Quebec News

MONTREAL — A civil rights organization and a national Muslim advocacy group are the latest to launch a legal challenge of Quebec's decree banning prayer rooms in public schools, the second one in recent weeks.

MONTREAL — WestJet pilots are bound for a 24 per cent pay bump over four years under an agreement-in-principle between the company and the union. Pilots will receive a 15.5 per cent hourly pay raise this year retroactive to Jan.

MONTREAL — Olymel says it is cutting about 80 jobs as it reduces its hog production in Western Canada.

MONTREAL — A major fire at a Montreal heritage building was still not under control Friday and authorities were not able to provide a firm timeline of how long it would take to extinguish the blaze.

MONTREAL — With a spot in the Canadian Championship final booked, CF Montreal will now turn its attention back to Major League Soccer and an opening-day rematch of when it hosts Inter Miami on Saturday.

Inter Miami CF (5-8-0, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. CF Montreal (5-8-0, 11th in the Eastern Conference) Montreal, Quebec; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLS LINE : Montreal -113, Inter Miami CF +293, Draw +263; over/under is 2.

MONTREAL — Air Canada briefly grounded its planes Thursday due to a problem with its computer system, delaying nearly half its flights.

QUEBEC — Months after saying that accepting more than 50,000 immigrants a year would be “suicidal” for Quebec, the province’s premier is considering increasing the number of immigrants who arrive in the province to 60,000 a year.

QUEBEC — The federal government announced funding to help the Akwesasne Mohawk Territory fight organized crime, after the death of eight migrants in the St. Lawrence River earlier this year.

Quebec's legislature has unanimously adopted a motion calling on the province’s chief electoral officer to release all documents related to an investigation into illegal spending ahead of the 1995 referendum.