Quebec News

QUÉBEC — Decades after their bitter rivalry with the Nordiques came to an end, the Montreal Canadiens are set to make their return to Quebec City. The Canadiens will face the Ottawa Senators in an NHL pre-season game Sept.

MONTREAL — Denis Shapovalov has withdrawn from Canada's upcoming Davis Cup tie against Hungary due to a back injury, Tennis Canada said Monday. The best-of-five first-round qualifier begins Saturday at IGA Stadium.

CALGARY — A judge is expected to hand down his verdict today on whether a former Calgary city councillor is guilty of fraud and breach of trust. Joe Magliocca is accused of lying on travel expense claims between October 2017 and December 2019.

OTTAWA — One of the seven Liberal leadership hopefuls says the party is not allowing him to run, as another high-profile cabinet minister endorsed Mark Carney on Sunday.

VAL-D'OR, Que. — Justin Poirier's second goal of the game, scored at 4:22 of overtime, lifted the visiting Baie-Comeau Drakkar to a 6-5 win Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League decision over the Val-d'Or Foreurs.

LAC-BEAUPORT, Que. — Canada's Émile Nadeau won his first individual World Cup medal of the season on Sunday with a third-place finish in men's aerials. Guangpu Qi (110.56) won gold and Chinese teammate Xindi Wang (105.88) picked up silver.

SAINT-ANICET, Que. — A 55-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after a death in Quebec's Montérégie region on Saturday. The man appeared in court via video conference on Sunday.

SAINT-URBAIN-PREMIER, Que. — A pedestrian has died in a collision with a truck in a municipality south of Montreal. Emergency services were called at around 9 p.m.

MONTREAL — Ask most NHL players and they will say there is something special about playing games at Montreal’s Bell Centre, particularly on a Saturday night.

MONTREAL (AP) — Jack Hughes scored at 4:06 of overtime and the New Jersey Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Saturday night.