Quebec

The skyline of Montreal is obscured by a haze of smog, Sunday, June 25, 2023. Smoke from the wildfires burning across northern Quebec is grounding the province’s water bombers and causing widespread smog warnings futher south. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Quebec wildfire smoke causes widespread smog, grounds some water bombers

Heavy rain and some wind pending, which should allow operations to resume ‘almost normally’

The skyline of Montreal is obscured by a haze of smog, Sunday, June 25, 2023. Smoke from the wildfires burning across northern Quebec is grounding the province’s water bombers and causing widespread smog warnings futher south. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Smoke is seen obscuring the sky on the Ouje-Bougoumou Cree Nation, Que., in a June 6, 2023, handout photo. Three First Nations community in northern Quebec was abruptly evacuated last week as an out-of-control wildfire lurched closer to the community. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Deputy Chief Lance Cooper

Many Quebec fire evacuees allowed to return home as situation improves: premier

‘No injuries, no deaths, there isn’t a single primary residence in Quebec that has burned down’

Smoke is seen obscuring the sky on the Ouje-Bougoumou Cree Nation, Que., in a June 6, 2023, handout photo. Three First Nations community in northern Quebec was abruptly evacuated last week as an out-of-control wildfire lurched closer to the community. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Deputy Chief Lance Cooper
Quebec Premier Francois Legault checks the map where forest fires are raging as he visits the crisis operation centre, in Quebec City, Monday, June 5, 2023. Legault is visiting the community of Sept-Iles, meeting civil security officials and forest firefighter teams. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Quebec Premier Francois Legault checks the map where forest fires are raging as he visits the crisis operation centre, in Quebec City, Monday, June 5, 2023. Legault is visiting the community of Sept-Iles, meeting civil security officials and forest firefighter teams. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
A Quebec provincial police car is seen in Montreal on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Police say several people have been injured after a vehicle plowed into pedestrians who were walking by the side of a road in Amqui, in Quebec’s Bas-St-Laurent region. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

4 kids found unresponsive after northern Quebec fishing mishap: provincial police

A man in his 30s remains missing and police say a search is underway to find him

A Quebec provincial police car is seen in Montreal on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Police say several people have been injured after a vehicle plowed into pedestrians who were walking by the side of a road in Amqui, in Quebec’s Bas-St-Laurent region. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Police in New Westminster, B.C., say two suspects have been charged in the armed kidnapping of a person in the city last month. A police car with flashing lights is shown in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Rourke
A police car with flashing lights is shown in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Rourke

Quebec toddler dies after falling into grain mixer in farm accident

Officials say the accident happened at a family farm north of Montreal

Police in New Westminster, B.C., say two suspects have been charged in the armed kidnapping of a person in the city last month. A police car with flashing lights is shown in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Rourke
A police car with flashing lights is shown in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Rourke
Former Quebec premier Jean Charest is demanding another $700,000 from the provincial government for media leaks related to a corruption investigation targeting him and his former Liberal party. Charest speaks to reporters in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

After winning $385K in damages from Quebec government, Charest seeking $700K more

Charest sued the government because journalists were given details about an investigation into alleged party financing

Former Quebec premier Jean Charest is demanding another $700,000 from the provincial government for media leaks related to a corruption investigation targeting him and his former Liberal party. Charest speaks to reporters in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
A Black Montreal man is suing Montreal police and two officers after being handcuffed and arbitrarily detained after officers suspected he had stolen his own car. A Montreal police badge is shown during a news conference in Montreal, Thursday, August 4, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Black Montrealer sues police after being handcuffed over suspected theft of own car

Brice Dossa alleges he was victim of racial profiling, illegal arrest and excessive force

A Black Montreal man is suing Montreal police and two officers after being handcuffed and arbitrarily detained after officers suspected he had stolen his own car. A Montreal police badge is shown during a news conference in Montreal, Thursday, August 4, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Jimmy Pieschke pleaded guilty to child pornography offences in Quebec but failed to show up to court and went on the run in B.C. (Photo courtesy of BC RCMP)

Man guilty of child porn offences in Quebec nabbed on Vancouver Island

Fugitive was spotted by a member of the public in Parksville

Jimmy Pieschke pleaded guilty to child pornography offences in Quebec but failed to show up to court and went on the run in B.C. (Photo courtesy of BC RCMP)
A Hydro worker works on a power line following an ice storm in Montreal, Friday, April 7, 2023. Hydro-Quebec says power has been restored to more than 90 per cent of the more than one million customers who lost electricity, but some of its remaining repairs may not be completed until Tuesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Roughly 40,000 customers remain without power after deadly Quebec ice storm

Power has been restored to over 90 per cent of the more than one million customers who lost it

A Hydro worker works on a power line following an ice storm in Montreal, Friday, April 7, 2023. Hydro-Quebec says power has been restored to more than 90 per cent of the more than one million customers who lost electricity, but some of its remaining repairs may not be completed until Tuesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
A section of the 500-metre stretch of road where a pickup truck plowed into pedestrians in Amqui, Que., is shown on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. A series of tragic incidents in Quebec has thrown the issue of the suspects’ mental health into the spotlight, but a Canada Research Chair holder says the debate risks unfairly stigmatizing those with mental illnesses without improving safety. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
A section of the 500-metre stretch of road where a pickup truck plowed into pedestrians in Amqui, Que., is shown on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. A series of tragic incidents in Quebec has thrown the issue of the suspects’ mental health into the spotlight, but a Canada Research Chair holder says the debate risks unfairly stigmatizing those with mental illnesses without improving safety. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Searchers look for victims Friday, March 31, 2023, after a boat capsized and left eight people dead in Akwesasne, Que. Authorities investigating the disappearance of an Akwesasne man whose boat was found near the bodies of eight migrants pulled from the St. Lawrence River say he was connected to the case. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Search suspended for man linked to dead migrants, police say efforts exhausted

Authorities have said the area’s geography makes it a popular spot for human smugglers

Searchers look for victims Friday, March 31, 2023, after a boat capsized and left eight people dead in Akwesasne, Que. Authorities investigating the disappearance of an Akwesasne man whose boat was found near the bodies of eight migrants pulled from the St. Lawrence River say he was connected to the case. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Steeve Gagnon, right is escorted by police into court in Amqui, Que., Tuesday, March 14, 2023.The Quebec man c,harged after a pickup truck crashed into pedestrians last month is now facing three counts of first-degree murder. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

Driver faces first-degree murder charges in deaths of Quebec pedestrians

Steeve Gagnon also faces nine counts of attempted murder in March incident

Steeve Gagnon, right is escorted by police into court in Amqui, Que., Tuesday, March 14, 2023.The Quebec man c,harged after a pickup truck crashed into pedestrians last month is now facing three counts of first-degree murder. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
A police helicopter searches the area in Akwesasne, Que., Friday, March 31, 2023. Authorities in the Mohawk Territory of Akwesasne say the bodies of eight migrants of Indian and Romanian descent were pulled from the river Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Still no sign of missing man whose boat was found near bodies of eight migrants

Police say victims consisted of two families, one of Romanian and another of Indian descent

A police helicopter searches the area in Akwesasne, Que., Friday, March 31, 2023. Authorities in the Mohawk Territory of Akwesasne say the bodies of eight migrants of Indian and Romanian descent were pulled from the river Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Searchers dock at a marina in Akwesasne, Que. Friday, March 31, 2023. The search continues for a man missing from the Mohawk community of Akwesasne in an area of the St. Lawrence River where the bodies of eight migrants were recovered earlier this week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Boat operated by missing man found near bodies of migrants in St. Lawrence River

Authorities say the spot is a popular one for human smuggling

Searchers dock at a marina in Akwesasne, Que. Friday, March 31, 2023. The search continues for a man missing from the Mohawk community of Akwesasne in an area of the St. Lawrence River where the bodies of eight migrants were recovered earlier this week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
The search is expected to continue today after six bodies were discovered Thursday in the St. Lawrence River near Akwesasne, Que. The Quebec provincial flag flies in Ottawa on June 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Migrant death toll rises to 8 after bodies of child, adult found near Quebec/U.S. border

Police in Akwesasne say victims were trying to enter the United States illegally from Canada

The search is expected to continue today after six bodies were discovered Thursday in the St. Lawrence River near Akwesasne, Que. The Quebec provincial flag flies in Ottawa on June 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
A Surete du Quebec police car is seen in Montreal on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Provincial police officer killed during attempted arrest northeast of Montreal

Sgt. Maureen Breau stabbed and killed while arresting a suspect in a Louiseville home

A Surete du Quebec police car is seen in Montreal on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Investigators survey the scene following a fire in Old Montreal on Sunday, March 19, 2023, that gutted a heritage building. Several people are still unaccounted for. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Two final bodies pulled from rubble after Old Montreal fire, five bodies identified

Total number of people killed in the March 16 fire sits at seven

Investigators survey the scene following a fire in Old Montreal on Sunday, March 19, 2023, that gutted a heritage building. Several people are still unaccounted for. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
A worker is shown next to a building that was gutted by a fire in Montreal, Thursday, March 23, 2023. The heritage building went up in flames last week. Four bodies have been recovered and three people remain missing. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Airbnb to pull illegal listings in Quebec days after fatal Montreal fire

Police say it’s ‘improbable’ there are more than seven missing in Old Montreal fire

A worker is shown next to a building that was gutted by a fire in Montreal, Thursday, March 23, 2023. The heritage building went up in flames last week. Four bodies have been recovered and three people remain missing. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Police officers investigate the scene in Amqui, Que., Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Provincial police say a third person has died in connection with an incident in an eastern Quebec town one week ago when a pickup truck crashed into pedestrians, striking 11 people. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

Quebec police say third man dies after pedestrians struck by truck last week

Of the eight people injured in incident, one remains in critical condition

Police officers investigate the scene in Amqui, Que., Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Provincial police say a third person has died in connection with an incident in an eastern Quebec town one week ago when a pickup truck crashed into pedestrians, striking 11 people. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Quebec Liberal MNA Jennifer Maccarone speaks at a news conference on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at the legislature in Quebec City. Interligne director general Pascal Vaillancourt, left, looks on. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

Critics allege group funded by Quebec government spreading transphobic views

The Quebec government came under fire this week for funding a women’s…

Quebec Liberal MNA Jennifer Maccarone speaks at a news conference on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at the legislature in Quebec City. Interligne director general Pascal Vaillancourt, left, looks on. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot