Suit filed against the Vigi Mont Royal alleges unsanitary conditions
A lawsuit filed at the Montreal courthouse alleges that one of the CHSLDs hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic was unsanitary and had poorly trained staff before the coronavirus spread through the...
View ArticleFamily members say Vigi Mont-Royal CHSLD was unsanitary before COVID-19
Hearing that the ventilation system broke down at Vigi Mont-Royal while most of its residents were stricken with COVID-19 came as little surprise to people who recently saw their loved ones die after...
View ArticleInfection rate continues to climb at Bordeaux jail
The number of inmates or detainees who have tested positive for the coronavirus at the Bordeaux jail has increased sixfold in just three weeks. Read More
View ArticleInmate at Bordeaux jail dies of COVID-19
A Bordeaux jail inmate who had COVID-19 has died after being taken to a hospital. Read More
View Article'I don't want to die here': Bordeaux detainee told authorities of health...
The man who died of COVID-19 after contracting the coronavirus inside Bordeaux jail advised authorities he was in very poor health weeks before he tested positive. Read More
View ArticleBordeaux inmate says lockdown conditions are squalid
An inmate who is among a large group of men who have been living under a 24-hour lockdown at the Bordeaux jail since April 24 says the stress is mounting as the cells become increasingly squalid. Read...
View ArticleWell-known gangster Gregory Woolley denied parole
A man who wielded considerable influence in Montreal's criminal underworld after he became a bridge between the Montreal Mafia and the Hells Angels will remain behind bars for the time being. Read More
View ArticleMontreal police probe 'suspicious deaths' in Pointe-aux-Trembles
The Montreal police are investigating after a man and a woman were were found unconscious near a home on 40th Ave. in the Rivière-des-Prairies—Pointes-aux-Trembles borough died Saturday morning. Read More
View ArticleA second trial for woman charged with crashing Zack Kassian's truck
The woman who was charged with impaired driving while she was allegedly behind the wheel of former Montreal Canadien Zack Kassian's pickup truck when it crashed in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce more than four...
View ArticleMontreal to open splash pads in parks to help beat heat wave
The city of Montreal will begin opening splash pads in parks as soon as possible to help deal with the heat wave and give families a chance to cool off while they also cope with the COVID-19 pandemic....
View ArticleYou're not imagining it. Wednesday was a record-setting hot day
In case there was any doubt, Wednesday was a record-breaking day in terms of the heat in the city. Read More
View ArticleSaying they're 'dead tired,' Quebec nurses take to the streets of Montreal
Quebec nurses represented by the Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé (FIQ) and other unions representing health-care workers held protests outside the province's health centres Wednesday to...
View ArticleReports on hardest hit CHSLDs allege rules and protocols not followed
Two reports made public this week allege that rules weren't being followed when it came to prevention at two of the seniors' residences hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic on the Montreal island. Read...
View ArticlePolice investigate after small synagogue in Côte-St-Luc is vandalized
The Montreal police are investigating after a small synagogue in Côte-St-Luc was vandalized while it was closed because of the pandemic. Read More
View ArticleFormer PQ leader André Boisclair charged with sexual assault
André Boisclair, the former head of the Parti Québécois, faces charges of armed sexual assault at the Montreal courthouse. Read More
View Article'Severe neglect' alleged in application for class action against Vigi Mont-Royal
An application for a class-action lawsuit against a CHSLD that was one of the hardest hit by the coronavirus has been filed at the Montreal courthouse. Read More
View ArticleMob-tied drug trafficker Vincenzo Armeni to be released on parole
A convicted cocaine trafficker with close ties to members of the Montreal Mafia will be released from a penitentiary soon even though the Parole Board of Canada was advised he is likely still a high...
View ArticleJFL founder Gilbert Rozon's trial will be delayed
The highly anticipated criminal trial of Just for Laugh's founder Gilbert Rozon will not be held next week. Read More
View ArticleMan arrested as he tries to return guitar looted from Steve's in Montreal
A 20-year-old man faces criminal charges after he was arrested while approaching a downtown music store that was looted Sunday night with the apparent intention of returning one of the guitars stolen...
View ArticleDetainee at Bordeaux jail says little has changed after lockdown ended
The lockdown at Bordeaux jail has been over for more than a week and the outbreak of COVID-19 has been contained, but conditions at the detention centre remain difficult, says one detainee. Read More
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