Quebec News

QUEBEC — Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says that although a slowing economy may not seem like a good thing, it is when the economy is overheated.

MONTREAL — Quebec anti-corruption police say a former employee of a Montreal health authority is facing criminal charges for allegedly creating fake proof-of-vaccination documents for COVID-19. Deborah Kapinga, 31, of Brossard, Que.

LAVAL, Que. — A 16-year-old boy was struck and killed by a snowplow Monday night in the parking lot of a Montreal-area shopping mall. The boy was working in the lot near the corner of Le Corbusier and du Souvenir boulevards in Laval, Que.

MONTREAL — When Pablo Mhanna-Sandoval received his offer of admission for law school in the spring of 2022, he immediately started securing a student line of credit.

MONTREAL — The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has signed an agreement with Transurban to acquire a 50 per cent stake in the A25 Concession, a toll road and bridge network in Montreal. The deal is valued at $355 million.

CHISASIBI, Que.

MONTREAL — News that the City of New York is providing free bus tickets to migrants heading north to claim asylum in Canada highlights an urgent need to address the situation at the border, Quebec's immigration minister said Monday.

SAINT-JÉRÔME, Que. — The Minnesota Whitecaps edged the Montreal Force 3-2 on Monday in a rescheduled PHF game in Saint-Jérome, Que. Minnesota (10-4-2) swept the two-game series after a 4-1 win Sunday.

MONTREAL — The Quebec lawyer prosecuting the sexual assault case against Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard told the court Monday the complainant wants proceedings to move forward more quickly. Nygard's case in Quebec has been put off for months.

MONTREAL — Quebecers living in the Montreal riding of the former Quebec Liberal party leader will vote March 13 in a byelection to choose her replacement.