Quebec News

Montreal Canadiens (30-36-12, eighth in the Atlantic Division) vs. New York Islanders (36-27-15, third in the Metropolitan Division) Elmont, New York; Thursday, 7:30 p.m.

MONTREAL (AP) — Juraj Slafkovsky scored his first career hat trick, and the Montreal Canadiens dealt the stumbling Philadelphia Flyers their eighth straight defeat with a 9-3 blowout win Tuesday night.

MONTREAL — Juraj Slafkovsky remembers scoring a hat trick where the only person who threw their hat on the ice was his dad. His experience Tuesday night was quite the opposite. “I've never scored a hat trick like this,” he said.

SHERBROOKE, Que.

Quebec Premier François Legault on Tuesday ratcheted up pressure on the federal government to reduce the number of temporary immigrants in the province, threatening to hold a "referendum" on the issue.

CANDIAC, Que. — The violent crimes unit of the Quebec provincial police is investigating the death of a woman in her 20s in a Montreal suburb. Sgt. Hélène St-Pierre says local police in the community of Candiac, Que.

Montreal Canadiens defenceman Arber Xhekaj will undergo season-ending left shoulder surgery on Wednesday, the club announced Tuesday.

MONTREAL — French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal will visit Ottawa, Quebec City and Montreal during a three-day trip to Canada that begins Wednesday. Attal will land in Ottawa where he is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Gov.

MONTREAL — The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series is coming to Montreal this summer. On Aug. 25 the Port of Montreal’s Grand Quay will stage one of the eight stops on the calendar, with Canada hosting for the first time.

TORONTO — Canada's Olympic and Paralympic swim trials have been moved from Montreal to Toronto. The trials to determine Canada's swim teams for the Paris Summer Games were originally scheduled to be held at Montreal's Olympic pool May 13-19.