Quebec News

MONTREAL — WSP Global Inc. is giving up its effort to buy British consulting firm RPS Group plc. The Montreal-based company says it will not be revising its offer for the company in the face of a rival offer by Tetra Tech Inc.

GATINEAU, Que. — The Gatineau Olympiques were unlucky at the start of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, losing a couple games in overtime and not connecting on great scoring chances. It appears their fortunes have improved.

MONTREAL — Ottawa Redblacks interim head coach Bob Dyce hadn't enjoyed being the one in the spotlight in the leadup to Thanksgiving Monday.

MONTREAL — As provincial governments hand out one-time cash payments to help residents cope with inflation, anti-poverty advocates say the efforts are a missed opportunity to help those most in need.

MONTREAL — Three teenagers are dead after a single-vehicle crash in Quebec's Montérégie region Sunday evening. Provincial police say the 19-year-old driver of the vehicle and two 18-year-old passengers were killed.

SHERBROOKE, Que.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Djordje Mihailovic and Lassi Lappalainen scored goals in the first eight minutes and CF Montreal breezed to a 3-1 victory over Inter Miami in a regular-season finale on Sunday.

MONTREAL — A win Monday would be worth its weight in gold for the Montreal Alouettes. A CFL team chasing a .

MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police say they have arrested a 53-year-old man in connection with a shooting at an upscale resort in the Laurentians region. Police say the man is scheduled to appear in court by videoconference over the long weekend.

MONTREAL — Quebec's police watchdog says it has opened an investigation after a man died several hours after being stopped by police for impaired driving.