Quebec News

MONTREAL — Quebecor Inc. is extending coverage across Canada for customers of its Freedom Mobile, Videotron and Fizz brands following regulatory rulings that it says will promote competition.

MONTREAL — Laurentian Bank announced a series of changes to its senior executive ranks following a shakeup that saw the appointment of Éric Provost as president and chief executive earlier this month.

MONTREAL — Workers represented by Unifor at the St. Lawrence Seaway Corp. have voted 99 per cent in favour of a strike if they are not able to reach a new contract. The union has set a deadline of Oct. 21 to reach an agreement.

MONTREAL — An Air Canada pilot who the airline says made "unacceptable posts" about Israel after deadly attacks on that country over the weekend no longer works there. On Tuesday afternoon, the group StopAntisemitism.

QUEBEC — Two former Quebec junior hockey players pleaded guilty Wednesday to sexually assaulting a minor in June 2021 as their team celebrated a championship win.

MONTREAL — Former Prince Edward Island premier James Lee has died at the age of 86. Lee, who went by Jim, was the province's 26th premier and held the office from 1981 to 1986.

MONTREAL — Velan Inc. says Bruno Carbonaro has resigned as chief executive and a director of the company. The maker of industrial valves says board chair James Mannebach has been named interim CEO.

MONTREAL — MTY Food Group Inc. reported its third-quarter profit rose compared with a year ago as its revenue gained 74 per cent. The restaurant company says its net income attributable to owners totalled $38.9 million or $1.

VANCOUVER — Two Canadians killed by Hamas gunmen while attending a music festival in southern Israel over the weekend are being remembered as generous, kind and those who brought love to the world.

MONTREAL — Quebec's transport minister has rejected a call from the coroner to consider reducing the legal blood-alcohol concentration for drivers.