Quebec News

MONTREAL — Poultry farmers in Quebec are grappling with a series of outbreaks of deadly avian flu, as the number of birds that have died or been euthanized due to the disease since early last year nears the one million mark.

MONTREAL — After Tuesday’s Canadian Classique was marred by fights in the stands, the commotion on Saturday took place on the pitch.

QUEBEC — Alexandre Doucet scored twice and added two assists as the visiting Halifax Mooseheads tied the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Championship Series at 1-1 on Saturday night with a 6-3 victory over the Quebec Remparts.

MONTREAL (AP) — Lassi Lappalainen and Chinonso Offor scored second-half goals and CF Montreal shut out Toronto FC 2-0 on Saturday night.

SHERBROOKE, Que. — Courage was necessary to move forward on raising the salaries of provincial politicians by $30,000, Quebec Premier François Legault said Saturday as unions demonstrated outside his party's convention to demand a raise, too.

SAINT-URBAIN, Que. — Funerals for two Quebec volunteer firefighters who died earlier this month during flash floods in the Charlevoix region will be private affairs.

QUEBEC — The Quebec Remparts are still perfect in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoffs.

MONTREAL — Some Montreal blue collar workers called on Friday for their union to be investigated for alleged racial bias, telling a news conference they need to be reassured the leadership is up to the task of representing them.

MONTREAL — Talks between WestJet pilots and their employer dragged on Friday as the union warned a walkout could come as early as next week, leaving passengers' travel plans up in the air.

MONTREAL — Air Canada reported that first-quarter revenue nearly doubled compared with a year earlier as travellers hopped back on airplanes en masse — even as higher costs tamped down net earnings. Buoyed by a record $4.