Category: Quebec

Legault, Party Leaders to Visit Quebec Town Reeling After Pedestrians Killed by Truck

Quebec Premier François Legault will today visit the eastern Quebec town where a pickup truck plowed into groups of pedestrians, killing two. Legault will be joined by opposition leaders and other politicians in Amqui, the small community in the lower St-Lawrence region, where he will meet with local residents and hold a news conference. Two…


Quebec Truckers Worry Problems at Auto Board Will Force Them to Park Their Rigs

MONTREAL—As frustrated motorists continue to deal with long lineups at Quebec’s automobile insurance board, truck drivers are worried that they won’t be able to leave the province come April 1. The provincial auto insurance board has been dealing with lengthy lineups at many of its service centres since introducing a new online portal on Feb….


RCMP Says Probe Into Two Alleged Chinese Police Stations in Quebec Underway

Quebec RCMP is investigating two locations suspected to be secret Chinese police service stations, adding to several such police outposts previously identified in Ontario and British Columbia. The RCMP has confirmed that the two locations under investigation are in Montreal and Brossard, a suburb just south of the city. The probe was first reported by Le…


Crown to Seek 17-year Sentence for Quebec Man Convicted in Kidnapping of US Couple

A sentencing hearing is underway for a Quebec man found guilty in the 2020 kidnapping of a couple from Upstate New York. The Crown is seeking a 17-year sentence for Gary Arnold, who was found guilty by a jury in February of five charges, including kidnapping, extortion and conspiracy to kidnap. Arnold is facing sentencing…


Vermont Officials Investigating After Man Dies Crossing Border From Quebec

Vermont State Police are investigating after a man collapsed and died shortly after crossing the border into the United States from Quebec on foot last week. They say U.S. border patrol agents spotted Jose Leos Cervantes and two other people crossing the border into Holland, Vt., at about 10:30 p.m. on Feb. 19. Police say…


Quebec Follows Federal Lead, Bans TikTok Application on Government Cellphones

Quebec has banned the installation and use of the social media application TikTok on government cellphones as of Tuesday. Cybersecurity and Digital Technology Minister Éric Caire announced the ban late Monday, several hours after the federal government announced a similar ban. The ban is preventative, Caire said in a news release, adding that there’s no…


Quebec Appeal Court Rejects Fortnite Creator’s Challenge of Class-Action Lawsuit

The Quebec Court of Appeal has upheld a decision authorizing a class-action lawsuit by parents who claim their children became addicted to the popular online video game Fortnite. Lawyers for Fortnite creator Epic Games had sought permission to appeal the decision, arguing that a Superior Court judge never should have authorized the class action because…


Man Accused of Crashing Bus Into Quebec Daycare and Killing 2 Kids Fit to Stand Trial

A Quebec man accused of killing two young children when the city bus he was driving slammed into a Montreal-area daycare has been judged fit to stand trial, and his lawyer on Friday requested that his client also be evaluated for criminal responsibility. Pierre Ny St-Amand appeared in a courtroom in Laval, Que., where his…


Prime Minister Tells Quebec Farmers Government Working on Targeted Inflation Aid

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is looking at how it can provide targeted aid to farmers who are struggling with inflation. Trudeau, who made the comments at a meeting with farmers at the headquarters of Quebec’s farmer’s association, the L’Union des producteurs agricoles, in Longueuil, says he wants to ensure that any aid for…


Quebec Premier Pens Op-Ed Calling on Trudeau to Close Roxham Road

Quebec Premier François Legault said today that it was time for Trudeau to take action to enforce Canada’s border laws and close the illegal border crossing at Roxham Road. “Roxham Road will have to be closed one day or another, whether we like it or not. The sooner the better,” Legault said in an opinion…