Quebec News

MONTREAL — A Quebec judge says a Montreal billionaire who faces a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging he paid underage girls for sex can be questioned before the case is authorized, but only in writing.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes signed defensive linemen Derek Wiggan and Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund, running back Sean Thomas Erlington and receiver Tevin Jones on Tuesday. The moves came on the first day of CFL free agency.

MONTREAL — United States prosecutors say a Montreal woman has pleaded guilty to being part of a scheme to illegally export millions of dollars' worth of electronic components to Russia for military use.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of a new senator from Quebec. Manuelle Oudar is joining the Senate's ranks after most recently serving with a Quebec government commission on workplace equity, health and safety.

GATINEAU, Que. — New Brunswick-based rural internet company Xplore Inc.

RCMP have charged two Montreal men after they were allegedly caught trying to smuggle people across the border into the United States last year.

KINGSEY FALLS, Que. — Cascades Inc. is closing three plants as part of changes to its containerboard operations that will affect 310 employees. The paper and packaging company says its corrugated medium mill in Trenton, Ont.

SAGUENAY, Que. — There will be no colourful ice-fishing huts dotting the frozen water near Saguenay, Que., this year after mild winter weather forced authorities to cancel the popular tradition for the first time.

MONTREAL — The parents of a Quebec man who killed a provincial police sergeant last March had tried to get him help in the days leading up to the attack because of how seriously his mental health had deteriorated.

MONTREAL — Quebec's justice minister is giving more responsibility to justices of the peace to free up provincial court judges and reduce delays.