Skip to content

Quebec News

CF Montreal coach Courtois 'impressed' with new squad ahead of first pre-season game

CF Montreal coach Courtois 'impressed' with new squad ahead of first pre-season game

Laurent Courtois is already seeing progress within his CF Montreal squad just over two weeks into his tenure as head coach. “They're way in advance on stuff that we've experimented together,” Courtois said over a video call Friday.
Read more >
Quebec Cardinal Gérald Lacroix denies sex allegations levelled in class-action suit

Quebec Cardinal Gérald Lacroix denies sex allegations levelled in class-action suit

QUEBEC — A senior leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Quebec is stepping back from his functions as he fights allegations of sexual assault that emerged as part of a class-action lawsuit, the Quebec City archdiocese said Friday.
Read more >
Redfish fishery to resume off Quebec, Atlantic Canada as lengthy moratorium ends

Redfish fishery to resume off Quebec, Atlantic Canada as lengthy moratorium ends

RIVIERE-AU-RENARD, Que. — Nearly three decades after a moratorium was put in place, the commercial redfish fishery is set to reopen in Quebec and Atlantic Canada this year, Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier announced Friday.
Read more >
Probes open in Sherbrooke, Que., killing where police had responded before stabbing

Probes open in Sherbrooke, Que., killing where police had responded before stabbing

SHERBROOKE, Que. — Investigations have been opened by both Quebec's police watchdog and provincial police after a 52-year-old man was stabbed to death in Sherbrooke, Que., early Friday.
Read more >
Elaine Chuli pays tribute to Montreal with 'Ken Dryden theme' PWHL goalie mask

Elaine Chuli pays tribute to Montreal with 'Ken Dryden theme' PWHL goalie mask

MONTREAL — Elaine Chuli never saw Ken Dryden play. The 29-year-old can still appreciate the Hall of Fame goaltender's exploits between the pipes for the Montreal Canadiens. And that's despite growing up a fan of the archrival Toronto Maple Leafs.
Read more >
Former CFL defensive back Kelly Malveaux, a two-time East all-star, dead at 47

Former CFL defensive back Kelly Malveaux, a two-time East all-star, dead at 47

MONTREAL — Kelly Malveaux, a defensive back who played 10 seasons in the CFL and was a Grey Cup champion and two-time East Division all-star, has died at 47.
Read more >
Quebec environmental group denied court injunction against Northvolt EV battery plant

Quebec environmental group denied court injunction against Northvolt EV battery plant

MONTREAL — A Quebec Superior Court judge has refused to grant an injunction to halt tree cutting and other preparatory work at the site of a future electric vehicle facility east of Montreal.
Read more >
Woman found dead in Montreal's Pointe-aux-Trembles neighbourhood, man arrested

Woman found dead in Montreal's Pointe-aux-Trembles neighbourhood, man arrested

Montreal police say a man has been arrested after a woman in her 30s was found dead from an apparent stabbing in the city's east end this morning. Police did not confirm whether the two knew each other. Police say they were called at around 7:50 a.m.
Read more >
Patrick Roy tries to treat Montreal homecoming as just another game

Patrick Roy tries to treat Montreal homecoming as just another game

MONTREAL — Patrick Roy didn't want Thursday night's game to be about him. Few hockey legends, however, mean as much to Montreal as "Saint Patrick" himself.
Read more >
Monahan scores twice, Canadiens hang on for 4-3 win vs. Islanders in Roy's homecoming

Monahan scores twice, Canadiens hang on for 4-3 win vs. Islanders in Roy's homecoming

MONTREAL — Patrick Roy arrived in Montreal focused on getting a win and nothing else in his highly publicized homecoming. His New York Islanders fell just short.
Read more >