Blame for racist incidents always falls on cops, union boss testifies
Yves Francoeur says the Montreal police brotherhood has been proactive in trying to combat racial profiling.
View ArticleFugitive convicted of killing cop and child in Albania discovered in Montreal
Ëngjëll Brahimi, 60, a man authorities say has been living in Canada under the name Piro Kota for years, was arrested in January.
View ArticleQuebec judge to hear arguments on house arrest in sexual-assaults case
Sobhi Akra, 39, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting five victims as well as attempted sexual assaults on two other women and another minor.
View ArticleFormer SNC-Lavalin exec Sami Bebawi loses appeal, must report to penitentiary
Bebawi was convicted of fraud and corruption in 2019.
View ArticleLaval mother pleads guilty to failing to aid 7-year-old who died in 2021
The woman was originally charged with criminal negligence causing the death. She pleaded guilty to a lesser charge on Thursday.
View ArticleFormer leader of far-right group that stormed Vice offices gets discharge
The Quebec Court judge decided the ex-Atalante leader is now a productive member of society and a criminal record could create obstacles for him.
View ArticleLaval bus driver charged with murdering two children at daycare will undergo...
Pierre Ny St-Amand is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, attempted murder and six counts of assault.
View ArticleJury deliberating in trial of man accused of killing Montreal escort agency...
Kamel Chebbout testified in his own defence during the trial. He said he was provoked, acted in self-defence and was intoxicated.
View ArticleJohn Rennie High School student was victim of racism, mom says
Nadine Hart says her 13-year-old son was insulted and assaulted at a hockey game.
View ArticleMan found guilty of kidnapping elderly couple from New York
Gary Arnold was found guilty of kidnapping, extortion and conspiracy to kidnap.
View ArticleJury finds man guilty of first-degree murder in Décarie Square stabbing
"We're glad that the jury saw the overwhelming premeditation and the deliberation of the accused in his words and in his acts," prosecutor said.
View ArticleAnnie Émond among four new Quebec Superior Court judges
The defence lawyer has represented clients in some of Montreal's most high-profile cases, including SNC Lavalin's Sami Bebawi and Cinar's Ronald Weinberg.
View ArticleHells Angel among eight arrested in Quebec drug-trafficking probe
In 2021, the same squad carried out a search warrant at the home of Serge Lebrasseur, a full-patch Hells Angel, in the investigation.
View ArticleSouth Shore man pleads guilty to fatal stabbing in downtown Montreal
Everoy Renaldo Gerald was originally charged with second-degree murder, but he pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Wednesday.
View ArticleClass-action lawsuit application filed against Robert Miller and Future...
Lawyer Jeff Orenstein said more women have come forward since the application was filed at the Montreal courthouse on Wednesday. The class action has not been authorized yet.
View ArticleMeriem Boundaoui was innocent victim in dispute over parking spaces: Crown
Aymane Bouadi, 27, of Montreal North, and Salim Touaibi, 27, of Montreal are both charged with first-degree murder in the case.
View ArticleLaval daycare crash: Bus driver deemed fit to stand trial
St-Amand is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, attempted murder and six counts of assault on children.
View ArticleSelf-confessed gun-lover gets 8½-year sentence for mini-arsenal
Ten firearms were found inside Ziad Antoine Chamoun's Côte-des-Neiges home in 2020, including seven with their barrels sawed off, along with silencers and a bulletproof vest.
View ArticleMan who organized hits on Montreal Mafia leaders pleads guilty to conspiracy
Jonathan Massari admitted he plotted to kill Lorenzo Giordano and Rocco Sollecito, leaders in the Rizzuto organization, and admitted to being part of the conspiracy to murder Vincenzo and Giuseppe...
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