Quebec News

MONTREAL — Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon is proposing a special mediator in contract talks at the Port of Montreal for a three-month period during which strikes and lockouts would be off the table.

MONTREAL — Bilingual Quebec municipalities have lost their bid to have several parts of the government's French-language reform suspended while their case makes its way through the courts.

The six Professional Women's Hockey League teams will get an earlier start and a half-dozen more games in the league's second season. The PWHL unveiled Tuesday its regular-season schedule running from Nov. 30 to May 3.

MONTREAL — The Quebec government has appointed monitors to address a "toxic" climate of fear and intimidation at a French-language Montreal primary school, where some teachers allegedly subjected students to violence and claimed autism didn't exist.

The Public Health Agency of Canada says a Listeria outbreak linked to several plant-based milks appears to be over with no additional cases reported since August.

MONTREAL — Kris Letang heard the crowd light up every time Lane Hutson handled the puck on Monday night — and he could see why.

OTTAWA, Ont. (AP) — Josh Norris capped a two-goal effort with the game-winning goal 56 seconds into overtime and the Ottawa Senators beat the Los Angeles Kings 8-7 on Monday.

MONTREAL (AP) — Lars Eller had two goals against his former team, Evgeni Malkin had a goal and two assists, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-3 on Monday night.

MONTREAL — Lars Eller had two goals against his former team as the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Montreal Canadiens 6-3 on Monday night at the Bell Centre.

BOISBRIAND, Que. — Xavier Villeneuve and Justin Carbonneau each scored twice as the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada defeated the visiting Quebec Remparts 5-2 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Monday.