Quebec News

JOLIETTE, Que. — A coroner's inquest into the drowning of Montreal firefighter Pierre Lacroix heard on Monday that the two people he tried to rescue in the St. Lawrence River had little boating experience.

MONTREAL — A downtown Montreal statue of Canada's first prime minister that was toppled by protesters in 2020 should not be put back, a city-mandated committee said in a report released Monday.

SHERBROOKE, Que. — Joshua Roy recorded a hat trick and two assists as the Sherbrooke Phoenix earned a convincing 5-1 win over the Quebec Remparts on Sunday.

QUEBEC — The leader of the once-powerful Parti Québécois says he's fighting for his party's "right to exist" after an election result that saw it reduced to just three seats in the provincial legislature.

SHERBROOKE, Que. — Cole Huckins recorded a hat trick as the Sherbrooke Phoenix handily defeated the Drummondville Voltigeurs 6-3 on Saturday.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens seem to just find a way when down by one goal late in a game.

MONTREAL — The lawyer for a Quebec man charged with planning a terrorist act to overthrow the Haitian government of Jovenel Moïse said Friday his client intends to fight the charges.

MONTREAL — Jean Lapointe, the beloved Quebec singer, actor and comedian who was later appointed to the Senate, has died at age 86.

GATINEAU, Que. — Two Quebec men appeared in a Gatineau, Que., courtroom Friday on charges that they broke into a safari animal park and killed three wild boar and one elk.

LONGUEUIL, Que. — A former Hydro-Québec employee charged with economic espionage for the benefit of China will have a bail hearing next week.