Quebec News

RIMOUSKI — The lawyer for a Quebec man charged with killing three people with his truck told a jury Wednesday the deaths were an accident.

MONTREAL — Transgender inmates in provincial detention will be incarcerated according to their anatomical sex, not their gender identity, Quebec's public security minister said Wednesday.

MONTREAL — Montreal's main bicycle rental company says its users smashed records during the recent public transit strike, travelling the equivalent of more than 50 times around the Earth.

The Stanley Cup drought for Canadian teams reached 32 years after the Edmonton Oilers lost to the Florida Panthers in a second consecutive final on Tuesday.

MONTREAL — The Quebec government is temporarily banning the transportation of some wild animal species in nearly 100 municipalities located close to areas where raccoon rabies has been detected. The ban is in force until Aug.

Fatigue shouldn't be an issue Thursday night for Tre Ford and the Edmonton Elks. Edmonton (0-1) hosts the Montreal Alouettes (2-0) coming off a bye week. This will mark the Elks' home opener following their season-opening 31-14 road loss to the B.C.

QUÉBEC — Quebec's corruption police are searching the headquarters of the province's auto insurance board. The auto board has been mired in a scandal for nearly two years over the botched rollout of its new online platform.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Rockies hit a franchise record-tying seven home runs, including two from Michael Toglia, and Antonio Senzatela won his second game of the season, as Colorado held off the Washington Nationals 10-6 on Tuesday night.

The Toronto Sceptres re-signed former MVP Natalie Spooner to a two-year deal on Tuesday.

MONTREAL — Quebec police and volunteers combed through ditches along a highway west of Montreal on Tuesday in search of a young girl believed to have been abandoned by her mother.