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 ...

Legault announced his resignation on Wednesday. The party he founded, the Coalition Avenir Québec, will have just months to choose a new leader ahead of the vote set for this fall.

Quebec Premier François Legault announced his resignation after more than seven years in power. The move triggers a ...

Legault, 68, said he ​would stay ‌in the job until ‍the party ⁠chose a new leader. The next election in Quebec, the second most populous of the 10 provinces, must be held by October 5 and polls ...

There is no question of putting the government or Quebec on hold,” the outgoing premier, who announced resignation two weeks ago, said.

With his 2011 creation of the Coalition Avenir Québec, Mr. Legault, a former PQ cabinet minister, established an alliance of bleus and rouges and vowed to put the independence question on hold to ...

Premier François Legault became Canada’s most popular provincial leader during the pandemic thanks to his reassuring, avuncular persona. But missteps sank his hopes for a third term.

François Legault spent a lifetime climbing the rungs of Quebec’s corporate and political ladders before stepping down from a ...

For many who feel he trampled on their rights, there is little regret this week over his decision to step aside.

Quebec's political landscape is in flux following Premier François Legault's surprise resignation last week after more than ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. François Legault announced his resignation alongside his wife, Isabelle Brais. (Sylvain Roy Roussel/CBC - image credit) Quebec ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Quebec Premier François Legault has announced he is stepping down ahead of a scheduled provincial election in Canada's second most ...