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Acosta scores on a penalty kick in second-half stoppage time to help Cincinnati tie Montreal 1-1

MONTREAL (AP) — Luciano Acosta scored on a penalty kick in second-half stoppage time and league-leader Cincinnati tied Montreal 1-1 on Wednesday night. Cincinnati (17-4-8) is 7-3-11 in its last 20 road matches.
Two Montreal Island towns file court challenge to Quebec language law reform

Two Montreal Island towns file court challenge to Quebec language law reform

MONTREAL — Two Montreal suburbs filed a court challenge today to Quebec's 2022 language reform, seeking to be exempted from several articles of the law commonly known as Bill 96.
Travellers rattled by Canada-India row, but trip plans remain unchanged

Travellers rattled by Canada-India row, but trip plans remain unchanged

MONTREAL — Travellers and the transportation sector at large have been rattled by the sudden ramp-up in tensions between Canada and India, but see no reason to rethink their overseas plans for now.
Parents' doubts persist after forum on Montreal supervised drug-use site near school

Parents' doubts persist after forum on Montreal supervised drug-use site near school

MONTREAL — Several parents say they were left with serious doubts after a tense Tuesday evening information session about a supervised drug-use site opening near their children's Montreal elementary school. Marie-Ève Bourrelle was among them.
Air Canada system briefly breached, customer info and flight ops unaffected

Air Canada system briefly breached, customer info and flight ops unaffected

MONTREAL — Canada's biggest airline says an unauthorized group briefly breached an internal system linked to the personal information and records of some employees.
Pilot injured after small plane crashes near busy highway outside Montreal

Pilot injured after small plane crashes near busy highway outside Montreal

MONTREAL — A pilot escaped with minor injuries after crashing a small plane while trying to land on a busy highway near Montreal Wednesday afternoon. Quebec provincial police say they were called at about 1:40 p.m.
Nuvei CEO and chair Philip Fayer acquires shares in company

Nuvei CEO and chair Philip Fayer acquires shares in company

MONTREAL — Nuvei Corp. says chief executive and chair Philip Fayer has acquired more shares in the company.
GardaWorld employees arrested by Libyan militia held for nearly two months

GardaWorld employees arrested by Libyan militia held for nearly two months

MONTREAL — Seven employees of Montreal-based security giant GardaWorld languished in detention for nearly two months after their arrest earlier this year by a powerful Libyan militia.
Quebec coroner says father deliberately killed himself and two kids in car crash

Quebec coroner says father deliberately killed himself and two kids in car crash

MONTREAL — A coroner has concluded that a Quebec father intentionally crashed head-on into a tractor-trailer in March, killing himself and two of his four children.
Quebec's Anticosti Island recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Quebec's Anticosti Island recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

MONTREAL — Ten years after Quebec's government wanted to launch oil and gas exploration on Anticosti Island, the picturesque territory in the Gulf of St. Lawrence has been added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.