Quebec News

SAINT-JACQUES, QUE. — Provincial police say they believe that a fire that killed six members of a family on Thursday in Quebec's Lanaudière region was likely accidental.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens have signed rookie defenceman Jordan Harris to a two-year contract extension, the club announced Friday. The deal, which runs through the 2024-25 campaign, carries an average annual value of $1.4 million.

GATINEAU, Que. — The federal government is giving $225,000 to the national athletes association, AthletesCAN, to centralize services into a one-stop shop.

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VAL-D'OR, Que. — Mathys Fernandez earned a 33-save shutout, Matis Ouellet had two goals and two assists and the Val-d'Or Foreurs blew out the Victoriaville Tigres 7-0 on Thursday.

SAINTE-JULIENNE, Que. — Quebec provincial police say they have found two additional bodies inside a home that burned Thursday morning north of Montreal, bringing the death toll to six.

LAVAL, Que. — Neighbours of the Quebec man accused of killing two four-year-olds when the bus he was driving slammed into a daycare were shocked by the charges, describing him as a pleasant individual and doting father.

MONTREAL — Saputo Inc. says its earnings for the latest quarter were $179 million, more than double its $86 million a year earlier as the company says it expects its earnings for the full fiscal year to make a meaningful recovery.

MONTREAL — Bombardier’s top priorities include paying down debt, growing its services business and reducing emissions, said CEO Eric Martel after the company reported fourth-quarter profits of US$241 million, up from US$238 million in the same quarte

GATINEAU, Que. — Joey Vetrano netted the shootout winner as the Gatineau Olympiques squeezed past the Halifax Mooseheads 3-2 Wednesday in a battle of second-place teams from each conference.