Quebec News

MONTREAL — Documents supporting Via Rail's ongoing attempt to secure better access to tracks owned by Canadian National Railway Co. shed new light on an increasingly strained relationship between the carriers.

Bucknell Bison (4-3) at Maryland Terrapins (5-1) College Park, Maryland; Wednesday, 4:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Maryland hosts Bucknell after Derik Queen scored 22 points in Maryland's 76-75 victory over the Villanova Wildcats.

OTTAWA — A Canadian diplomat who visited Abousfian Abdelrazik while in Sudanese custody says the Montreal man told him he did not know why he was being held and that he wanted to return to Canada.

LAVAL, Que. — Alimentation Couche-Tard says its earnings attributable to shareholders were US$708.8 million in its second quarter. That's down 13.5 per cent from US$819.2 million a year earlier. The Laval, Que.

MONTREAL — An anti-NATO protest in Montreal that turned violent on Friday is stirring up talk about a controversial former bylaw that once prohibited protesters in the city from wearing masks.

MONTREAL — As Quebec considers scrapping the semi-annual time change, data from the province's auto insurance board shows that evening road accidents — including those involving pedestrians — rise sharply in the 30 days after clocks move back in the

AS Roma forward Evelyne Viens has pulled out of upcoming Canada games against Iceland and South Korea due to injury. Viens has been replaced by Clarissa Larisey, who plays her club football in Sweden for BK Häcken.

BROSSARD, Que. — The Montreal Canadiens shuffled their forward lines at practice on Monday. The Canadiens recalled forward Joshua Roy from the American Hockey League, while winger Patrik Laine skated in a regular jersey.

MONTREAL — Dockworkers and employers at the Port of Montreal say they are set to begin mediation after a six-day work stoppage earlier this month.

MONTREAL — Mechanics and clerks at Canadian National Railway Co. have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike mandate that could see workers walk off the job as early as New Year's Day.