Man at the centre of Montreal police scandal gets day parole
Tobie-Charles Angers Levasseur was at the heart of a scandal that rocked the Montreal police when it was revealed their internal affairs unit ignored his complaint that he was assaulted and abandoned...
View ArticleLaval courtroom packed during bail hearing for youth charged in friend's death
A Quebec Court judge began hearing evidence at the Laval courthouse Tuesday in the bail hearing of a youth charged with killing his friend during a fight on New Year's Day. Read More
View ArticleMan shot in head by Montreal police pleads guilty to gun possession
A man who was shot in the head by Montreal police after a fight at a downtown night club pleaded guilty Friday to possessing a loaded firearm when he was wounded. Read More
View ArticleCase of the telltale coin: Man to be sentenced for 53 Montreal home-invasion...
The case against a man who carried out 13 home invasions in the Greater Montreal area, including one that ended in murder, will enter the sentencing stage at the Montreal courthouse Monday. Read More
View ArticleFormer biker gang member claims SQ lied to keep him behind bars
A former outlaw motorcycle gang member claims the Sûreté du Québec lied about threats made on his life in order to keep him behind bars. Read More
View ArticleQuebec couple on cruise ship Diamond Princess diagnosed with coronavirus
A Quebec couple quarantined aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship off the coast of Japan have tested positive for coronavirus. Read More
View ArticleCop spooked by suspects during surveillance, Montreal court told
Two men who were alleged to be part of a consortium of cocaine suppliers while the Montreal Mafia and the Hells Angels in Quebec were at their weakest points in the city spooked a police officer while...
View ArticleCity appeals decision to let Michael Applebaum keep severance pay
The city of Montreal is continuing in its efforts to have former mayor Michael Applebaum return the more than $268,000 he received after he resigned as mayor while being investigated for crimes he was...
View ArticleQuebecer didn't realize he admitted to second-degree murder, court told
A man who admitted just months ago that he killed his unborn child now says he had no idea he was pleading guilty to second-degree murder, an offence that comes with an automatic life sentence. Read More
View ArticleAlleged Hells Angel wants to retract hit-and-run guilty plea
An alleged member of a B.C. Hells Angels chapter is seeking to have more evidence disclosed to him in a hit-and-run case to which he pleaded guilty in Montreal more than five years ago. Read More
View ArticleMontrealer arrested for arson fire insists on pleading guilty
A man who was arrested as a suspect in an arson fire set in a residential building in the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough was told to cool down as he insisted on pleading guilty right away to the...
View ArticleTeen accused of fatally stabbing best friend in Laval granted bail
At the end of the bail hearing, lawyers from both sides — including defence lawyer Normand Haché — informed the judge that well-known defence lawyer Guy Poupart will take over the case. Read More
View ArticleMan who stabbed wife, unborn child worried jury would 'crucify' him
Sofiane Ghazi, who put an abrupt end to his first-degree murder trial in September by pleading guilty to a lesser charge, thought the jury selected to hear his case was going to "crucify" him. Read More
View ArticleGhazi had buyer's remorse after pleading guilty to murder: prosecution
A man who admits he killed his unborn child when he stabbed his wife repeatedly with a meat fork will find out in a month whether a Quebec Superior Court judge believes his claim that he didn't know he...
View ArticleHow big a fine for former SNC exec? Judge hints at 'unique amount'
Former SNC-Lavalin vice-president Sami Bebawi might face an unprecedented fine after he was found guilty last year of fraud and corruption while the company carried out a series of contracts for the...
View ArticleRecently paroled killer back behind bars after alleged sex assault
A man who was recently granted parole as part of his life sentence for killing a neighbour and her two-year-old daughter in Brossard out of his hatred for immigrants is back behind bars as police...
View ArticleJudge rejects C.D.N.-N.D.G. mayor Sue Montgomery's request for reports
A Quebec Superior Court judge has rejected a request from Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough mayor Sue Montgomery in her efforts to have access to three reports at the heart of her conflict...
View ArticleRepeat sex offender ordered back to halfway house
A Montreal resident with a long criminal record who was once questioned as a suspect in the disappearance and murder of a 10-year-old girl has been ordered to remain at a halfway house after he made a...
View ArticleCrown seeks to present witnesses in Éric Salvail's sex-assault trial
The prosecutor in the sexual assault trial of Éric Salvail intends to present up to four witnesses to counter evidence the former Quebec media star has presented in his defence. Read More
View ArticleNotorious 'Roofie Romeo' acquitted in Montreal sexual assault case
Warning: This story contains graphic content. Read More
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