Quebec News

MONTREAL — Lyten, an American company, has announced it hopes to purchase the Northvolt battery plant in Quebec. This comes after the company shared Thursday it entered into a deal buy Northvolt's assets in Sweden and Germany.

SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD — The 34-year-old Montreal mother charged with allegedly abandoning her daughter in a field near a major Ontario highway will continue to undergo a psychiatric assessment.

TORONTO — With the match on the line late in the decisive third set, Ben Shelton went with what got him to the National Bank Open final.

MONTREAL — Quebec's Court of Appeal has ruled that the family of a Guatemalan farm worker crushed to death in 2021 trying to repair a flat tire on his employer’s car is entitled to compensation.

MONTREAL — A Quebec minister responsible for fighting racism is criticizing a ruling by a judge who reduced a convicted Black man’s sentence due to systemic discrimination.

MONTREAL — A polarizing figure who railed against pandemic restrictions and wants to break Quebec’s consensus on carbon pricing could be days away from claiming a long-coveted seat in the provincial legislature.

MONTREAL — A woman who was arrested last year in connection with the sex crime investigation into Montreal billionaire Robert Miller has been acquitted.

TORONTO — A study of dozens of Canadian lakes suggests global warming is the major driver of surging algae levels, raising questions about the health of a sizable chunk of Earth's freshwater as temperatures continue to climb.

MONTREAL — Montreal-area home sales rose 9.7 per cent in July compared with the same month a year ago, as the region saw its highest level of transactional activity for the month since 2021.

Canada coach Kevin Rouet has made three changes to his lineup for Saturday's test match against No. 5 Ireland, the second-ranked Canadians' last outing ahead of the Rugby World Cup.