↧
Quebec election: PQ seeks injunction against mysterious 'racist' website
The Parti Québécois is seeking to shut down a website that pretends to be linked to the political party and highlights past quotes made by its leader and a controversial candidate in Monday’s election....
View ArticleConvicted killer on trial for multiple home invasions and murder
The long-awaited trial of a man accused of carrying out 13 home invasions, including one that ended in a homicide, is underway at the Montreal courthouse. Septimus Neverson, 56, faces 54 charges...
View ArticleThree full-patch Hells Angels plead guilty to drug trafficking charges
Three full-patch members of the Hells Angels, including one of the biker gang’s founding members in Canada, and a member of the Repentigny police pleaded guilty to various drug trafficking charges at...
View ArticleMontreal police seek potential victims of child porn suspects
A couple who abruptly left Montreal and moved to Trois-Rivières after being confronted by neighbours who suspected they were sexually abusing young boys are now behind bars. Caroline Curadeau, 39, and...
View ArticleSamantha Higgins homicide: Judges uphold first-degree murder charge
Nicholas Fontanelli, accused of first-degree murder in the July 2015 death of Samantha Higgins, has failed in his effort to be tried on a reduced charge when his case goes before a jury. Three Quebec...
View Article18-month jail term for sending bomb threats to Concordia University
Hisham Saadi, who sent fake bomb threats that caused Concordia University to evacuate three of its buildings last year, was sentenced on Friday to a prison term of 18 months. Quebec Court Judge Mélanie...
View ArticleFather of missing hiker Jesse Galganov increases reward to $500,000
A reward offered after Montrealer Jesse Galganov disappeared while hiking in Peru last year has been increased substantially as his father continues to make every effort to find his son. Galganov has...
View ArticleCrown withdraws obstruction charge against Sabrine Djermane's sister
A woman who was expected to be a key witness for the prosecution in the trial of Sabrine Djermane and El Mahdi Jamali last year on terrorism-related charges saw an allegation that she obstructed...
View ArticleWitnesses in home invasions trial note similar mannerisms about robber
Witnesses testifying at the trial of Septimus Neverson, the man accused of carrying out 13 home invasions, including one that ended in a homicide, have recalled similar characteristics while describing...
View ArticleFour charged in drive-by shooting in Rivière-des-Prairies
Montreal police say a man in his 20s was the target of a murder attempt late Tuesday in Rivière-des-Prairies. The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. on Élie Beauregard Ave. As the man stood next to a...
View ArticleHome invasions trial: 'I was dragged downstairs': former child hostage
A man the police believe was Septimus Neverson managed to slip away from them during a violent home invasion in Côte-des-Neiges nine years ago after a 10-year-old boy was used as a hostage during the...
View ArticleMissing witness delays trial into crash that injured ex-Hab Zack Kassian
The woman charged with injuring former Montreal Canadien Zack Kassian while driving impaired saw her trial pushed back four months because the Crown is unable to locate a key witness in the case....
View ArticleMontreal police still unable to locate body of Mile End homicide victim
A travelling musician charged with murdering and dismembering a bandmate in the Mile End apartment they were sharing during the summer saw his case carried over to the end of October. Raymond Henry...
View ArticleMafia leader Francesco Del Balso charged with threatening TVA reporter
A Montreal Mafia leader already well known for his ability to intimidate and threaten people has been charged with threatening a TVA reporter who recently did a story about him. Project Colisée, a...
View ArticleUpdate: Deadly shooting in Laval 'could be linked to organized crime'
The Sûreté du Québec is investigating the death of a young man who was gunned down just before closing time at the car dealership in Laval where he worked as a sales manager for the business owned by...
View ArticleAt least two witnesses have placed Septimus Neverson at home invasions
Two witnesses who testified late this week in the trial of Septimus Neverson, charged with carrying out 13 home invasions, were able to place the accused at the scene of two of the more violent...
View ArticleSex assaults on autistic girl: Window washer gets 78-month jail term
A window washer from Notre-Dame-de-Grâce who sexually assaulted a severely autistic girl over a period of six years while working inside her family’s home was sentenced to a 78-month prison term on...
View ArticlePlease don't smoke pot, Quebec judge tells murder-trial jurors
A Quebec Superior Court judge has asked seven women and five men selected as the jury to hear a murder trial at the Montreal courthouse to avoid partaking in cannabis even if its recreational use will...
View ArticleMan who helped manufacture illegal firearms in LaSalle facing possible 4-year...
A man who helped manufacture many illegal semi-automatic firearms at a factory in LaSalle faces the possibility of a four-year prison term for his crimes. Daniel Spain, 51, appeared before Quebec Court...
View ArticleFormer mayor Applebaum drops appeal, can't sell real estate
Former Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum dropped his appeal of a decision that prevents him from selling real estate after his request to have the case postponed was denied on Tuesday. Applebaum was a...
View Article