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MONTREAL — Hockey Quebec is banning the use of smelling salts, citing concern over their use by young players.

QUÉBEC — Former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre says he won't appeal a party decision to reject his candidacy for the Quebec Liberal leadership.

OTTAWA — Canada's auto theft rate for private passenger vehicles dropped by almost 19 per cent in 2024 compared to the previous year — but the non-profit that collected the data says the number of stolen vehicles is still "unreasonably" high.

Queens Royals (15-10, 8-4 ASUN) at Bellarmine Knights (3-22, 0-12 ASUN) Louisville, Kentucky; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Queens visits Bellarmine after Leo Colimerio scored 26 points in Queens' 94-81 loss to the Lipscomb Bisons.

Eastern Kentucky Colonels (16-9, 6-6 ASUN) at Queens (NC) Royals (8-15, 2-10 ASUN) Charlotte, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Alice Recanati and Eastern Kentucky visit Jordyn Weaver and Queens (NC) in ASUN play Wednesday.

MONTREAL — Connor McDavid watched Sam Reinhart crush his dream of hoisting a Stanley Cup last June.

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that he will impose 25 per cent tariffs on all aluminum and steel imports to the U.S., including those from Canada, on March 12. Here's the latest news (all times eastern): ——— 7:50 p.m.

Fresh from selling teenage midfielder Grady McDonnell to Belgium's Club Brugge in the second-biggest transfer in Canadian Premier League history, Vancouver FC hopes to have unearthed another young star in 17-year-old Emrick Fotsing.

MONTREAL (AP) — When Jeremy Swayman played hockey for the Alaska Jr. Aces and at South Anchorage High School, he did not have a goaltending coach, and his home state did not have a goalie school.

MONTREAL — Jordan Binnington took a seat in front of a half-dozen reporters. A couple of metres away, Sidney Crosby was also fielding questions — and garnering most of the attention.