Schools across Quebec have been forced to cancel bus service after the government pulled all of the roughly 1,200 Lion electric buses in the province off the roads.

The provincial government said it took the precautionary measure after a Lion electric school bus caught fire in Montreal earlier this week. Several children and a driver were inside the bus when it caught fire but no one was injured.

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In a joint statement Thursday evening, Education Minister Sonia LeBel and Transport Minister Jonatan Julien said a “defect” may have caused

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