Quebec News

MONTREAL — Laurentian Bank says it is cutting about two per cent of its workforce and ending equity research as it continues to work through its turnaround plan.

KINGSEY FALLS, Que. — Cascades Inc. has named Resolute Forest Products executive Hugues Simon as its next president and CEO. The paper and packaging company says Simon will takeover the new job no later than July 1.

MONTREAL — Lightspeed Commerce Inc. says founder Dax Dasilva has been reappointed as chief executive, dropping the interim tag from the title. Dasilva had returned to the top job on an interim basis earlier this year, replacing JP Chauvet.

MONTREAL — CF Montreal were no match for a dominant Columbus Crew side that left Stade Saputo with a 3-1 win on Wednesday evening.

MONTREAL (AP) — Diego Rossi and rookie Marino Hinestroza scored second-half goals to propel the Columbus Crew to a 3-1 victory over CF Montreal on Wednesday night.

MONTREAL — The authority that runs Montreal's international airport is going to court to stop an up-and-coming suburban airport from rebranding with the city's name, arguing it will sow confusion among travellers.

MONTREAL — A Quebec Superior Court judge has refused McGill University's request for an injunction to dismantle the pro-Palestinian encampment that has been set up on its downtown Montreal campus since late April.

LONGUEUIL, Que. — A suspect appeared in court on Wednesday for the killing of a young woman nearly a decade ago on Montreal’s South Shore.

QUEBEC — The federal government says it has reached a deal with Canadian National Railway Company to acquire the historic Quebec Bridge, following decades of political wrangling over what to do with the century-old span.

MONTREAL — AtkinsRéalis enjoyed a thriving nuclear business in its latest quarter, as the engineering firm looks to build on a gradual global transition away from fossil fuels.