Quebec News

St. Lawrence Seaway shippers eye EV materials, but grain and ore remain the staples

SAINT-LAMBERT, Que. — Shippers who ply the St. Lawrence Seaway view critical minerals for electric vehicle batteries as key to their future — but it could be a while before the floodgates open on Canada's largely untapped reserves.

Mar 22, 2023 1:20 PM Read more >

Canadiens strike back with 3-2 win over Lightning

MONTREAL — In a fourth straight start for the Montreal Canadiens, Sam Montembeault gave his team a chance to get revenge in the second of back-to-back games against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Mar 21, 2023 9:00 PM Read more >

QMJHL roundup: Huskies unleash the offence in edging Foreurs 9-8

ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. — It wasn't a good night for goalies.

Mar 21, 2023 8:27 PM Read more >

Dach, Drouin get Canadiens started in 3-2 win over Lightning

MONTREAL (AP) — Kirby Dach and Jonathan Drouin scored in the first period and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Mar 21, 2023 7:51 PM Read more >

Families of Montreal fire victims facing agonizing wait for answers

MONTREAL — Family and friends of the presumed victims of a deadly fire in Old Montreal were facing an agonizing wait for answers on Tuesday, as a recovery team worked to enter the charred shell of the building where two bodies have been found and fiv

Mar 21, 2023 4:36 PM Read more >

Highlights of Quebec 2023-24 budget

Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard presented his fifth budget on Tuesday, for the province's 2023-24 fiscal year.

Mar 21, 2023 3:03 PM Read more >

Quebec budget: Income tax cuts and big drop in economic growth

Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard on Tuesday kept his party’s election promise to cut income taxes, as he projected economic growth to drop dramatically in 2023.

Mar 21, 2023 2:55 PM Read more >

Nexus trusted-traveller program to fully resume by April 24 after yearlong standoff

MONTREAL — The Nexus trusted-traveller program will fully ramp back up within five weeks, allowing frequent border crossers to complete their applications and speed up their trips, the federal government said Monday.

Mar 20, 2023 6:54 PM Read more >

CN Rail and Unifor reach tentative collective agreements

MONTREAL — CN Rail and Unifor say they have reached new tentative collective agreements for around 3,000 workers across Canada.

Mar 20, 2023 4:37 PM Read more >

Airbnb criticized after 1 killed, 6 missing in charred rubble of Montreal building

MONTREAL — Quebec politicians criticized short-term rental company Airbnb on Monday for failing to be a proper corporate citizen, after a building used for illegal rentals was ravaged by a fire that killed one and left at least six missing under the

Mar 20, 2023 3:39 PM Read more >