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  Quebec has the highest number of barriers to trade between provinces: economic institute

  Quebec is the province that imposes the most barriers to interprovincial trade, according to a report from the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) which says that this protectionism harms the Quebec economy.

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  Quebec political parties unite to defend Christmas

  The national assembly in Quebec City unanimously adopted a motion on Wednesday to defend Christmas.

• A man has died after residential fire in Montreal's east end

  A man in his 60s was rushed to hospital in critical condition Wednesday night after a fire at a home in Montreal's east end. He later died in hospital.

• New 3D-printed heart valves could save children's lives: Montreal researchers

  Researchers at the Sainte-Justine Hospital are testing what might be a major breakthrough in helping children with heart defects.

• Quebec provincial police launch operation against impaired driving until Jan. 2

  On Thursday, Quebec police forces are launching a concerted provincial operation against driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs, which will run until Jan. 2.

• Quebec may backtrack on university tuition hikes, increase by 33% instead: report

  Quebec seems ready to back down from its plan to double tuition prices for university students outside of the province in exchange for more ambitious francization programs at English-speaking universities.

• Child killed when vehicle struck while stopped near Saint-Adele, Que.

  A child lost his life following a collision on Highway 15, southbound, near Sainte-Adèle, Quebec.

• Joel Armia's third-period goal lifts Canadiens over Blue Jackets 4-2

  Joel Armia scored the go-ahead goal with nearly three minutes left in the third period to rally the Montreal Canadiens over the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 on Wednesday night for their third road win in four games.

• Common Front leaves meeting with province without a deal, wants to give negotiation a chance

  The leaders of the Common Front of public sector unions didnt' say much after a meeting with Treasury Board President Sonia LeBel late Wednesday afternoon in Quebec City.

• EMSB cancels high school mid-year board exams with more strike days on the horizon

  The province's largest English-language public school board says it is cancelling all high school mid-year board exams due to the ongoing public sector worker strike in Quebec.

• Montreal police nab alleged porch pirate

  Montreal police say they have nabbed an alleged porch pirate who they say stole packages left on doorsteps in Ahuntsic-Cartierville.

• Quebec college students may be in classes or exams over Christmas holiday: CEGEP president

  College students in Quebec may be taking exams or even classes over the winter holidays, as administrators scramble to find ways to hold the required number of classes in a semester.

• Feds select Boeing in sole-source deal for military planes, bypassing Bombardier

  The federal government has landed on Boeing Co. to replace the military's aging patrol planes in a multibillion-dollar sole-source deal, closing the door on Quebec-based business jet maker Bombardier Inc., which had been pushing for an open bid.

• Deadly Laval daycare bus crash: Preliminary hearing begins March 25

  The preliminary hearing for a man accused of killing two children in February when he allegedly drove a city bus into a Laval, Que., daycare is set to begin on March 25.