Quebec News

LAVAL, Que. — Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. says it earned US$645 million in its third quarter. That's up 3.3 per cent from US$624.4 million during the same quarter a year earlier. For the quarter ended Feb. 2, revenues were US$20.9 billion, up 6.

MONTREAL — Montreal has cracked down on short-term rentals in a bid to ease housing pressure in the city and fight what it calls the “scourge” of illegal listings on Airbnb.

LONGUEUIL, Que. — Longueuil police say a woman found dead inside an apartment over the weekend was the victim of a homicide. The body of Denise Brouillette, 79, was found Sunday morning in a unit on Cuvillier Street West in the Montreal suburb.

OKA, Que. — Quebec provincial police say four people are expected to appear in court this afternoon following a police operation linked to organized crime in a Mohawk settlement outside Montreal. Sgt.

TERREBONNE, Que. — The Parti Québécois recaptured a longtime stronghold northeast of Montreal, winning the riding of Terrebonne in a byelection Monday. The PQ's Catherine Gentilcore won by taking 52.74 per cent of the votes cast, compared to 28.

MONTREAL — Rain and record warm weather sent several southern Quebec rivers spilling over their banks on Monday, forcing residents from their homes and leading officials to close roads and cancel classes. Municipal officials in Drummondville, Que.

Empty shelves and idle escalators greeted shoppers Monday as they poked through Hudson’s Bay stores looking for bargains and perhaps a piece of history.

TORONTO — Hudson's Bay was in court Monday, seeking approval to begin a full liquidation even as it fights to stay alive.

RCMP say an 18-year-old from Quebec has been charged in the death of a man in the Northwest Territories. Mounties were called out to a property in Fort Good Hope, a community two and a half hours away by plane from Yellowknife, on Feb.

March Madness is here, and with several Canadians looking to leave their mark. The NCAA men's basketball tournament begins Tuesday with the First Four, followed by 32 first-round contests on Thursday and Friday.