Man who killed prison guards for Hells Angels gets closer to parole
A man who killed two prison guards under orders from the Hells Angels — and later turned informant against the notorious gang — has been granted his first step toward full parole. According to...
View ArticleWoman gets 90 days for acting as accomplice to Côte-des-Neiges murder
A woman who helped her boyfriend deal drugs in Montreal while he hid in Ontario to avoid being arrested for a murder in Côte-des-Neiges was sentenced Thursday to a ninety-day prison term. Akiva...
View ArticleFormer ski coach should be acquitted of 7 sex offence convictions: Crown
The Crown’s reply to an appeal launched by former national ski coach Bertrand Charest of his conviction last year on 37 sex-related offences involving teenage girls he instructed contains a rare...
View ArticleBobby Tukkiapik changes story during sentencing for manslaughter
A fatal stabbing in downtown Montreal three years ago had a ripple effect and caused tension in an Inuit community more than 1,400 kilometres away from the city. Earlier this year, Bobby Tukkiapik, 33,...
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Montreal drug smuggling trial stars Hollywood stuntman
The long-awaited trial of four men — including a West Island resident and an Ontario stuntman who has worked on several Hollywood movies — began at the Montreal courthouse Tuesday. The four are charged...
View ArticleMontreal construction zone snags hit-and-run driver
One of Montreal’s notorious construction zones actually served some good. In May 2016, Aravindan Selvanayagam, 29, was on his way to work when he crashed his car into the back of another on westbound...
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Strangled teen: Closing arguments begin at murder trial
The defence lawyer representing a man who strangled his 17-year-old girlfriend has asked the jury at his murder trial to find him either not criminally responsible or guilty of manslaughter. Closing...
View ArticleThree employees get jail for stealing from Montreal parking meters
Three men who were working for Stationnement de Montréal when they stole toonies and loonies from parking meters were sentenced to prison terms Thursday. The three were estimated to have stolen nearly...
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Man who protected Mob boss during shootout gets day parole
The man who was acting as a bodyguard to Mob boss Raynald Desjardins when an attempt was made on his life in Laval seven years ago has been granted day parole on the sentence he is serving for his role...
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Best evidence in strangled-teen case is accused's own words: Crown
The prosecutor in the murder trial of Jonathan Mahautière argued on Friday that the accused’s very own words are the best evidence to show that he knew he killed his girlfriend after having strangled...
View ArticleGang leaders Gregory Woolley, Lou Sprinces Cadet plead guilty to cocaine...
Two men, including one who is alleged to be one of the more influential gangsters in Montreal, pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges as the case brought against them was about to go before a jury....
View ArticleMontrealer charged with inciting hatred against Jewish people
A 55-year-old resident of the Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie borough has been charged with inciting hatred toward Jewish people and with uttering threats toward Céline Dion’s family. Robert Gosselin was...
View Article'Pilot to the stars' nearly crippled entire Hydro-Québec network
The sentence hearing for a pilot who came close to shutting down Hydro-Québec’s entire power network four years ago is expected to conclude this week at the St-Jérôme courthouse. Normand Dubé, 56, a...
View ArticleSûreté du Québec investigator convicted of fraud after claiming depression
A Sûreté du Québec investigator was convicted of fraud on Monday after a Quebec Court judge determined he lied in order to continue collecting a salary while claiming to be too depressed to do police...
View ArticlePolice recordings provide rare glimpse inside Montreal's underworld
On Aug. 20, 2015, organized crime investigators got a rare glimpse inside Montreal’s underworld as three men alleged to be the most powerful gangsters in the city discussed business in a room they...
View ArticleLawyers argue over Bain's sentence in election-night shooting
A jury’s decision to convict Richard Henry Bain of second-degree murder in a shooting that was obviously planned still leaves legal minds perplexed two years after he was found guilty of killing a...
View ArticlePilot's attack on 'spinal column' of Hydro-Québec is unprecedented: lawyer
There is no crime that compares to what Normand Dubé did to Hydro-Québec’s power network when he somehow short-circuited two high-tension power lines nearly four years ago, a prosecutor argued at the...
View ArticleMan shot in head during exchange with police is now fit to stand trial
A man who was shot in the head when he is alleged to have exchanged gunfire with police on New Year’s Eve two years ago has recovered to a point where he is now fit to stand trial. Lindel Darling, 26,...
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Man charged with second-degree murder in disappearance of Josiane Arguin
A man who had been in a relationship with Josiane Arguin for at least a year before she was reported as missing two months ago was charged on Friday with murdering her and causing an indignity to the...
View ArticleJudge rejects motion to end case against former SNC-Lavalin exec, lawyer
A Quebec Superior Court judge rejected two motions filed by former SNC-Lavalin vice-president Sami Bebawi and his tax lawyer in their effort to put an end to the criminal case brought against them...
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