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MONTREAL — Authorities are urging people without power to be careful after five people died in a series of deadly fires in Quebec, two of which are under investigation by provincial police.

Major storms left hundreds of thousands of people without power in Quebec and Ontario ahead of Christmas Eve and shut down critical bridges and roads in Metro Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­as heavy snowfall, rain, ice and strong winds barrelled across each region.

A major winter storm is hitting Ontario and Quebec, causing flight cancellations, power outages and road closures. Here are the latest developments (all times Eastern): --- 12:40 p.m.

TORONTO — WestJet proactively cancelled flights at airports in British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec Thursday night as storm systems bore down on the regions, deepening a cascade of disruptions that have sent travellers scrambling.

MONTREAL — Environment Canada warned Quebecers on Thursday to prepare emergency kits that can help sustain them for up to 72 hours without power, as a major winter storm approached the province.

MONTREAL (AP) — Hernán Losada was hired as coach of Montreal in Major League Soccer following his firing by D,C. United in April. Losada, 40, was introduced Thursday, a day after team announced a two-year contract that includes an option for 2025.

MONTREAL — First Nations in northern Quebec are calling on the province and the federal government for more funding for Indigenous police forces, following an appeals court decision in favour of the Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan First Nation on the iss

MONTREAL — Hernán Losada's first stint as a Major League Soccer head coach lasted just over one season, a tenure characterized by a contentious relationship between the coach and his bosses at D.C. United.

LAVAL, Que. — Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. has signed a deal to buy all of the membership interests of U.S. company True Blue Car Wash LLC.

MONTREAL — Members of Montreal's Ukrainian community gathered on Wednesday to remember seven-year-old Mariia Legenkovska, who had fled the Russian invasion of her home country, only to be killed in a hit-and-run.