Quebec News

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island is following in the footsteps of several other provinces and restricting cellphone use in schools.

LABRADOR CITY, N.L. — Ground crews were preparing on Tuesday to begin their attack against a roaring wildfire near Labrador City that forced thousands of people to evacuate last week, officials said.

MONTREAL — Live music pulses through the air as Henry Leung casts a lure into the murky waters of the Lachine Canal, at a site wedged between a noisy festival and the high-rises of Montreal's Griffintown neighbourhood.

MONTREAL — CF Montreal signed Norwegian-Polish fullback Dawid Bugaj to a contract through 2026 on Tuesday. The deal includes two additional option years for 2027 and 2028. Bugaj joins from Italian third-division club SPAL.

MONTREAL — Canadian grocery company Empire is expanding its partnership with a Montreal-based app dedicated to mitigating food waste.

LABRADOR CITY, N.L. — A senior fire official in the Newfoundland and Labrador government said Monday he hopes rain will intensify and help firefighters contain a wildfire that has forced the evacuation of Labrador City.

HALIFAX — Premier François Legault was forced to clarify remarks he made Monday when he appeared to forget recent history in asserting that Quebec politicians didn't face political violence similar to the attempted assassination of former president D

MONTREAL — Five-time Olympic medallist Marc Gagnon has been named the head coach of Canada's short-track program, Speed Skating Canada announced Monday.

MONTREAL — Quebec RCMP say they seized 62.7 kilograms of cocaine hidden in the walls of a grand piano during searches in the Lanaudière region and the Sherbrooke, Que., area.

MONTREAL — The Canadian Coast Guard says it's still investigating the source of a motor oil spill the length of several city blocks in the St. Lawrence River near the Montreal east-end neighbourhood of Pointe-aux-Trembles.