Quebec News

SAINT-GÉDÉON, Que. — Provincial police say a motorcyclist has died after striking a moose in Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region. The crash happened Saturday at around 8:15 p.m.

SAINTE-SOPHIE, Que. — At a new ecological cemetery north of Montreal, there are no gravestones or plaques. Instead, people locate burial sites with the help of a cellphone app. Cemetery Forêt de la Seconde Vie opened in Ste-Sophie, Que., on Aug.

Montreal's public health authority says some recent guests at a hostel north of downtown may have been exposed to hepatitis A.

MONTREAL — The Cree Nation of Wemindji in northwestern Quebec has lifted an evacuation order for medically vulnerable people after nearby forest fires led the community to declare a state of emergency earlier this week.

MONTREAL — An invasive worm species from Asia that secretes a dangerous, paralyzing toxin has been spotted in the Montreal area.

CF Montreal (9-12-2, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto FC (3-11-10, 13th in the Eastern Conference) Toronto; Sunday, 7:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLS LINE : Toronto FC +134, Montreal +193, Draw +243; over/under is 2.

MONTREAL — Much-needed rain fell in parts of northwestern Quebec on Friday, where high-intensity forest fires have forced the partial evacuation of a Cree community and employees of the province's hydroelectric utility.

QUEBEC — Two bodies have been found after a float plane crashed on Tuesday in the St. Lawrence River southwest of Quebec City.

MONTREAL — Residents of Montreal's Chinatown say they're feeling vulnerable and afraid because of rising crime and drug use in their neighbourhood, and they are urging the city to deploy more police to tackle the problem.

BÉCANCOUR, Que. — Ford Motor Co. and its South Korean partners said Thursday they're building a $1.2 billion manufacturing plant for electric vehicle battery material in Quebec with the help of government funding.