"I think Quebecers want ... to see hockey games,'' said François Legault. "It's done completely safely, and they have the means to pay for that safety.''
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Montreal Canadiens can still play home games during Quebec curfew
Thursday, January 7th, 2021 Quebec public health gives green light for Habs to hit the ice
Monday, January 4th, 2021
The season itself will look very different, with the Montreal Canadiens playing in an all-Canadian division.
Canadiens’ Drouin looking to recapture early season form whenever NHL returns
Wednesday, June 17th, 2020
With the Montreal Canadiens handed a lifeline should the league resume its pandemic-hit 2019-20 campaign this summer, Jonathan Drouin is looking to continue that trend of big performances in big moments.
Like it or not, Habs’ owner is sticking to the plan
Saturday, June 13th, 2020
The Montreal Canadiens had a disappointing season, but that hasn't shaken owner Geoff Molson's faith in his general manager Marc Bergevin.
Montreal Canadiens owner Geoff Molson gives GM Marc Bergevin vote of confidence
Thursday, June 11th, 2020
"We ran into some roadblocks," Molson said of Montreal's disappointing regular season. "I still believe that we have an extremely exciting next few years ahead of us."
Quebec boxer who traded gloves for scrubs when COVID-19 struck gets Tillman Award
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020
Kim Clavel, the North American Boxing Federation light-flyweight champion at work as an auxiliary nurse on the front lines of the pandemic, has been named winner of the Pat Tillman Award for Service.
Quebec’s Karim Mané aims to carve new a path straight from Vanier College to the NBA
Tuesday, April 28th, 2020
The 19-year-old has declared for the 2020 NBA Draft. If selected he would become the first player out of CEGEP program in Quebec to make the leap directly to the world's top basketball league.
For Habs prospect Jake Evans, music breaks up monotony of isolation
Sunday, April 12th, 2020
Evans was just starting to play regularly in the NHL when the pandemic shut down the Montreal Canadiens season, so he has picked up an old hobby to fill the time.
Victor Wanyama’s search for happiness in Montreal postponed by the pandemic
Sunday, April 5th, 2020
Victor Wanyama says management at his former club Tottenham Hotspur F.C. frustrated him to the point he started to lose his passion for the game. He's hoping for a fresh start in Montreal.
Amélie Kretz is swimming to Tokyo, tethered by a rope in her parents’ garage
Saturday, April 4th, 2020
The Olympian triathlete Amélie Kretz's $350 homemade endless pool in Blainville, Que., has become the envy of other elite athletes in isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.