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WSP Global reports lower earnings for fourth quarter, full year though revenues rise

WSP Global reports lower earnings for fourth quarter, full year though revenues rise

MONTREAL — WSP Global says it earned $120 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, down 5.3 per cent from the same quarter a year earlier. That's despite the Montreal-based consultancy company reporting revenues grew 23.2 per centto $3.
Movement rekindled to rename N.B. university connected to 'torturer' of Acadians

Movement rekindled to rename N.B. university connected to 'torturer' of Acadians

MONTREAL — A movement has been rekindled in New Brunswick to shed a francophone university's connection to Robert Monckton, a British military figure who played an active role in the imprisonment and deportation of thousands of Acadians.
Hurricanes rally to edge Canadiens 4-3 in shootout

Hurricanes rally to edge Canadiens 4-3 in shootout

MONTREAL — Jesperi Kotkaniemi has two goals and one assist in three games against his former team, but Tuesday night felt a little bit sweeter.

Kotkaniemi lifts Hurricanes past Canadiens 4-3 in SO

MONTREAL (AP) — Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored the deciding goal in the sixth round of the shootout, and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied to beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Tuesday night.

QMJHL roundup: Ciarlo backstops Drakkar to 6-3 upset over Remparts

Quebec outshot the Baie-Comeau Drakkar 43-22, but the Eastern Conference-leading Remparts couldn't solve netminder Olivier Ciarlo and dropped a 6-3 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League decision to the visitors on Tuesday night.
Ukraine war: Two Montreal companies sanctioned by U.S. for alleged ties to Russia

Ukraine war: Two Montreal companies sanctioned by U.S. for alleged ties to Russia

MONTREAL — The Canada Border Services Agency says it helped put two Montreal-based companies with alleged ties to the Russian military on a United States sanctions list. Late last month, the U.S.
Montreal primary school teacher pleads guilty to sex crimes involving five girls

Montreal primary school teacher pleads guilty to sex crimes involving five girls

MONTREAL — A Montreal elementary school teacher pleaded guilty on Tuesday to sex-related crimes involving five young female students whom he manipulated into acts of sexual abuse.
Interim Alouettes president Mario Cecchini appointed as president of QMJHL

Interim Alouettes president Mario Cecchini appointed as president of QMJHL

BOUCHERVILLE, Que. — The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has hired Mario Cecchini as its commissioner. Cecchini replaces Gilles Courteau, who stepped down from that post Sunday after 37 years.
Crown seeking 17-year sentence for Quebec man convicted in kidnapping of U.S. couple

Crown seeking 17-year sentence for Quebec man convicted in kidnapping of U.S. couple

MONTREAL — Quebec prosecutors are seeking a 17-year prison sentence for a Quebec man found guilty of participating in the 2020 kidnapping of a couple from Upstate New York.
Montreal home sales hit new all-time low for February: Quebec board

Montreal home sales hit new all-time low for February: Quebec board

MONTREAL — The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says Montreal's February home sales hit a new low last month, dropping 32 per cent from the prior February. Sales for the month totalled 2,996 compared with 4,375 a year ago.
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