Quebec News

Montreal adds police patrols, limits loitering to boost sense of security in metro

MONTREAL — Montreal is increasing police patrols and cracking down on loitering in the metro system in response to a massive rise in the number of people struggling with drug addiction and mental illness in the transit network.

Mar 13, 2025 11:39 AM Read more >

G7 foreign ministers start talks in Quebec as Joly pushes back on U.S. coercion

LA MALBAIE, Que. — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Thursday she's focused on working with Canada's peers to address global challenges as she welcomes her counterparts from the U.S., Europe and Japan to Quebec.

Mar 13, 2025 10:49 AM Read more >

Canadians' travel appetite still healthy, but desire to visit U.S. fading: Transat

MONTREAL — The head of Transat A.T. Inc. says Canadians' appetite for travel remains unsated even as pocketbook worries grow amid a trade war with the United States.

Mar 13, 2025 10:10 AM Read more >

Eight people charged after dozens of cars stolen from Toronto-area hotel parking lots

Eight people are facing criminal charges after a police investigation into thefts of high-end vehicles from hotel lots in the Greater Toronto Area.

Mar 13, 2025 10:01 AM Read more >

AtkinsRéalis sells stake in 407 highway, rounding off turn to pure-play engineering

MONTREAL — AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. announced the sale of its remaining stake in Ontario’s 407 toll highway operator in a $2.79-billion deal that caps off the company's push to become a pure-play engineering firm.

Mar 13, 2025 8:21 AM Read more >

In the news today: Tariff talks in Washington and G7 foreign ministers in Quebec

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Ministers, premier to meet with Lutnick in D.C. Canadian officials are set to meet with the U.S.

Mar 13, 2025 2:30 AM Read more >

QMJHL Roundup: Fauchon scores 44th of season, Océanic edge Phoenix 5-4

RIMOUSKI, Que. — Jonathan Fauchon had a goal and an assist as the Rimouski Océanic edged the Sherbrooke Phoenix 5-4 on Wednesday night in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League.

Mar 12, 2025 9:25 PM Read more >

Canada calls for unity, pushes back on U.S. tariffs as G7 ministers gather in Quebec

LA MALBAIE, Que.

Mar 12, 2025 7:01 PM Read more >

Canadian mayors, workers worry about 'permanent damage' from Trump tariffs

Canadian mayors, workers and industry representatives are warning that the Trump administration's punishing tariffs on steel and aluminum could cost jobs and cause lasting damage to industries on both sides of the border.

Mar 12, 2025 6:39 PM Read more >

Queen Camilla attends Cheltenham Festival, comforts girlfriend of jockey who died after recent fall

CHELTENHAM, England (AP) — Queen Camilla comforted the girlfriend of a jockey who recently died following a fall as the horse forever linked to his career won at the prestigious Cheltenham Festival on Wednesday.

Mar 12, 2025 2:38 PM Read more >