Quebec News

MONTREAL — The death of an unhoused Innu man whose body was found inside a portable toilet in Montreal was avoidable, a Quebec coroner said Thursday, highlighting the need for additional resources to combat homelessness.

OTTAWA — Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said Thursday the party plans to launch a legal challenge after losing the federal riding of Terrebonne by a single vote.

VANCOUVER — New Canucks head coach Adam Foote says lessons from his years as a hard-nosed NHL defenceman can help the team sharpen its offensive game.

RIMOUSKI — Jury selection began on Thursday at the opening of a high-profile murder trial in eastern Quebec involving a man charged with killing three people with a truck.

Nine restaurants received prestigious Michelin stars in the tastemaker's first foray into Quebec, cementing the province's reputation as a hot spot for culinary creativity.

MONTREAL — Marco Donadel believes CF Montreal showed progress despite settling for a 1-1 draw after taking a first-half lead against the Columbus Crew on Wednesday.

MONTREAL (AP) — Jacen Russell-Rowe's goal leveled the match at a goal apiece and Columbus fought off potential defeat playing to a 1-1 draw against CF Montreal on Wednesday night.

SAINT-FERDINAND — The Parti Québécois was forced to defend its candidate on Wednesday ahead of an upcoming byelection northeast of Montreal after criticism of his decades-old, far-left activist past.

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew signed an agreement Wednesday to boost the movement of goods and labour between the two provinces, including direct-to-consumer alcohol sales in place by the end of June.

MONTREAL — Officials in Quebec's Nunavik region are raising the alarm over water shortages in the Inuit community of Puvirnituq, where a frozen pipe and persistent blizzards have left residents without consistent water deliveries for nearly two month