Quebec News

MONTREAL — The Buffalo Sabres held a playoff spot three weeks ago. Now they’ve plummeted to last in the Eastern Conference. “Sure does suck, doesn't it?” forward Alex Tuch said in a bleak Sabres dressing room Tuesday night. “It's horrible.

MONTREAL — Patrik Laine scored his first hat trick with the Montreal Canadiens in a dominant 6-1 win on Tuesday night, extending the Buffalo Sabres’ winless streak to 11 games.

This wasn't how Cody Fajardo saw his tenure with the Montreal Alouettes ending. Montreal dealt the 2023 Grey Cup MVP to the Edmonton Elks on Tuesday for the rights to veteran quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson, a two-time CFL champion.

MONTREAL — A culture of silence contributed to a sex scandal at a Montreal detention centre that is under investigation by police, where female employees are accused of sexual abuse and other unacceptable behaviour, a report released Tuesday said.

MONTREAL — Canada Post trucks, conveyors and mail carriers swung back into motion Tuesday after a month-long strike by more than 55,000 postal workers left letters and parcels in limbo and a massive backlog to sort through.

TORONTO — Canada's Oscar submission for best international feature film, the absurdist dramedy "Universal Language," is advancing to the next round in the race, officials announced Tuesday.

MONTREAL — Seized with a liquidity crisis, the Lion Electric Co. said Tuesday it expects to seek protection from creditors under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act.

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OTTAWA — For the second year in a row, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been chosen as The Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year.

QUÉBEC — The Quebec government has adopted regulations banning the sale of most new gasoline-powered vehicles as of 2035.