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MONTREAL — Watch parties are planned across the country today as soccer fans get ready for the World Cup match between Canada and Belgium — Canada's first game in the tournament since 1986.

Montreal Canadiens (8-7-1, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (5-9-1, eighth in the Metropolitan Division) Columbus, Ohio; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE : Blue Jackets -115, Canadiens -105; over/under is 6.

MONTREAL (AP) — Jeff Skinner had two goals and three assists as the Buffalo Sabres snapped an eight-game losing streak Tuesday night with a 7-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.

MONTREAL — After suffering eight straight losses, the Buffalo Sabres can finally breathe. Jeff Skinner picked up two goals and three assists as Buffalo took a resounding 7-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens Tuesday night.

LAVAL, Que. — Canadian convenience store giant Alimentation Couche-Tard reported earnings for the second quarter ended Oct. 9 were up 16.6 per cent. Net earnings for the quarter were $810.4 million, or 79 cents per diluted share, up from $694.

MONTREAL — A Montreal firefighter told a coroner's inquest on Tuesday of his desperate search to stay afloat and find his colleagues in the churning waters of the Lachine Rapids after the boat carrying them capsized during a rescue attempt.

MONTREAL — David Dejean, a dual Belgian-Canadian citizen living in Montreal, says there is no way he's supporting the Canadian team and its star player Alphonso Davies when the two countries take to the pitch on Wednesday in the World Cup.

MONTREAL — Young Canadians feeling the pinch of inflation want to splurge on holiday gifts for loved ones — so they're cutting back on other festive costs instead.

JOLIETTE, Que. — A coroner's inquest into the drowning of Montreal firefighter Pierre Lacroix heard on Monday that the two people he tried to rescue in the St. Lawrence River had little boating experience.

MONTREAL — A downtown Montreal statue of Canada's first prime minister that was toppled by protesters in 2020 should not be put back, a city-mandated committee said in a report released Monday.