Quebec News

MONTREAL (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz pulled out of a U.S. Open tuneup tournament in Montreal after reaching the Paris Olympics semifinals on Thursday, joining Novak Djokovic in sitting out the Canadian event.

MONTREAL — BCE Inc. boosted its profits despite a dip in revenue last quarter as the telecom giant began to feel the financial effect of thousands of job cuts from earlier this year.

MONTREAL — As Gildan Activewear Inc. gears up for its 40th anniversary, the Montreal-based company is ready to put a recent leadership battle in the rearview mirror.

MONTREAL — Lion Electric Co. says it is laying off hundreds more workers as part of a plan to staunch its financial losses. The announcement sent the electric bus company's shares into a tailspin, leaving them a penny stock by day's end.

Different season, same situation for Tre Ford. The Canadian quarterback will make his first start of 2024 on Saturday night when Edmonton (0-7) visits the Saskatchewan Roughriders (5-2). Ford, of Niagara Falls, Ont.

MONTREAL — WSP Global Inc. is eyeing larger acquisitions once again after working to integrate its sprawling operations as it snapped up smaller companies over the past 18 months, says CEO Alexandre L’Heureux.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors will hold their training camp in Montreal ahead of the upcoming NBA season. The Raptors announced Wednesday that the camp runs from Oct. 1 through Oct. 5 at Université du Québec à Montréal's sports centre.

MONTREAL — A Quebec shipbuilder's expansion to the United States is part of the Biden administration's renewed focus on Arctic defence — and a way to get around protectionist law dating back decades.

GATINEAU, Que. — The Privacy Commissioner of Canada says it has launched an investigation into Ticketmaster Canada following a major data breach that involved the personal information of millions of people worldwide.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens signed defenceman Kaiden Guhle to a six-year, US$33.3-million contract extension on Wednesday.