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'I didn't want him to hurt anybody,' says Montrealer who used SUV to protect pedestrians from speeding car

Erick Marciano, who protected about a dozen pedestrians by steering his SUV between them and a speeding car, says he didn't think about his own safety before the other vehicle crashed into his.

Guy-Favreau YMCA to close, 2 other Montreal Ys to drain pools, close gyms by year's end

The YMCAs of Québec says it can't afford renovations at the Guy-Favreau centre, 17 months after signing a new 10-year lease at the centre. One of the Y volunteers who fought to save it two years ago says he's now in "utter disbelief."

As western tensions rise, BQ's Blanchet says West shouldn't look to him for help

As economic tensions rise in Western Canada over the slump in the oil sector, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet is warning the region it should expect no help from him — and saying that he still wants Quebec to be its own country.

Cirque du Soleil's founder detained in Tahiti for growing cannabis

Quebec billionaire and Cirque du Soleil co-founder Guy Laliberté has been detained for growing cannabis on his private island in French Polynesia. Laliberté is appearing before a magistrate who will determine whether the drugs were being trafficked. 

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