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Lightspeed sees $46.7M net loss in Q1 as it launched products in new markets

Lightspeed sees $46.7M net loss in Q1 as it launched products in new markets

MONTREAL — Lightspeed Commerce Inc. is reporting a US$48.7 million net loss in its most recent quarter as it introduced several products to new markets.
Bell saw Q2 net earnings fall almost 40% as it began layoff of 1,300 workers

Bell saw Q2 net earnings fall almost 40% as it began layoff of 1,300 workers

MONTREAL — BCE Inc. says its net earnings tumbled almost 40 per cent in its most recent quarter as it began laying off 1,300 workers.
Quebec court sides with English school boards fighting education reform

Quebec court sides with English school boards fighting education reform

MONTREAL — Quebec English school boards celebrated what they called a "clear victory" on Wednesday, as a Quebec Superior Court judge ruled that parts of a provincial law abolishing school boards violate English-language minority education rights.

Funeral for Ukrainian man who drowned in Quebec river to be held Friday

SAINT-ANSELME, Que. — A funeral will be held Friday for a Ukrainian refugee who drowned in a river southeast of Quebec City.
Mission Impossible: Montreal's new light-rail train traps users in railway garage

Mission Impossible: Montreal's new light-rail train traps users in railway garage

MONTREAL — Michel-André Grégoire's plan to ride Montreal's new light-rail train Monday night to the cinema for the new "Mission: Impossible" movie turned into an adventure of its own.
Source: Alouettes' Murray to miss remainder of season with torn pectoral muscle

Source: Alouettes' Murray to miss remainder of season with torn pectoral muscle

MONTREAL — Najee Murray's season is over. The Montreal Alouettes defensive back will be out the remainder of the year with a torn pectoral muscle, according to a person with direct knowledge of the injury.
New Montreal light-rail train line saw two service interruptions on day of launch

New Montreal light-rail train line saw two service interruptions on day of launch

MONTREAL — The organization responsible for Montreal's new light-rail train line says it's looking into the situation after track switch problems led to two service disruptions within 24 hours of the network's official launch on Monday.
Divers have found seven shipwrecks off Quebec's Iles-de-la-Madeleine this summer

Divers have found seven shipwrecks off Quebec's Iles-de-la-Madeleine this summer

MONTREAL — A team of divers combing the watery depths off Quebec's Îles-de-la-Madeleine this summer say they have discovered seven new shipwrecks that likely date to the 1800s.
One injured after small plane crashes at Quebec City's Jean Lesage airport

One injured after small plane crashes at Quebec City's Jean Lesage airport

QUEBEC — A small plane crashed on the main runway at Quebec City's Jean Lesage International Airport on Tuesday morning, sending one person to hospital with injuries. Police and fire officials were called to the scene about 9:20 a.m.
Molson Coors boosts outlook as earnings and sales rise in second quarter

Molson Coors boosts outlook as earnings and sales rise in second quarter

MONTREAL — Molson Coors Beverage Co. has bumped up its outlook for the year as it saw notable volume and net sales growth in the second quarter.