Quebec News

Cirque du Soleil and Gamefam to launch Roblox experience as part of next-gen push

MONTREAL — Cirque de Soleil Entertainment Group is joining forces with metaverse game developer Gamefam to create an online gaming experience on Roblox.

May 24, 2023 10:40 AM Read more >

Owner of headline-grabbing Montreal swingers club fined $1.4 million for tax evasion

MONTREAL — A Montreal non-profit administrator who once operated a headline-grabbing swingers club has been fined $1.4 million by Quebec's Revenue Department.

May 24, 2023 10:18 AM Read more >

Quebec police identify killer in 1975 cold case murder of Sharron Prior

LONGUEUIL, Que. — Montreal-area police say they are working with law enforcement agencies in Canada and the United States to determine whether a man newly linked to a 1975 cold case may have been responsible for other unsolved murders.

May 24, 2023 4:58 AM Read more >

Ottawa rejigs trusted-traveller program in bid to avoid last summer's airport chaos

MONTREAL — The federal government has rolled out a revamp of its trusted-traveller program to clear any clogged airports as the summer travel season kicks off.

May 23, 2023 2:25 PM Read more >

CF Montreal and Forge FC clash with spot in Canadian Championship final on the line

MONTREAL — Familiar foes are set to clash in the Canadian Championship semifinal.

May 23, 2023 2:14 PM Read more >

Quebec Indigenous group says CAQ MNA who dismissed alleged police abuse must resign

MONTREAL — The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador is calling for a member of Quebec's governing Coalition Avenir Quebec party to resign after he suggested numerous Indigenous women lied about being sexually assaulted by police officers.

May 22, 2023 3:33 PM Read more >

Ford to buy lithium for electric car batteries from Quebec's Nemaska Lithium

MONTREAL — A Quebec company building a lithium mine and production plan has signed an 11 year deal to sell products to Ford for use in electric car batteries.

May 22, 2023 12:50 PM Read more >

Montreal police investigate second arson in 16 days at business in St-Laurent borough

Montreal police say they're investigating the second arson attack in just over two weeks at a business in the city's St-Laurent borough. Police spokeswoman Const.

May 22, 2023 10:29 AM Read more >

Canadian public pension fund investments in China draw heightened scrutiny

MONTREAL — Investments in China by Canada's largest public pension funds are facing increased scrutiny amid worsening relations between the two countries and allegations that some of those investments are funding the oppression of China's Uyghur mino

May 22, 2023 2:00 AM Read more >

Driver arrested after injuring two people in road rage incident near Montreal: police

MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police have arrested two people after an alleged road rage incident in the Montreal suburb of St-Eustache, Que., that left two others seriously injured Sunday morning.

May 21, 2023 2:39 PM Read more >