Fifty-nine Parti Québécois members swear oath at provincial legislature
Fifty-nine Parti Québécois representatives elected in the Oct. 5 general election are being sworn in at the provincial legislature.
The sovereigntist party fell short of the 64 seats needed to form a majority, but could get closer to that threshold after requesting recounts in two ridings where it came second.
The PQ's elected officials will take an oath before the people of Quebec.
They are no longer required to swear an oath to the King since the legislature changed its rules in 2022 when PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon refused to pledge his allegiance to the reigning monarch of Canada.
Liberal, Conservative and Québec solidaire representatives will be sworn in next week.
St-Pierre Plamondon is scheduled to unveil his cabinet and officially form a government on Oct. 21.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 15, 2026.
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Cultural sector concerned about lack of news on Ottawa's promised $600M
Cultural sector groups say they’re starting to worry about the Liberal government’s silence on $600 million in promised funding.
In June, the federal government said it would tell the CRTC to change course on requiring big streamers like Netflix to contribute to Canadian content, and would instead provide funding directly.
But four months later, the government still isn't saying when it will provide the new direction to the CRTC or disburse the $600 million.
This has left the sector without either payments from streamers or the promised government funding.
A group representing independent producers says funding that was supposed to provide the sector with a sense of certainty is now a source of uncertainty itself.
Canadian content contributions and rules for streamers became a flashpoint in the ongoing trade talks with the United States, and were among the reasons Canada ended the latest round of negotiations.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 15, 2026.
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Suspect arrested after catalytic converters stolen from food charity's trucks
Toronto police say they have arrested and charged a 29-year-old man accused of breaking into a charity's parking lot over Thanksgiving weekend and stealing several catalytic converters from their trucks.
Police say they arrested the man after executing a search warrant at an Oakville residence on Wednesday and charged him in connection with the thefts at Second Harvest, a charity that rescues food en route to landfills and redistributes it to people in need.
Police say they were called to Second Harvest's headquarters in the city's west end just after midnight on Sunday after an unknown number of suspects broke into the charity's parking lot and stole truck parts.
Police say the accused, who faces three counts of breaking and entering, is also believed to have pulled off other catalytic converter thefts in the area.
Police allege the Oakville man was involved in thefts at nearby businesses in September and October that caused vehicle damage.
At a Wednesday news conference, Second Harvest CEO Lori Nikkel said the charity has received an influx of support in the wake of the thefts, and that local food importing business Aurora Foods donated $60,000 to help cover the cost of the truck repairs.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 15, 2026.
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