Quebec News

Alouettes Jason Maas captures CFL's coach of the year honour

VANCOUVER — Jason Maas of the Montreal Alouettes captured the Annis Stukus Trophy on Thursday night as the CFL's coach of the year. Maas was honoured during the CFL's awards banquet.

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QMJHL Roundup: Mael Lavigne's heroics lead Tigres to 4-3 win over Cataractes

SHAWINIGAN, Que. — Mael Lavigne capped a two-goal effort with the game-winning score with 3:28 left in the third period as the Victoriaville Tigres edged the Shawinigan Cataractes 4-3 on Thursday in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action.

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Anti-abortion activists challenge Quebec law forcing demonstrators to keep distance

MONTREAL — A Superior Court judge heard final arguments Thursday in a constitutional challenge of a Quebec law that requires protesters to stay 50 metres away from abortion clinics.

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PWHL excitement remains high for Montreal Victoire heading into Year 2

MONTREAL — The hype hasn’t faded for the Montreal Victoire heading into a second Professional Women's Hockey League season. After a momentous inaugural campaign, team names, logos and an influx of new talent are generating more excitement in Year 2.

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Train derailment and spill near Montreal leads to confinement order

LONGUEUIL, Que. — People in a part of Longueuil, Que., were being asked to stay indoors with their doors and windows closed on Thursday after a train derailed in the morning, spilling an unknown quantity of hydrogen peroxide.

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AtkinsRéalis touts 'nuclear prowess' amid record backlog, reports Q3 revenue up

AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. continued to tout its nuclear business as one of the keys to its growth strategy amid a record-high backlog last quarter. The engineering services firm says its services backlog stood at $16.84 billion as of Sept.

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Quebec orders audits at 17 schools over alleged behaviour 'contrary to Quebec values'

MONTREAL — Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville says his department will investigate complaints involving 17 schools across the province where it is alleged that state secularism is not being respected.

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Canadian kicker Lirim Hajrullahu enjoys stellar return to CFL with Toronto Argonauts

VANCOUVER — It's a mouthful, but Lirim Hajrullahu's name comes with a compelling story. The veteran CFL kicker's first name means "release" in Albanian.

Nov 14, 2024 10:56 AM Read more >

Dorel reports US$21.9M Q3 loss compared with US$10.4M loss a year ago, revenue down

MONTREAL — Dorel Industries Inc. reported its third-quarter loss in its latest quarter more than doubled compared with a year ago as its revenue edged lower.

Nov 14, 2024 8:29 AM Read more >

Dawson Baker scores 22 points, Keba Keita adds double-double to help BYU roll past Queens 99-55

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Dawson Baker made six 3-pointers and scored 22 points, Keba Keita had a double-double and BYU jumped out early and beat Queens 99-55 on Wednesday night. BYU (3-0) opened on a 28-2 run and built a 51-26 halftime advantage.

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