Quebec News

MONTREAL — The number of homes that changed hands in the Montreal-area rose in April compared with the same month a year ago, despite other major Canadian cities seeing home sales decrease amid uncertainty over the economy.

MONTREAL — Laura Stacey learned a lot about playoff hockey in her first trip to the Professional Women's Hockey League post-season a year ago. The razor-thin margins. The gruelling physical demands.

LANGFORD — Goalkeeper Callum Irving's penalty shootout heroics helped Vancouver FC get past Pacific FC in an all-Canadian Premier League matchup in Telus Canadian Championship preliminary-round play Tuesday. David Norman Jr.

TORONTO — Quebec semi-pro side FC Laval learned a painful lesson Tuesday in its second-ever trip to the Telus Canadian Championship. "The learnings are simple," said Laval coach Amro Radwan.

RIMOUSKI — Erik Mateiko scored at 17:08 of the second overtime period to lift the Rimouski Oceanic to a 4-3 series-clinching victory over the visiting Shawinigan Cataractes on Tuesday night at Colisee Financiere Sun Life.

QUÉBEC — The Quebec government has tabled legislation that would ensure a minimum 150-metre distance between supervised injection sites and schools and daycares.

QUÉBEC — The leader of the sovereigntist Parti Québécois is throwing his support behind a possible referendum in Alberta, applauding Premier Danielle Smith for standing up for her province.

MONTREAL — Former Quebec Maritime Junior Hockey League player Noah Corson has been sentenced to two years less a day in jail for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl.

There's a lot on the line Wednesday for TSS Rovers when the semi-pro League1 B.C.

QUÉBEC — The Quebec government says it has found the funds to begin much-needed repairs this year to a major Quebec hospital, following severe criticism from the opposition.