Quebec News

Winthrop Eagles (6-3) at Queens Royals (3-4) Charlotte, North Carolina; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Eagles -3.5; over/under is 154.

Ohio State Buckeyes (5-2) at Maryland Terrapins (7-1) College Park, Maryland; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Maryland hosts Ohio State after Derik Queen scored 20 points in Maryland's 96-58 win over the Alcorn State Braves.

TORONTO — Lighting designer Sonoyo Nishikawa has won Canada's largest theatre prize. The Siminovitch Prize was announced at a ceremony in Toronto on Monday evening.

MONTREAL — Bombardier Inc. says it has reached an agreement with Honeywell International Inc. to settle a lawsuit relating to the cost of the jet engines it makes for the Montreal-based plane maker.

MONTREAL — Canadians face a fresh wave of scams as fraudsters seize on the Canada Post strike to try to trick victims out of their cash.

Canadians have flocked to malls and online stores for Black Friday, Cyber Monday and their surrounding sales period, but at least one tech firm found shopping activity is less fervent than last year.

Lightspeed Commerce Inc. is slashing jobs for the second time in a year as it continues a strategic review. The latest cut announced Monday culls about 200 jobs from the Montreal-based company known for selling point-of-sale software.

NEW YORK — New York Sirens forward Alex Carpenter was named PWHL first star of the week Monday after a career-high three-point game in a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Frost.

MONTREAL — A prominent polling analyst says Quebec's governing party would be reduced to fewer than 10 seats in the provincial legislature if an election were held today, based on current poll numbers. Philippe J.

MONTREAL — The Quebec government has suspended most new international adoption applications, echoing moves by other jurisdictions that are rethinking the once-common practice because of human rights and trafficking concerns.