The leader of Quebec's right-of-centre party may have softened his approach on Thursday, but it's unclear whether he has changed any of his positions on immigration.

Équiterre has accused Quebec's elections watchdog of trying to "muzzle environmental groups" and is defying the watchdog's demand to remove an election campaign survey from its website.

Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard accused Coalition Avenue Quebec Leader François Legault of scaring people with his immigration policies in Quebec’s first leadership debate Thursday evening in Montreal, calling out his political rival for proposing an “expulsion test” on new arrivals.

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante wants her city to be carbon neutral by 2050, making the pledge on the first day of a global summit promoting action on climate change in San Francisco.