Quebec News

OTTAWA — The national capital was blanketed under the first snowfall of the season on Wednesday, giving a snow globe effect to Parliament Hill as officials from Environment Canada presented a seasonal forecast for a winter that will feel more like a

HALIFAX — A new national study says Nova Scotia's leadership position in energy efficiency has been overtaken by other provinces, including its closest neighbours.

MONTREAL — Air Canada plans to bar carry-on bags and impose a seat selection fee for its lowest-fare customers in the new year, as discount carrier tactics increasingly enter the mainstream. Starting Jan.

MONTREAL — The alleged leader of a notorious street gang that is involved in brutal turf wars in Quebec during which victims have been tortured and have had their limbs amputated is the most-wanted fugitive in Canada.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes have signed American defensive back Wesley Sutton to a two-year deal through 2026, the CFL club announced Wednesday. Sutton made 78 defensive plays this past season, placing him among the team's leaders.

MONTREAL — National Bank reported a rise in its fourth-quarter profit and raised its dividend as it looks to a transformational year ahead with the likely closing of its acquisition of Canadian Western Bank.

TORONTO — Toronto-born actor Chris Diamantopoulos says he always seeks projects that are shot and set in Canada but has often been put off by the way his country is portrayed on American TV.

MONTREAL — Authorities in northeastern New York state are searching by ground and air for a 22-year-old Quebec man who failed to return from a hike in the Adirondack Mountains over the weekend.

VALCOURT, Que. — BRP Inc. says it has laid off more than 120 workers and managers at three of its Quebec facilities.

MONTREAL — Dollarama Inc. reported a third-quarter profit of $275.8 million, up from $261.1 million a year ago, as its sales rose nearly six per cent. The retailer says its profit amounted to 98 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended Oct.