Fallen tree branches are shown on a street following an accumulation of ice rain in Montreal, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Graham Hughes/AP hide caption
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After winning a prize in Quebec, Michael Kaloki went on to sculpt ice at other competitions, such as the Helsinki Zoo International Ice Carving Festival. Michael Kaloki hide caption
A woman walks by a closed store in a mall in Montreal on Jan. 2. Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP hide caption
French videogame giant Ubisoft's Montreal office is seen on July 18, 2020 in Quebec, Canada. ERIC THOMAS/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A photo taken in July shows what's left of the Jeffrey asbestos mine in Asbestos, Quebec. The town has voted to change its name to Val-des-Sources. Eric Thomas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Horacio Arruda is Quebec's director of public health. Quebec's Health Ministry hide caption
Low milk prices forced Vermont dairy farmer Jacques Rainville out of business. John Dillon/Vermont Public Radio hide caption
The gallette des rois from Duc de Lorraine, Montreal's oldest French patisserie, has flaky layers and a rich frangipane filling. Elizabeth Warkentin for NPR hide caption
People who illegally crossed the Canada-U.S. border near Hemmingford, Quebec, are processed in a tent after being arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on Saturday. The flow of asylum-seekers has increased dramatically in recent weeks, and the wait to be processed can be several days, the CBC reports. The Canadian military is setting up a tent camp for new arrivals. Geoff Robins/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
These supporters of Scottish independence are saying yes, and separatist groups in other parts of the world hope it will give them a boost as they seek to break away. David Cheskin/AP hide caption
Jan. 23: Ice covers the remains of a home for seniors in L'Isle-Verte, Quebec. A fire there killed at least 27 people. Authorities fear another five people also died. Remi Senechal/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Smoke rises from the burned remains of a retirement home in L'Isle-Verte on Friday. AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A firefighter walks past what is left of a seniors home in L'Isle Verte, Quebec. At least five people died and 30 are still missing after a fire there. The water used to fight the flames has frozen into ice that is a foot thick in places. Mathieu Belanger/Reuters/Landov hide caption
Scene of the disaster: On July 6, smoke rose from the tank cars that derailed in Lac Megantic, Quebec. The explosions and fires killed 47 people. Paul Chiasson/AP hide caption
Quebec Premier Pauline Marois stands to support a motion regarding the controversial values charter at the Parti Quebecois Convention in Montreal on Sunday. Christinne Muschi/Reuters/Landov hide caption
In Gatineau, Quebec, earlier this month, candles were burning in memory of the train disaster's victims. Chris Wattie/Reuters /Landov hide caption
At a school in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, the town's people have been waiting for word about their friends and family members. Christinne Muschi/Reuters /Landov hide caption
Do not cross: Crime scene tape blocks access to part of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, where a train derailed and exploded on Saturday. Stephen Morrison/EPA/LANDOV hide caption
A view from above showing some of the destruction in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, after Saturday's train derailment, explosions and the fires that followed. Mathieu Belanger/Reuters /Landov hide caption
Comforting each other: A group of young women in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, on Sunday. People there are waiting to hear the fate of 40 people still missing after Saturday's train derailment and the massive explosions that followed. Mathieu Belanger/Reuters /Landov hide caption
Firefighters douse flames after a freight train loaded with oil derailed in Lac-Megantic in Canada's Quebec province on Saturday. Francois Laplante-Delagrave/AFP/Getty Images hide caption