Quebec News

MONTREAL (AP) — Jake Walman scored 54 seconds into overtime, and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 on Saturday night for their fifth win in six games.

BAIE-COMEAU, Que. — Louis-Charles Plourde scored twice, Olivier Ciarlo made 22 saves and the Baie-Comeau Drakkar blitzed the visiting Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 5-0 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Saturday.

MONT-TREMBLANT, Que. — More than a decade into her decorated career, Federica Brignone still managed to accomplish a lot of firsts on Saturday.

MONTREAL — When her union began a general unlimited strike last month, Gatineau-based teacher Geneviève Savard braced for what she called a "crossing of the desert.

MONTREAL — Quebec police say authorities in Morocco have arrested a man who was allegedly behind a series of phony bomb threats sent to several institutions across the province.

TREMBLANT, Quebec (AP) — Federica Brignone of Italy picked up her first World Cup victory in two seasons by winning a women's giant slalom on Saturday. Mikaela Shiffrin finished in third place.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens say Alex Newhook will be out for 10 to 12 weeks due to a high ankle sprain. Newhook appeared to sustain the injury during Thursday's game against the Florida Panthers.

VAL-D'OR, Que. — Connor Macey scored twice as the Val-D'Or Foreurs defeated the Halifax Mooseheads 5-2 on Friday night. David Doucet had two goals for the Foreurs and Tomas Cibulka added a single.

MONTREAL — Two Montreal-area Chinese community groups are threatening to sue the RCMP over what they say are defamatory allegations that they hosted secret “police stations” used by Beijing to intimidate members of the local Chinese community.

MONT-TREMBLANT, Que. — The set up at Mont-Tremblant is already making an impression on some of the world's top alpine skiers.