Update: Quebec will demand crane operators pay damages for losses

The provincial government will be sending construction unions a formal notice demanding they pay any damages caused by the illegal strike of crane operators, Quebec Transportation Minister André Fortin said in a statement Friday.
Fortin said he finds it unacceptable that the workers have not returned to their jobs, leaving worksites empty for a week, despite being ordered back to work Thursday.
Construction workers and supporters have since planned to demonstrate in Montreal on Friday in