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Quebec forest fire situation continues to improve with rain but risks remain: SOPFEU

Quebec forest fire situation continues to improve with rain but risks remain: SOPFEU

MONTREAL — The forest fire situation in Quebec is improving after recent rain, the province's wildfire prevention agency said Monday, though large blazes continue to burn and fire risk remains high in dry areas along James Bay.
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Search for two people missing after Quebec landslide a 'colossal' task: police

Search for two people missing after Quebec landslide a 'colossal' task: police

SAGUENAY, Que. — The search for two people swept away by a landslide and a flooded river in Quebec's Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region is being complicated by the river's geography and debris in the water, provincial police said Monday.
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"A preoccupation with failure." Why the Titan submersible was doomed from the start

"A preoccupation with failure." Why the Titan submersible was doomed from the start

HALIFAX — The company behind the submersible that imploded during a recent dive to the Titanic ignored key principles that guide organizations working in high-risk environments, experts in emergency management say.
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CBSA reopens main border crossing between Montreal and New York after 3-hour closure

CBSA reopens main border crossing between Montreal and New York after 3-hour closure

MONTREAL — The Canada Border Services Agency says one of the country's busiest border crossings is back open after a three hour closure. The CBSA said in a post on Twitter shortly before 8 a.m.
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Girl, 13, dies after Quebec highway collision that critically injured four others

Girl, 13, dies after Quebec highway collision that critically injured four others

MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police say a 13-year-old girl has died from her injuries after a collision late Sunday morning on a major highway southwest of Montreal.
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Ten years after Mégantic, experts say stricter rules, tougher enforcement needed

Ten years after Mégantic, experts say stricter rules, tougher enforcement needed

MONTREAL — Kathy Fox still remembers the looks on the faces of the grieving family members on the morning in August 2014, as she tried to explain how the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster had happened.
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From telecoms to grocers, competition concerns keep bubbling up in federal politics

From telecoms to grocers, competition concerns keep bubbling up in federal politics

OTTAWA — As Canadians grow more concerned about rising inflation, competition across different sectors of the economy has become a "kitchen-table issue" at a time when the federal government is reviewing its competition law.
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Woman whose home was destroyed by tornado estimates 100 people came to help clean up

Woman whose home was destroyed by tornado estimates 100 people came to help clean up

CARSTAIRS, Alta. — Elisa Humphreys knew she needed help after a tornado leveled two structures on her central Alberta property over the weekend.
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Union warns against Ottawa interfering in B.C. port workers strike as talks continue

Union warns against Ottawa interfering in B.C. port workers strike as talks continue

VANCOUVER — The union representing thousands of striking British Columbia port workers is asking the federal government to not interfere after business groups called for back-to-work legislation.
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U.S.-based remote vehicle operator gives timeline of Titan recovery off Newfoundland

U.S.-based remote vehicle operator gives timeline of Titan recovery off Newfoundland

EAST AURORA, N.Y. — The owner of a remotely operated vehicle that recovered pieces of the Titan submersible from the depths of the North Atlantic last week says his ROV found debris from the doomed vessel shortly after reaching the search site.
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