Quebec News

'Constant' fear in my house, U.S. woman testifies about impact of Quebec abduction

MONTREAL — A U.S. woman who was kidnapped along with her husband and smuggled into Quebec in October 2020 says she lives in constant fear she will fall victim to another crime.

Mar 16, 2023 1:43 PM Read more >

'We are all Amqui,' Legault tells Quebec town reeling after pedestrian deaths

AMQUI, Que. — Quebec Premier François Legault promised to boost mental health services in the province as he visited the town where two people were killed Monday and nine injured when a pickup truck crashed into pedestrians.

Mar 16, 2023 12:38 PM Read more >

Collision between minivan and truck leaves three dead, three injured in Quebec

SAINT-JOSEPH-DE-BEAUCE, Que. — A head-on collision between a minivan and a heavy truck in Quebec's Chaudière-Appalaches region has left two children and their father dead.

Mar 16, 2023 12:17 PM Read more >

Alimentation Couche-Tard to buy 2,000 service stations from French oil firm for €3.1B

LAVAL, Que. — Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. has signed a €3.1 billion deal to acquire more than 2,000 service stations from French oil giant TotalEnergies SE.

Mar 16, 2023 8:49 AM Read more >

QMJHL Roundup: Olympiques top Voltigeurs 4-2 to earn 19th straight victory

GATINEAU, Que. — Isaac Belliveau had a goal and an assist and the Gatineau Olympiques picked up their 19th consecutive win, defeating the Drummondville Voltigeurs 4-2 on Wednesday.

Mar 15, 2023 7:55 PM Read more >

André Boisclair, former Parti Québécois leader and sex offender, granted parole

MONTREAL — Former Parti Québécois leader André Boisclair, who pleaded guilty in June to sexually assaulting two young men, has been granted parole.

Mar 15, 2023 3:12 PM Read more >

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. reports earnings of US$737M in third quarter

LAVAL, Que. — Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. says it earned US$737.4 million in its third quarter ended Jan. 29, down 1.2 per cent from a year earlier. The Laval, Que.

Mar 15, 2023 2:45 PM Read more >

Incomprehension in small Quebec town after pedestrians killed by truck

AMQUI — The town of Amqui, Que., was taking steps toward a return to normal life on Wednesday, even as citizens mourned the two men who died after a truck was driven into groups of pedestrians.

Mar 15, 2023 2:41 PM Read more >

Canadiens forward Dvorak out for the season following knee surgery

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens are down another body after forward Christian Dvorak underwent season-ending knee surgery Wednesday.

Mar 15, 2023 1:53 PM Read more >

Flair launches $50-million lawsuit against leasing companies after plane seizures

MONTREAL — Flair Airlines has filed a $50-million lawsuit against several plane-leasing companies over the "unlawful" seizure of four of its aircraft last weekend, the latest update to the ongoing drama in Canadian aviation after the budget carrier f

Mar 15, 2023 1:27 PM Read more >