Marijuana smoke wafted through the heart of Montreal's downtown shopping district on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, as hundreds of people lined up to purchase legal cannabis for the first time at Quebec's state-run shops.

Amrit Kaur's turban never leaves her body, no matter what she does.

A diverse crowd of protesters took to the streets of Montreal on Sunday, October 7, 2018, to march against racism and denounce the newly-elected Coalition Avenir Quebec government.

It was 7 a.m. on a Sunday, but Jean-Francois Lisee was full of energy as he met with Parti Quebecois members who'd roused themselves for an early breakfast with their leader.

Officials in Quebec are banking on a massive cull of the province's deer population to help prevent the spread of a fatal disease after its first-ever case was detected on a game farm north of Montreal.

With two weeks to go before la Francophonie names its new leader, former governor general Michaelle Jean is receiving only lukewarm support from Quebec's political party leaders as she seeks a second term.

Jean-Louis Themis believes the true measure of a society is how well it eats.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday, September 23, 2018, he has confidence in the ability of the Spanish government and its people to resolve the Catalan secession crisis in a way that respects freedom of expression.

The perennially divisive topic of language politics surfaced on the Quebec campaign trail on Friday, September 7, 2018, as the leader of the Coalition Avenir Quebec promised his government would force new immigrants to leave the province if they don't learn French within three years.

Quebec's campaigning politicians appealed to workers on Labour Day on Monday, September 3, 2018, with two parties promising to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour.