Quebec News

Girl, 6, dead after accident at ski resort north of Montreal on Sunday

MONTREAL — A young girl is dead after an accident at a ski resort on Sunday morning north of Montreal. Police say the six-year-old died after suffering injuries at the Val-Saint-Côme ski resort while using a T-bar ski lift at about 9:30 a.m.

Jan 30, 2023 8:04 AM Read more >

Children of asylum seekers experience Quebec cultural ritual: French welcome classes

MONTREAL — Victor Manuel, a young asylum seeker from Mexico, arrived at Montreal's St-Donat school on a frigid morning last week with his seven-year-old son and baby boy, whose bootless feet were covered only in socks.

Jan 30, 2023 2:00 AM Read more >

Emotional prayer room ceremony marks 6th anniversary of Quebec mosque shooting

QUEBEC — An emotional commemoration marking the sixth anniversary of the Quebec City mosque shooting was held Sunday for the first time in the same room where many of the victims were killed.

Jan 29, 2023 7:01 PM Read more >

QMJHL roundup: Phoenix zap Voltigeurs 7-0 for 31st win of season

DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. — Olivier Adam only had to make 12 saves on Sunday to earn a shutout as the visiting Sherbrooke Phoenix zapped the Drummondville Voltigeurs 7-0 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.

Jan 29, 2023 5:29 PM Read more >

Quebec basic income program begins, but advocates say many low-income people excluded

MONTREAL — For the first time in many years, Monique Toutant thinks she might be able to buy herself some better groceries and a few new clothes.

Jan 29, 2023 8:10 AM Read more >

QMJHL roundup: Roy scores twice as Phoenix beat Armada 5-1

SHERBROOKE, Que. — Joshua Roy scored twice, Jakub Brabenec chipped in with two assists and the Sherbrooke Phoenix defeated the visiting Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 5-1 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Saturday.

Jan 28, 2023 7:47 PM Read more >

Quebec man arrested in Mexico and brought back to Canada after months on the run

A 35-year-old Quebec man considered one of Canada's most wanted fugitives was arrested in Mexico and extradited to Canada after more than a year on the run. Provincial police had been searching for Blake Charbonneau of Laval, Que.

Jan 28, 2023 3:29 PM Read more >

A Quebec snowmobiler dies after possible collision with moose authorities say

MONTREAL — A snowmobiler has died after possibly colliding with a moose in Quebec's Chaudière-Appalaches region. Provincial police confirmed the 43-year-old man's death on Saturday morning. Sgt.

Jan 28, 2023 10:14 AM Read more >

QMJHL: William Rousseau perfect in net as Remparts blank Sagueneens 5-0

CHICOUTIMI, Que. — William Rousseau stopped all 20 shots he faced as the Quebec Remparts shut out the Chicoutimi Sagueneens 5-0 on Friday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.

Jan 27, 2023 9:12 PM Read more >

A Quebec coroner says Montreal's Champlain Bridge needs anti-suicide barrier

Montreal's Samuel-De Champlain Bridge should have a suicide-prevention barrier installed, after a 38-year-old man jumped to his death from the structure last May, a Quebec coroner has recommended.

Jan 27, 2023 4:02 PM Read more >