Quebec News

MONTREAL — A Ukrainian refugee who recently arrived in Quebec has been missing since Wednesday evening after he went swimming in a river southeast of Quebec City.

MONTREAL — The federal government has slowed the timeline on a faster passenger railway set to stretch from Toronto to Quebec City.

MONTREAL — Quebec's police watchdog is investigating the death of a man who allegedly got into a shootout with provincial police officers on Wednesday. The watchdog — known as the BEI — says police responded to a call around 7 p.m.

MONTREAL — Three Canadians have received qualifying draw wild cards for the National Bank Open women's tournament, including hometown favourite Eugenie Bouchard. The 29-year-old from Montreal is joined by Carol Zhao of Richmond Hill, Ont.

MONTREAL — After a hit-and-run that killed one traffic signaller and injured another last week in Montreal, a union representing traffic controllers says the province needs to do more to protect them.

MONTREAL — Researchers at Western University say two tornadoes struck southern Quebec during a major thunderstorm last week. The Northern Tornadoes Project says it found evidence of a weak tornado near St-Thomas, Que.

QUEBEC — A member of the governing Coalition Avenir Québec party is quitting politics to take on a job in the private sector. The departure of Joëlle Boutin sets the stage for a byelection in Quebec City, where the Parti Québécois is newly resurgent.

WASHINGTON — A Quebec man has been sentenced to 22 years behind bars for his role in a global scheme to distribute fentanyl and other synthetic opioids throughout the United States, all of it orchestrated from inside a Canadian prison.

MONTREAL — A Quebec Superior Court judge has signed off on a sex abuse class-action settlement involving the Montreal archdiocese. The agreement, announced earlier this year, includes a minimum $14.

MONTREAL — A Montreal-based company has signed a deal to supply sustainable aviation fuel to the Air France-KLM Group.