Quebec News

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Dagur Thórhallsson and Facundo Torres each scored in the second half and Orlando City beat CF Montreal 3-0 on Saturday night to set a club record with 54 points and 15 wins.

MONTREAL — The Toronto Maple Leafs won their third consecutive NHL pre-season game, beating the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 on the road Saturday night.

BAIE-COMEAU, Que. — Maxime Coursol's goal at 1:02 of overtime capped off an impressive comeback by the Rimouski Oceanic as they defeated the Baie-Comeau Drakkar 6-5 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Saturday at Centre Henry-Leonard.

QUEBEC — The Quebec government intends to table a bill in the coming days to enable it to join a class action lawsuit brought by British Columbia against more than 40 pharmaceutical companies accused of downplaying the harmful effects of opioids.

MONTREAL — Matthew Knies joined the Toronto Maple Leafs late last season and hasn’t missed a beat since.

MONTREAL — Aviation companies are making the pitch to Ottawa that stricter rules designed to boost customer compensation and improve service could put passenger safety at risk — an argument consumer advocates reject as "ridiculous.

MONTREAL — A rare road victory against Orlando City SC on Saturday evening could go a long way in securing a playoff spot for CF Montreal. It’s a very tall order for Montreal as it heads into its final four games of the Major League Soccer season.

Quebec prosecutors added new charges on Friday, including murder, in connection with the discovery earlier this month of human remains in the provincial capital area. François Bouchard, 31, of Contrecoeur, Que.

CF Montreal (11-15-4, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando City SC (14-7-9, second in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Saturday, 7:30 p.m.

MONTREAL — Swedish manufacturer Northvolt has announced it will build a $7-billion gigafactory for electric vehicle batteries near Montreal that it claims will represent the largest private investment in Quebec's history.