Quebec News

MONTREAL — Thousands of Quebecers who were forced from their towns by out-of-control wildfires started to return home on Monday, as the province's public security minister praised the work of firefighters in saving lives and property.

TRURO, N.S. — Police in Nova Scotia have charged a man with abduction following a June 7 Amber Alert in southern Quebec. Jessie Wayne MacPhee, 31, is expected to appear in a provincial court in Truro, N.S., on June 12.

SAGUENAY, Que. — Rio Tinto said Monday it will make a $1.4-billion investment to expand an aluminum smelter equipped with low-carbon technology in Saguenay, Que.

MONTREAL — Quebec's provincially-owned cannabis retailer says its growth has plateaued for the first time despite an increasing number of pot shops because some two dozen stores have been affected by strikes.

MONTREAL — The forest fire threatening the northwestern Quebec city of Normétal has been contained, the province's forest fire service said Sunday, as the fire situation in the province continued to improve.

MONTREAL — A pair of wooden crosses made from a shipwreck in New Zealand have been sent to Quebec to honour the 185-year-old wish of a francophone man who rebelled against British rule.

MONTREAL — A new rail shipping rule is poised to drive up inefficiency and consumer costs. Or it will drive them straight down. It depends who you ask.

MONTREAL — Cody Fajardo said all week that the Montreal Alouettes had receivers who could step up within their inexperienced group. On Saturday, it was Austin Mack. With receivers Greg Ellingson, Tyson Philpot and Reggie White Jr.

MONTREAL — CF Montreal will head into the international break with a win, decisively beating Minnesota United 4-0 at Stade Saputo on Saturday night in Major League Soccer action.

MONTREAL (AP) — Mason Toye scored his first two goals of the season — both unassisted — to spark CF Montreal to a 4-0 victory over Minnesota United on Saturday night.