Quebec News

MONTREAL — Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes know they’re in for a warm welcome this week in Montreal — especially as Olympic medallists.

MONTREAL — A Montreal man charged with assaulting a Jewish father at a park last week will be sent to a psychiatric hospital for a 30-day evaluation to determine criminal responsibility.

OTTAWA — The federal government announced $25 million in funding today for companies to build more than 850 electric vehicle chargers, mostly in Quebec.

TORONTO — Toronto FC has traded midfielder Matty Longstaff to CF Montreal in exchange for striker Jules-Anthony Vilsaint and up to US$275,000 in general allocation money.

MONTREAL — The Larry O'Brien Trophy will be in Montreal next week. Lu Dort, who won an NBA championship in June with the Oklahoma City Thunder alongside fellow Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, will have a two-day celebration in his home city.

WINNIPEG — Images from space and artificial intelligence can help detect areas prone to extreme wildfires, researchers suggest, after satellite photos showed dry parts of Manitoba ahead of its devastating wildfire season.

MONTREAL — One heat-related death has been reported to Montreal's public health department since a period of extreme heat hit the city on Sunday.

MONTREAL — The RCMP say a fourth person has been charged in an alleged human smuggling operation after 44 people were found in "horrific" conditions inside a cube truck earlier this month in Quebec near the United States border.

MONTREAL — The Canadian Coast Guard says a 180-metre bulk carrier has run aground in the St. Lawrence River near Montreal. A spokesman for the coast guard says the Federal Yamaska ran aground near Verchères, Que., at around 5:45 a.m.

MONTREAL — Two men suspected of murder are the latest fugitives added to the Quebec provincial police's most wanted list.