Quebec News

BROSSARD, Que. — Connor McDavid was hanging out with buddies from his Toronto minor hockey team. Nathan MacKinnon was trying to get home to Nova Scotia from the prep school he attended in Minnesota.

MONTREAL (AP) — Playing for the Boston Bruins, Charlie McAvoy is accustomed to being a visitor at Bell Centre as a chief rival of the host Canadiens. “It’s nothing that won’t be familiar to me,” McAvoy said. “You’re not welcome here.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of a new independent senator to fill one of the Senate's few remaining vacancies.

TORONTO — Flu cases are continuing to rise across the country, public health data show, with Quebec, B.C. and the territories particularly hard hit as vulnerable patients seek help at hospitals.

MONTREAL (AP) — If Sam Hallam wants to rile up a Finn of a certain age about Swedish hockey, he'll just bring up Anders “Masken” Carlsson. For a younger generation, it's Mats Sundin.

Air Canada may reduce flights to certain U.S.

MONTREAL — Police say the deaths of two people in their 70s whose bodies were found Thursday in a Montreal suburb are being investigated as a murder-suicide. Longueuil, Que.

MONTREAL — CAE Inc. reported better margins than expected in its defence segment, as it waits for less profitable contracts to expire.

MONTREAL — Quebec teachers should be evaluated every two years, according to new recommendations that stem from a controversy at a Montreal elementary school in which teachers allegedly used physical and psychological violence on students and staff.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The eastern half of the country is forecast to be hit with a second major storm in less than one week, bringing high winds, lots of snow and travel complications.