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Judge blames Crown in throwing out Montreal murder case
Questionable choices by the Crown are cited as the main reason that a murder case against a man charged with killing his wife was dropped this week. The trial of Sivaloganathan Thanabalasingham, 31,...
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Police break up alleged cocaine ring with ties to bikers and Montreal Mafia
The Montreal police say they have dealt a blow to organized crime in Montreal by breaking up a cocaine trafficking ring that supplied drugs to the Montreal Mafia and biker gangs. In a statement issued...
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Police seek suspect in fraud scheme targeting elderly
One man was arrested Tuesday and another is still being sought as part of a joint police investigation into a fraud scheme that targeted elderly people across Quebec. Adriano Pezzi. Montrealer Adriano...
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Crown appeals decision to stay murder charge based on Jordan ruling
The Crown has filed an appeal of the decision made last week that resulted in a stay of proceedings being placed on a murder case and allowing a man accused of killing his wife to avoid a trial. The...
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Hells Angel recently returned behind bars because informant said he was...
A Hells Angel was recently returned to a penitentiary for a couple of weeks because an informant alleged he was plotting to kill someone while out on a release from his current 22-year sentence....
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Thanabalasingham allegedly confessed to murder before he was arrested
Sivaloganthan Thanabalasingham, whose murder case was placed under a stay of proceedings last week, allegedly confessed to killing his wife before he was even arrested. The chilling detail was among...
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Police asked to help search for missing girl from B.C.
The Longueuil police are seeking the public’s help as they try locate a 16-year-old girl from British Columbia who has been missing for almost a month. The missing person’s case is being taken...
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Fraud trial begins for former head of Sûreté du Québec and two of his officers
Two people who secretly kept records of what eventually produced fraud and breach of trust accusations to be brought against Richard Deschênes, the former director general of the Sûreté du Québec, and...
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Alleged Montreal Mafia leader denied bail in cocaine trafficking case
The alleged leader of a clan within the Montreal Mafia was denied bail in a cocaine trafficking case on Tuesday along with one of his co-accused. Andrea (Andrew) Scoppa, 53, a resident of Île Bizard,...
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Corruption in Laval: Former head of construction firm pleads guilty
The former head of a construction firm received a one-year sentence he can serve in the community after he pleaded guilty on Wednesday to participating in the system of collusion the city of Laval used...
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Man charged with making Concordia University bomb threats will be transferred...
Hisham Saadi, the man charged with making bomb threats that forced Concordia University to evacuate three of its buildings last month, will reside at a centre that specializes in psychological...
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Hitman Ryan Wolfson sees murder charge stayed after prosecution delays
A man who acted as a hitman for organized crime in four separate shootings he allegedly carried out in 2012 saw one of the murder charges he faced be placed under a stay of proceedings on Friday after...
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Two hurt: Smoke detectors missing in Outremont home damaged by fire
A couple believed to be in their 70s were taken to Hotel Dieu Hospital in critical condition early Sunday morning after a fire broke out in their home in Outremont. The couple are being treated at the...
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Montreal Taxi Bureau seeks a standard 'look' for its fleet
Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre launched a program Sunday designed to standardize the look of the city’s taxi industry while it struggles to survive in the face of competition like Uber. The goal of the...
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Missing Plateau resident facing charges in assault of police officer
Almost one month ago, Ergun Akbulut left his home on Prince Arthur St. and told someone he knew he was making a quick trip to a dépanneur. Ergun Akbulut. The Plateau Mont-Royal resident headed out on...
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Côte-des-Neiges resident denies he celebrated fatal stabbing by chugging beers
A Côte-des-Neiges resident on trial for murdering his neighbour denies he celebrated the fatal stabbing by going to a nearby pub to hoist a few beers. Amalan Thandapanithesigar, 37, began crying on...
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An unsolved 40-year-old murder, a renewed quest for justice
Anyone who believes that time does indeed heal all wounds should introduce themselves to Sandra Stewart. Stewart’s brother, John Michael (known as Mike to his friends and family), was murdered four...
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Jury having difficulty reaching verdict in murder trial of Jonathan Mahautière
A jury deliberating in a murder case at the Montreal courthouse since Thursday informed the presiding judge in the trial on Monday that they are having difficulty reaching a verdict. On Monday...
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Vaudreuil-Dorion man with bullet lodged in brain unfit to stand trial
Lindel Darling, the Vaudreuil-Dorion resident who was shot by Montreal police on New Year’s Eve, has been found unfit to stand trial in six criminal cases recently brought against him, the Montreal...
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Mistrial declared in murder case of teen killed at Motel Chablis
A jury that had been deliberating for a week has informed a judge that they could not reach a decision on a verdict in the murder trial of Jonathan Mahautière. Their note to the judge was so clear...
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