Quebec’s electric utility says thousands are without power in the province after a problem at the Churchill Falls generating station in Labrador. A Hydro–Québec spokesman says the station experienced a sudden interruption today, which triggered protection mechanisms that responded by cutting power, adding the utility is investigating what happened. Around noon, the provincially-owned utility reported…

Another 50,000 Hydro–Québec customers should see their power restored by end of day on Sunday, the utility said while warning some of its remaining repairs to lines damaged by last week’s deadly ice storm may not be completed until Tuesday. About 83,700 Hydro–Québec clients were without power around 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon, down from 114,000…