Quebec News

MONTREAL — Saturday night was special for Rafael Harvey-Pinard and the Bell Centre crowd, as well as his teammates, made sure to remind him.

Montreal police say a fifth body has been extracted from the rubble of a heritage building that caught fire nine days ago, leaving two others still missing.

MONTREAL — More than a week after a fatal fire tore through a building in Old Montreal, accounts from former tenants and victims of the blaze are raising questions about the safety of the heritage property.

VICTORIAVILLE, Que. — Joshua Roy's second goal of the game, scored at 3:09 of overtime, gave the visiting Sherbrooke Phoenix a 5-4 win over the Victoriaville Tigres in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Saturday.

BEAUPRÉ, Que. — Canada's Eliot Grondin struck World Cup gold on home snow in the men's snowboard cross event on Saturday. The Sainte-Marie, Que., native beat out Austria's Jacob Dusek (56.04) at the line by 0.

MONTREAL — A theatre performance for children featuring a puppet that has been described as racist is continuing in the Montreal area.

MONTREAL — The new asylum seeker agreement between Canada and the United States will not deter migrants from trying to cross into Canada outside official ports of entry, Quebec immigration advocacy groups say.

Columbus Blue Jackets (23-41-7, eighth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (28-38-6, eighth in the Atlantic Division) Montreal, Quebec; Saturday, 7 p.m.

SHERBROOKE, Que. — Joshua Roy scored twice and added an assist as the Sherbrooke Phoenix defeated the visiting Victoriaville Tigres 7-1 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Friday.

MONTREAL — A Quebec man who paid a premium for tickets to an upcoming Drake concert has applied for a class-action lawsuit against Ticketmaster, alleging the American ticket sales company intentionally misled customers for financial gain.