presented its latest offer last week, but failed to impress the union.