Quebec News

LAVAL — Several candidates for the leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party say they're open to fossil-fuel projects in the province as a means to boost Canada's energy independence. In Laval, Que.

TORONTO — Ottawa Charge head coach Carla MacLeod is just happy to be getting on a bus next week.

TORONTO — Kateřina Mrázová scored 2:52 into overtime to lift the Ottawa Charge to a 2-1 regular-season finale win over the Toronto Sceptres and a playoff berth Saturday in the Professional Women's Hockey League.

SAINT-BASILE-LE-GRAND — A small seaplane crashed into the Richelieu River east of Montreal today, leaving one of the two occupants stuck inside for an extended period. The Richelieu Saint-Laurent police say officers received a call at about 11 a.m.

TORONTO — The Toronto Sceptres and Montreal Victoire will host the opening games of the PWHL semifinals next week, though opponents have yet to be determined.

BROSSARD — Nick Suzuki knows playing for Canada at the world championships could double as an Olympic tryout. The Canadian team has extended the invite.

ST. JOHN'S — If all goes to plan, many in Newfoundland and Labrador will likely remember outgoing premier Andrew Furey for ending a decades-old lopsided energy deal with Quebec, according to his inbox.

MONTREAL — A Quebec legislature member who was kicked out of the Liberal caucus in 2022 has returned to the party and is supporting Pablo Rodriguez in the leadership race.

NEW YORK — Scott Arniel of the Winnipeg Jets, Martin St. Louis of the Montreal Canadiens and Spencer Carbery of the Washington Capitals are the finalists for the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's top head coach.

MONTREAL — Two Montreal men have pleaded guilty to committing an indignity to a body, after admitting they left the remains of an Indigenous woman on the couch in their home for six months.