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Herschel Segal, founder of Canadian brands Le Château and DavidsTea, has died

Herschel Segal, founder of Canadian brands Le Château and DavidsTea, has died

MONTREAL — Specialty tea provider DavidsTea Inc. says co-founder Herschel Segal, who also launched the Canadian fashion retailer Le Château, has died.
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QMJHL playoffs: Pekarcik paces Wildcats to 4-1 series-opening win over Oceanic

MONCTON — Juraj Pekarcik had a goal and assist to lead the Moncton Wildcats past the visiting Rimouski Oceanic 4-1 on Saturday in the opening game of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League final.
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Woman, 76, in critical condition after being struck by falling branch in Montreal

Woman, 76, in critical condition after being struck by falling branch in Montreal

MONTREAL — A woman is fighting for her life after being struck by a falling branch in a Montreal suburb. Montreal police say a 76-year-old woman was seriously injured when a branch fell on her head in Côte-Saint-Luc, an on-island suburb.
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Quebec Superior Court authorizes class-action over traffic stops without reason

Quebec Superior Court authorizes class-action over traffic stops without reason

MONTREAL — A Quebec Superior Court judge has authorized a class action suit brought on behalf of racialized people who were stopped while behind the wheel by police without reason to suspect an offence.
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Quebec coroner calls for tougher controls over diphenhydramine sales after 2023 death

Quebec coroner calls for tougher controls over diphenhydramine sales after 2023 death

MONTREAL — A Quebec coroner is recommending that diphenhydramine — an antihistamine and sedative sometimes used to sleep better — should be better managed in pharmacies after the overdose death of an 18-year-old man south of Montreal in December 2023
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'Policing in Nunavik is broken': Inuit group wants change after latest fatal shooting

'Policing in Nunavik is broken': Inuit group wants change after latest fatal shooting

MONTREAL — A political organization that represents Inuit in Quebec says policing in the Far North is "broken" after an officer shot and killed an Inuk man on Tuesday.
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Air Canada lowers financial forecast as U.S. bookings fall sharply amid trade war

Air Canada lowers financial forecast as U.S. bookings fall sharply amid trade war

MONTREAL — Air Canada lowered its financial forecast for the year as travellers continue to shy away from trips to the United States amid cross-border tensions, pushing the country's largest airline to hunt for demand elsewhere.
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Hearing in September on whether Quebec daycare crash accused is high-risk offender

Hearing in September on whether Quebec daycare crash accused is high-risk offender

LAVAL — A court hearing will take place in September into whether a man who killed two children by driving a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare should be declared a high-risk offender.
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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for April, by Canadian city

OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in April. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities.
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New York City FC brings shutout streak into matchup with CF Montreal

CF Montreal (0-8-3, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York City FC (5-4-2, sixth in the Eastern Conference) The Bronx, New York; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: NYCFC -140, Montreal +370, Draw +268; over/under is 2.
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