Quebec News

LAVAL, Que. — A court heard Tuesday that a Montreal psychiatric hospital needs more time to evaluate a bus driver's mental state at the time he allegedly drove a bus into a daycare, killing two young children.

MONTREAL — A Montreal municipal bylaw banning the use of single-use plastic items comes into effect today, with glasses, stir sticks, straws and utensils among the items that will be prohibited.

Montreal police said seven people perished in a fire that swept through an Old Montreal building on the morning of March 16. Victims are from Ontario, Quebec and the United States.

MONTREAL — The bodies of the final two missing victims of a fire in Old Montreal were pulled from the rubble on Monday, as investigators shifted their attention to uncovering the causes of the deadly blaze.

CALGARY — The Canada Infrastructure Bank is making its first investment in low-carbon fuels, committing $277 million to a biofuels facility under construction in Varennes, Que.

SAINT-UBALDE, Que. — A nine-year-old girl has died after a snow fort collapsed in a forest behind a rural Quebec home.

MONTREAL — Hydro-Québec crews were gradually restoring power on Sunday afternoon after a spring snow storm caused tens of thousands of outages across the province. As of 4 p.m.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens agree to terms on a three-year entry-level contract with forward Sean Farrell on Sunday. According to the Canadiens, the deal carries an average annual value of US$1,158,333.

MONTREAL (AP) — Rafael Harvey-Pinard scored three goals for his first career hat trick and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 8-2 Saturday night.

MONTREAL — Saturday night was special for Rafael Harvey-Pinard and the Bell Centre crowd, as well as his teammates, made sure to remind him.