Quebec News

MONTREAL — A corrections officer has been suspended following the death of a 21-year-old inmate from the Bordeaux jail in Montreal, a spokesperson with Quebec's Public Security Department said Wednesday.

Quebec City police say they think the recent arrests of several suspects will help solve a spate of robberies and other crimes in the provincial capital over the last few days.

MONTREAL — Quebec's emergency call centres are facing acute staff shortages that are lengthening dispatch times for ambulances and forcing workers to juggle 911 calls for heart attacks and other emergencies, according to the union representing worker

Montreal police say a man and woman have died in the city's east end after what's believed to be a murder-suicide.

MONTREAL — Earthquakes Canada confirmed that a 3.1 magnitude earthquake was felt in Quebec’s Charlevoix region this morning. The federal agency reports that the small earthquake occurred at 4:51 a.m.

MONTREAL — Authorities are urging people without power to be careful after five people died in a series of deadly fires in Quebec, two of which are under investigation by provincial police.

Major storms left hundreds of thousands of people without power in Quebec and Ontario ahead of Christmas Eve and shut down critical bridges and roads in Metro Vancouver as heavy snowfall, rain, ice and strong winds barrelled across each region.

A major winter storm is hitting Ontario and Quebec, causing flight cancellations, power outages and road closures. Here are the latest developments (all times Eastern): --- 12:40 p.m.

TORONTO — WestJet proactively cancelled flights at airports in British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec Thursday night as storm systems bore down on the regions, deepening a cascade of disruptions that have sent travellers scrambling.

MONTREAL — Environment Canada warned Quebecers on Thursday to prepare emergency kits that can help sustain them for up to 72 hours without power, as a major winter storm approached the province.