Lachine man convicted in child luring and extortion case
A Lachine resident was found guilty Friday of having convinced several young girls to send him nude photos of themselves over the internet and of using some of the images to attempt to extort money...
View ArticleNew trial date set for Just For Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon
The criminal trial of Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon has been rescheduled to begin in October. Read More
View ArticleQuebec court rejects appeal of man who sexually assaulted stepdaughter
A man who was convicted two years ago in a case where he was accused of having sexually abused his stepdaughter repeatedly for seven years, beginning when she was six years old, has been ordered to...
View ArticleParole denied to street gang leader with ties to Hells Angels
A man who has helped the Hells Angels distribute cocaine in Montreal over the course of the past two decades has been denied parole, in part, because he is suspected of bringing contraband into the...
View ArticleMan who killed Montreal couple 44 years ago denied parole
A man who killed a young couple while in a drunken rage 44 years ago has been denied any form of parole because he refuses to change. Read More
View ArticleLeader of right-wing group acquitted of intimidation in Vice Québec case
The leader of the right-wing group Atalante Québec was acquitted Wednesday in the case where he was accused of intimidating a journalist who had reported on the group's activities. Read More
View ArticleInformant in Mafia murder investigation pleads guilty to threatening police
A man who worked as an undercover agent in an investigation that produced arrests and charges in the deaths of four men, including two leaders in the Rizzuto organization, pleaded guilty Thursday to...
View ArticleQuebec Court of Appeal refuses to review fraudster's request for bail
John Xanthoudakis has failed again in his effort to avoid serving time behind bars while he asks the Supreme Court of Canada to hear an appeal of his conviction in the Cinar fraud scandal. Read More
View ArticleRetired Montreal police specialist in Mafia assaulted at his home
A retired Montreal police investigator who specialized in investigating the Montreal Mafia was assaulted by three men at his home in LaSalle on Friday. Read More
View ArticleThree men charged in attack on retired Montreal police investigator
Three men who were arrested as suspects in the attack on a retired Montreal police officer who specialized in investigating the Montreal Mafia will remain behind bars for at least the weekend. Read More
View ArticleClosing arguments begin in Montreal murder trial paused by pandemic
The jury trial of two men charged with the second-degree murder of a Montreal North resident resumed Monday after having been put on pause for three months by the coronavirus pandemic. Read More
View ArticleWoman with mental health problems admits to killing her mother
A 36-year-old woman with a long history of mental health problems has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of her mother. Read More
View ArticleArguments in Montreal murder trial touch on scene from Kubrick film
The closing arguments in the trial of two men accused of murdering a Montreal North resident a few years ago touched on a word made popular by director Stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror film The Shining....
View ArticleMen charged with obstructing justice in attempt on Mont-Saint-Hilaire...
Two of the four men arrested this week as suspects in the attempted murder of a lawyer in Mont-Saint-Hilaire face charges alleging they tried to obstruct justice by shooting the attorney. Read More
View ArticleJudge tosses out high-profile case against alleged drug trafficker
A Quebec Court judge has ordered a stay of proceedings on drug-trafficking charges filed more than seven years ago because the Crown took too long to disclose evidence to the accused man's lawyers and...
View ArticleGetaway driver in assault on retired police Mafia expert did it for drugs,...
The man who allegedly acted as the getaway driver when three men assaulted retired police detective Pietro Poletti inside his home in LaSalle last week told police he did it to feed his longtime drug...
View ArticleDucakis François, Willy St. Jean guilty of manslaughter in fatal Montreal...
A jury in its third day of deliberation at the Gouin courthouse has found two men guilty of manslaughter in the death of a Montreal North resident who was shot inside his apartment building nearly...
View ArticlePandemic hits Aéroports de Montréal hard following record year
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the civil aviation industry hard and with no real revenues coming in, Aéroports de Montréal says it won't be able to contribute its part of the REM line as its forecasts...
View ArticleQuebec's English school boards begin legal challenge of Bill 40
A group representing all nine of Quebec's English school boards has begun its legal challenge of Bill 40, the legislation adopted this year that abolishes all school boards in the province. Read More
View ArticleJudge questions how little English community was consulted on Bill 40
Bill 40 further protects a minority's rights to education in their language because it provides parents with more ability to make choices that concern the schools their children attend, a lawyer for...
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