The Quebec government’s crackdown on Airbnb has upended Montreal’s short-term rental market, leading some to welcome the changes and others scurrying to evade the new rules. Last week, following a fire in Old Montreal that killed seven people—including six who were staying in unlicensed short-term rentals—Airbnb said it would remove illegal Quebec listings from its…

At least one person is missing after fire engulfed a building in Old Montreal this morning that left nine people injured. A Montreal fire department spokesman says six of the injured had to be rescued from the three-storey building in the city’s historic district by ladder. Fire chief Martin Guilbault says those saved were transported…

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan—A building fire that raged out of control for hours overnight in a major city in southern Taiwan left 46 people dead and at least 41 others injured, authorities said Thursday. Flames and smoke billowed from the lower floors of the 13-story building as firefighters tried to douse the blaze from the street and…