Quebec News

MONTREAL — Liberal cabinet minister Anita Anand announced Saturday that she won’t pursue a bid to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.

MONTREAL — Monique Henry has been teaching English in Quebec for the better part of two decades without official certification. As a non-legally qualified teacher, she has had to learn her profession the hard way.

Queens Royals (10-6, 3-0 ASUN) at Austin Peay Governors (6-10, 1-2 ASUN) Clarksville, Tennessee; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Governors -1; over/under is 144.

Central Arkansas Sugar Bears (8-6, 2-1 ASUN) at Queens (NC) Royals (6-8, 0-3 ASUN) Charlotte, North Carolina; Saturday, 2 p.m.

San Diego State Aztecs (13-4, 2-2 MWC) at Wyoming Cowgirls (8-7, 2-1 MWC) Laramie, Wyoming; Saturday, 4 p.m.

SHAWINIGAN, Que.

MONTREAL — Quebec said Friday it will send two more firefighting aircraft to California, a day after one of the province’s water bombers collided with a drone while battling the wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks signed running back William Stanback to a one-year deal on Friday and re-signed defensive lineman Lorenzo Mauldin IV to a one-year extension. Stanback had 1,175 rushing yards last season for the B.C.

MONTREAL — CF Montreal president and chief executive officer Gabriel Gervais is setting a clear objective for the upcoming season. “Win a trophy,” Gervais said Friday at Montreal’s training complex.

OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in December. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities.