Winds of up to 80 kilometres an hour howled across Quebec overnight and have knocked power out for more than 100,000 customers. Most of the outages are in Quebec City, Montreal, the Laurentians and the Eastern Townships. Nearly 20,000 homes are without electricity in Montreal, and another 30,000 in Quebec City. A fallen tree branch on a power line caused a small fire near a home in Quebec City. In one case, a branch that fell on a power line caused a minor fire in a residential area in Quebec City.

Source: CBC News October 16, 2018 10:29 UTC