Quebec News

GATINEAU, Que. — Canada's grocery sector needs more competition to help keep food prices down and encourage new entrants, the country's competition watchdog has found.

MONTREAL — Canada surpassed the record for area burned by wildfires in a single year Monday as hundreds of fires continued to blaze in almost every province and territory.

PERCÉ, Que. — A Quebec provincial police spokesman was charged on Monday in connection with sexual crimes against a minor that were allegedly committed in 1988, before he joined the police force. Sgt.

MONTREAL — Thick, smoky air blanketed many parts of Quebec on Sunday as more than 110 wildfires raging in the northern parts of the province set more communities on high alert for new evacuation orders.

OTTAWA — The number of forest fires burning across Canada crept higher over the last week and more dangerous air quality warnings were issued in parts of Ontario and Quebec Sunday.

MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police have located a missing man in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region who was originally described as potentially armed and dangerous. Police say André Paradis was found in Lac-Bouchette at about 8:30 p.m.

LONGUEUIL, Que. — Bennedict Mathurin is paying it forward and in return experiencing a full circle moment. It was just three years ago that the Montreal native was a high school kid at the Basketball Without Borders Global camp.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jonathan Sirois finished with four saves for CF Montreal, Kristijan Kahlina saved three shots for Charlotte FC and the two clubs played to a scoreless draw on Saturday night.

MONTREAL — Canadian running back Dahrran Diedrick, who led Nebraska to an NCAA championship berth and later won three Grey Cup titles over a 10-year CFL career, died early Saturday morning after a battle with cancer. He was 44.

MONTREAL (AP) — Dahrran Diedrick, the Canadian running back who starred at Nebraska and won three Grey Cup titles in a 10-year Canadian Football League career, died Saturday after fighting cancer. He was 44.