Quebec News

LAC-MÉGANTIC, Que. — Ten years after a runaway train derailed and killed 47 people in Lac-Mégantic, Que.

MONTREAL — The forest fire situation in Quebec is improving after recent rain, the province's wildfire prevention agency said Monday, though large blazes continue to burn and fire risk remains high in dry areas along James Bay.

SAGUENAY, Que. — The search for two people swept away by a landslide and a flooded river in Quebec's Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region is being complicated by the river's geography and debris in the water, provincial police said Monday.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Rafael Harvey-Pinard to a two-year, US$2.2-million contract extension. The 24-year-old from Saguenay, Que., had 20 points (14 goals, six assists) in 34 games with the Canadiens last season.

MONTREAL — The Canada Border Services Agency says one of the country's busiest border crossings is back open after a three hour closure. The CBSA said in a post on Twitter shortly before 8 a.m.

MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police say a 13-year-old girl has died from her injuries after a collision late Sunday morning on a major highway southwest of Montreal.

MONTREAL — Kathy Fox still remembers the looks on the faces of the grieving family members on the morning in August 2014, as she tried to explain how the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster had happened.

SAINT-JOSEPH-DE-LA-RIVE, Que. — A woman was seriously injured after the small boat she was riding in collided with a ferry in the St. Lawrence River north of Quebec City, provincial police said Sunday. Police spokeswoman Sgt.

SAGUENAY, Que. — Quebec provincial police continued to search for two people on Sunday, a day after they went missing following a landslide triggered by torrential rain in Quebec's Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region.

SAINT-ZOTIQUE, Que. — Two adults and three children are in critical condition today following a serious collision between a transport truck and a passenger vehicle on a major highway southwest of Montreal.