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MONTREAL — Cogeco Communications Inc. says its net profit in the fourth quarter rose 9.1 per cent to $104.9 million on a boost in revenue. The Montreal-based company says profit attributable to shareholders was the equivalent of $2.

QUEBEC — The Quebec Liberal party's presence in the province's legislature, already diminished in the Oct. 3 election, has shrunk again.

SAINT-OURS, Que. — On the Beauchemin family farm in southern Quebec, the problem used to be too much water. But Raphaël Beauchemin says that over the years, his grandfather, father and uncles learned how to cope.

BOISBRIAND, Que. — Jordan Dumais' two-goal night led the Halifax Mooseheads to a 3-2 victory over Blainville-Boisbriand Armada on Wednesday. Mathieu Cataford opened the scoring for Halifax (7-1-1-1) 4:12 into the first period.

MONTREAL — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is hailing a Quebec Superior Court decision banning random police stops in the province and says other provinces should take similar steps without waiting for a court case.

OTTAWA — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Ottawa and Montreal this week, ahead of major global summits and a possible military intervention in Haiti.

MONTREAL — A Quebec woman who allegedly travelled to Syria to join the Islamic State terrorist group has been repatriated from a detention camp in Syria and is facing terrorism charges, the RCMP said Wednesday.

MONTREAL — Université Laval formally launched an $80-million fundraising initiative on Wednesday for its Carrefour international Brian-Mulroney, with the former prime minister taking on a central role in the push to increase Quebec's footprint on the

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens acquired defenceman Nicolas Beaudin from the Chicago Blackhawks in a trade for centre Cam Hillis on Wednesday. Beaudin had two goals and four assists in 22 NHL games with Chicago spread over three seasons.

MONTREAL — Air Canada says it has converted options for 15 Airbus A220-300 aircraft into firm orders. The airline says the move brings its total number of firm orders for the narrowbody aircraft that will be built in Montreal to 60.