Montreal
Car involved in Laval hit and run found
Laval police say they have found the car involved in a hit-and-run accident that left a 16-year-old girl in critical condition in hospital Friday afternoon in the city's Chomedy district.

West Island green space deal questioned
Environmentalists on Montreal's West Island are rejecting a deal that would help preserve part of a rare stretch of undeveloped green space.

Halak's Montreal farewell draws huge crowd
Former Canadiens goaltender Jaroslav Halak drew a huge crowd to an autograph session that he used as his farewell to fans in Montreal.

Warehouse fire causes traffic chaos
A fire in an abandoned warehouse on Notre-Dame Street in east-end Montreal created traffic headaches for drivers Friday afternoon.

Quebec package bomb injures man
A Quebec man is in hospital with injuries to his hands and face after a package left on his doorstep exploded Friday morning.

Fashion retailer Jacob stops photo retouching
Women's fashion retailer Jacob has decided to bid adieu to the practice of retouching photos to alter the body shapes of models.

David Arquette plugs new film at Montreal fest
David Arquette took a break from filming the latest instalment of the Scream horror franchise in Michigan this week to plug his new film The Land of the Astronauts at the Montreal World Film Festival.

Alouettes drop 1st home game in 14 starts
Smiles replaced frowns at the B.C. bench Friday night as the Lions snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 38-17 drubbing of the Montreal Alouettes.

Air Transat reaches deal with pilots
Air Transat, the airline operated by Transat A.T. Inc., has reached a tentative labour contract with its more than 300 pilots.

Lemieux named to Order of Canada
Hall of Famer and Pittsburgh Penguins co-owner Mario Lemieux was among 53 people appointed to the Order of Canada Friday in Ottawa.

Montreal Compassion Club suspects in court
Eleven of the 35 people arrested in a series of raids on compassion clubs in Montreal have had their bail conditions eased.

Harper 'Bloc bashing': MP
The Bloc Québécois MP who accused the prime minister of sending propaganda to high school students says Stephen Harper is taking the opportunity to indulge in "Bloc bashing."

Copper thieves hit Hydro-Québec plant
Police in Repentigny, Que., a suburb northeast of Montreal, are investigating a robbery at a Hydro-Québec transmission plant.

MacKay hails military families at awards
Defence Minister Peter MacKay hailed Canadian Forces members and their families as the "best Canadians" as he helped hand out scholarships to eight sons and daughters of those killed in service.

Paparazzo says he's clear of Twilight actor charges
A Vancouver paparazzo says Montreal police are no longer investigating him in connection with an incident involving an alleged hit and run with a Twilight movie star.