Quebec News

MONTREAL (AP) — Artturi Lehkonen scored twice in Colorado's four-goal first period, and the Avalanche beat the Montreal Canadiens 8-4 Monday night.

MONTREAL — Québec solidaire has won a provincial byelection in the Montreal riding of Saint-Henri-Sainte-Anne, capturing the once Liberal stronghold on Monday night.

MONTREAL — The head of Flair Airlines went on the offensive Monday, saying the weekend seizure of some of its planes may have been instigated by another carrier attempting to disrupt Flair's operations.

MONTREAL — The Jesuits of Canada released a list of priests and brothers Monday who they say were "credibly accused" of sexually abusing minors over the past 70 years.

QUEBEC — A 42-year-old hockey referee was arrested on Sunday for allegedly assaulting a young player at the end of a game in the Quebec City area.

QUEBEC — An indefinite general strike is underway at Quebec City's Université Laval, where nearly 1,300 professors are off the job.

VICTORIAVILLE, Que. — Tommy Cormier and Maxime Pellerin each scored two goals and added an assist as the Victoriaville Tigres thumped the visiting Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 7-2 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Sunday.

MONTREAL — The byelection in a fiercely contested riding near downtown Montreal is heating up ahead of Monday's vote.

SHERBROOKE, Que. — Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon won historic support from the grassroots on Saturday after suffering a historic defeat in October's provincial election. The 46-year-old garnered the backing of 98.

MONTREAL — A young man going in the wrong direction on Highway 20 faces drunk driving charges following a head-on collision in the Montérégie region that left one dead and four injured. Emergency services were called at around 11:30 p.m.