Quebec News

MONTREAL — Municipal leaders across Quebec are looking for ways to get young people, especially women, to run for local office in next year's elections, but that is a tall order given the well-documented incidents of harassment and intimidation faced

MONTREAL — The Canadian Coast Guard announced this morning that a change of strategy is underway to free the ship that ran aground on Christmas Eve on the St. Lawrence River in Quebec.

MONTREAL — A freezing rain warning has been lifted for Montreal and surrounding regions, but smog and fog alerts remain in place in the city with heavy rainfall expected in some parts of Quebec.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Mariah Keopple and Alexandra Labelle scored their first goals of the season and the Montreal Victoire edged the Minnesota Frost 3-2 on Saturday.

KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police in Kirkland Lake, Ont., are investigating a multi-vehicle collision on Highway 11 that killed one person.

MONTREAL — More than a dozen groups have refused to vacate a community centre in Montreal's Ahuntsic neighbourhood despite an eviction order from their landlord, Quebec's largest school service centre.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Julian Reese had 23 points and 11 rebounds, Derik Queen also had a double-double, and Maryland defeated Maryland Eastern Shore 81-66 on Saturday. Maryland, ranked as high as No.

MONTREAL — A childhood friend of the Quebec man killed in a Florida boat explosion Monday said one of the victim's sisters was among the other six passengers injured in the blast.

Detroit Mercy Titans (8-2, 2-0 Horizon) at Robert Morris Colonials (5-7, 1-2 Horizon) Moon Township, Pennsylvania; Saturday, 2 p.m.

MONTREAL — After a cold, snowy Christmas, southern Quebec is expected to get hit by freezing rain over the weekend before temperatures rise further to usher in the new year.