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Two injured after pleasure boat collides with ferry north of Quebec City

Two injured after pleasure boat collides with ferry north of Quebec City

SAINT-JOSEPH-DE-LA-RIVE, Que. — A woman was seriously injured after the small boat she was riding in collided with a ferry in the St. Lawrence River north of Quebec City, provincial police said Sunday. Police spokeswoman Sgt.
Two people still missing after landslide in Quebec's Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region

Two people still missing after landslide in Quebec's Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region

SAGUENAY, Que. — Quebec provincial police continued to search for two people on Sunday, a day after they went missing following a landslide triggered by torrential rain in Quebec's Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region.
Three children, two adults have life-threatening injuries after Quebec highway crash

Three children, two adults have life-threatening injuries after Quebec highway crash

SAINT-ZOTIQUE, Que. — Two adults and three children are in critical condition today following a serious collision between a transport truck and a passenger vehicle on a major highway southwest of Montreal.
Quebec wildfires: Environment Canada lifts smog warnings across the province

Quebec wildfires: Environment Canada lifts smog warnings across the province

MONTREAL — Environment Canada has lifted smog warnings that have been in place across large swaths of Quebec for several days.
Nearly 200 households in need of shelter after moving day in Quebec: housing agency

Nearly 200 households in need of shelter after moving day in Quebec: housing agency

MONTREAL — Nearly 200 Quebec households have been forced to find temporary shelter after failing to find a new place to live on the province's annual moving day, the provincial housing agency said Saturday.
'Open for business:' Top N.W.T. Mountie says Indigenous recruitment a priority

'Open for business:' Top N.W.T. Mountie says Indigenous recruitment a priority

YELLOWKNIFE — The head of the RCMP in the Northwest Territories says one of his top priorities is recruiting more Indigenous members and staff.
Sneakers of the House: Canada's MPs embrace comfort, style in office footwear trend

Sneakers of the House: Canada's MPs embrace comfort, style in office footwear trend

OTTAWA — You won't catch Omar Alghabra in a pair of Jordans. The federal transport minister has been loyal to the Adidas brand ever since he was a kid playing soccer in Saudi Arabia.
Montreal wants more affordable housing, developers want to make a profit

Montreal wants more affordable housing, developers want to make a profit

MONTREAL — For six years, the City of Montreal has been sitting on a vast piece of land that could help relieve a housing shortage, but private developers, whom the city needs to realize its vision for an affordable "eco neighbourhood," have so far e
Lotto 649 winning numbers for Saturday, July 1, 2023

Lotto 649 winning numbers for Saturday, July 1, 2023

TORONTO — The winning numbers in Saturday's Lotto 649 draw for an estimated $5 million: 10, 21, 30, 32, 35 & 49.
Canadians highlight national diversity, freedoms at Canada Day celebrations

Canadians highlight national diversity, freedoms at Canada Day celebrations

The sounds of Indigenous drumming rang out alongside songs and cheers in honour of Canada Day on Saturday as Canadians from coast to coast gathered to celebrate the diversity and freedom they say make the country special.