Man who stabbed pregnant wife, killing the child, can't withdraw guilty plea
A Quebec Superior Court judge has ruled that Sofiane Ghazi, the man who admitted last year that he killed his unborn child by stabbing his pregnant wife repeatedly, cannot withdraw his guilty plea to...
View ArticleTimeline: Canadian Olympian first to file complaint against Charest
Bertrand Charest, the former Canadian national ski coach who was convicted in 2017 of having sexually abused nine of the girls he instructed, was granted full parole on Tuesday. Read More
View ArticleFormer national ski coach Bertrand Charest has parole hearing
Bertrand Charest, the former Canadian national ski coach who was convicted in 2017 of having sexually abused nine of the girls he instructed, has been granted full parole. Read More
View ArticleMontreal-area police holding off on coronavirus-related tickets, for now
Police forces in the greater Montreal area have been holding back so far on fining people or businesses for flouting the rules when it comes to social distancing measures, but that could end soon and...
View ArticleCoronavirus: CAE hopes to produce 10,000 ventilators in three months
CAE Inc., the Montreal company normally associated with flight simulators, has created a ventilator that it hopes to be able to mass produce in a matter of three months. Read More
View ArticleVito Rizzuto's widow robbed of her jewelry — while she was at home
The house in Laval that now-deceased Mob boss Vito Rizzuto moved into months after he returned from serving time behind bars in the U.S. was broken into this week, according to La Presse. Read More
View ArticleHitman who claimed he took part in 42 homicides on day parole
A hitman who once claimed to police that he took part in 34 contract murders and killed another eight people for personal reasons has been released to a halfway house as he tries to rid himself of the...
View ArticleMan killed in Hudson during break-in had history of mental illness
A man who was killed after he broke into a home in Hudson on Friday had a history of mental illness and was once charged with the attempted murder of a police officer. Read More
View ArticleGirard Anglade to face trial by judge as jury trials on hold at Montreal...
Lawyers at the Montreal courthouse are facing the likelihood that no jury trials will be held until at least September as the coronavirus crisis is creating a backlog of murder cases. Read More
View ArticleMan who killed wife who had Alzheimer's alleged to have violated parole
Michel Cadotte, the man who killed his wife while she was suffering from Alzheimer's, has been returned behind bars for having allegedly violating the conditions of his parole. Read More
View ArticleCity of Montreal loses bid to reduce C.D.N.-N.D.G. mayor's powers
A Quebec Superior Court judge has rejected a request for an injunction requested by the city of Montreal that would have seriously reduced Mayor Sue Montgomery's abilities to run the...
View ArticleWoman charged with killing 83-year-old man has mental health problems
The woman charged earlier this week with murdering an 83-year-old Montreal resident has a long history of mental health problems and has been found to be not criminally responsible of at least a dozen...
View ArticleInformant in Mafia murder investigation charged with uttering threats
A man who agreed to work as an undercover agent in an investigation that resulted in charges being filed last year in the murders of two Montreal Mafia leaders has been charged with uttering threats...
View ArticleThirty-three guards at women's penitentiary in Joliette have COVID-19
Thirty-three guards at the Joliette Institution, a federal penitentiary for women located north of Montreal, have tested positive for the coronavirus. Read More
View ArticleOwner of Résidence Herron was once targeted in a money-laundering probe
The owner of Dorval's Résidence Herron got his start in the elder care business in 1987 when he built a facility in Gatineau. In 1994, the Résidence de l'Île became the target of an RCMP investigation...
View ArticleHerron scandal prompts Quebec to consider background checks on CHSLD owners
Premier François Legault said Wednesday he found it "unacceptable" that while some employees who work at CHSLDs are required to go through background checks, a man convicted of drug trafficking is the...
View ArticleRésidence Herron owner bought office building from Rizzuto's 'friend' for $1
Samir Chowieri, the president of the company that owns the Résidence Herron in Dorval, also partly owns an office building in Gatineau that he and a partner bought for $1 from a man who was later...
View ArticleThree charged in shooting death of a LaSalle man in September
Three men have been charged in the death of a young man shot in LaSalle in September. Read More
View ArticleRed Cross to train volunteers for West Island CIUSSS
The Red Cross will begin training 40 volunteers per day who are willing to lend support to doctors, nurses, orderlies and other people already working in residences for the elderly overwhelmed by the...
View ArticleWest Island resident denied bail for ignoring social distance measures
A West Island resident who was recently arrested after a Montreal police SWAT team found a loaded pistol in his car was recently denied bail despite his fear of contracting the coronavirus in a...
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