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MONTREAL — Civil rights groups that have condemned racial profiling by Montreal police officers say they're pleased with the selection of Fady Dagher as the city's new police chief.

LONGUEUIL, Que. — A former employee of Quebec's power utility charged with spying on behalf of China denied on Thursday that he is a flight risk and said he intends to remain in Canada to fight the charges.

MONTREAL — There have been at least 22 cases of forced sterilization of First Nations and Inuit women in Quebec since 1980, a university study released Thursday concluded.

MONTREAL — Delays at security check-in and other problems at Canada's airports were among the concerns raised Thursday as the air travel industry came together ahead of the busy winter travel season, but the sector warns more remains to be done.

Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (3-1) vs. Quinnipiac Bobcats (5-0) Laval, Quebec; Friday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Quinnipiac Bobcats will face the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks at Place Bell Arena in Laval, Quebec.

Montana State Bobcats (3-2) vs. UNC Greensboro Spartans (2-2) Laval, Quebec; Friday, 4:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The UNC Greensboro Spartans will play the Montana State Bobcats at Place Bell Arena in Laval, Quebec.

GATINEAU, Que. — Joshua Roy scored twice, powering his Sherbrooke Phoenix to a 4-1 victory over the red-hot Gatineau Olympiques in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action Wednesday.

RIMOUSKI, Que. — Former Parti Québécois legislator Harold LeBel was found guilty on Wednesday of sexually assaulting a woman at his residence in 2017.

MONTREAL — The Quebec judicial council has rejected complaints about a judge who granted a conditional discharge to a young engineer who pleaded guilty to sexual assault and voyeurism.

MONTREAL — Jewish groups in Quebec say they are deeply disturbed and horrified after a driver was video-recorded hitting a baby in a stroller that was being pushed along a Montreal intersection by an Orthodox Jewish woman.