Montreal's homicide rate dipped in 2019, but violent crimes skyrocketed
The rate of violent crime in Montreal skyrocketed last year, according to an annual report released by the Montreal police on Friday. Read More
View ArticleSt-Hubert woman alleged to have threatened Trump denied bail in New York
Tests done on a letter mailed to U.S. President Donald Trump, allegedly by a resident of South Shore St-Hubert, have confirmed that it was laced with ricin, a deadly poison. Read More
View ArticleCOVID-19: What is and isn't restricted in Montreal during red alert period
While saying his government had to make difficult decisions with "a heavy heart," Premier François Legault announced that three regions, including Greater Montreal, will be considered red zones for 28...
View ArticleMissing New York couple found, three people arrested
Three people have been arrested by the Sûreté du Québec as a search for a missing couple from New York came to an end in the Eastern Townships late Tuesday afternoon. Read More
View ArticleCOVID-19: LaSalle student decries school conditions, calls for walkout
A high school student in LaSalle is trying to organize a walkout at her school on Thursday and is hoping students at other schools will do the same to make the government aware of the conditions,...
View ArticleLaSalle school says it doesn't support student's call for walkout
A high school in LaSalle that might see a protest staged on Thursday in a student's effort to pressure the government to increase access to online schooling is attempting to discourage the walkout....
View ArticlePeaceful protesters at Lafontaine Park question Quebec's COVID measures
Hundreds of people gathered at Lafontaine Park Wednesday evening to hold a peaceful protest that would be considered illegal in a matter of hours. Read More
View ArticleLaval woman who killed friend while driving impaired sentenced to 47 months
When a life is lost in an impaired driving accident, the loss extends well beyond the car wreck. Read More
View ArticleLockdown ends at St-Hubert high school where threat had been made
School lasted a few more hours than usual on Friday for students at Heritage Regional High School after police placed it under a lockdown because a threat had been made toward a student or students....
View ArticleFifth suspect charged in kidnapping of U.S. couple
A 52-year-old man from a township near the U.S. border was charged at the Montreal courthouse Friday in connection with the kidnapping of an American couple who were rescued by police in Magog earlier...
View ArticleKidnappers were after cocaine, but it had been seized a week before, FBI says
The couple kidnapped from a small town in New York state and smuggled into Quebec last week were held for ransom because drug traffickers in Canada mistakenly believed their grandson still had 50...
View ArticleTrucker who fled scene of fatal accident in Brossard sentenced to 12 months
The 26-year-old former trucker from Brampton, Ont. was sentenced to a 12-month prison term at the Longueuil courthouse by Quebec Court Judge Dannie Leblanc. While delivering her decision, the judge...
View ArticleRocker Éric Lapointe pleads guilty to assaulting woman
Rock singer Éric Lapointe will learn this month if he will be left with a criminal record after he pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman. Read More
View ArticleFormer premier Jean Charest sues UPAC, Quebec government
Former Quebec premier Jean Charest announced on Friday he has launched a lawsuit against the provincial government and UPAC, its anticorruption unit, over leaks to the media of "confidential...
View Article19-year-old woman dies in Laval house fire
A 19-year-old woman died after a fire broke out in a home in Laval's Ste-Rose district late Friday. Read More
View ArticleUpdate: Elderly man stabbed in Anjou has died
An elderly man died has died in hospital after he was stabbed inside an apartment building in Anjou. Read More
View ArticleLaval police officer resigns after posting the pandemic doesn't exist
A Laval police officer has resigned from the force after posting comments on social media denying the existence of the pandemic and calling Premier François Legault a dictator. Read More
View ArticlePart of the Outaouais region will become a red zone on Sunday
Quebec's Minister of Health and Social Services has announced the city of Gatineau and a regional municipality located north of it will be considered a red zone as of Sunday. Read More
View ArticleJust for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon's rape trial begins Tuesday
The most highly anticipated criminal trial of the year at the Montreal courthouse is set to begin Tuesday as Gilbert Rozon, the founder of Montreal's Just for Laughs festival, goes on trial on charges...
View ArticlePlaintiff in Rozon rape trial says she hated herself more than him
The plaintiff in the rape trial of Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon testified Tuesday that she still can't understand, 40 years later, why she hated herself more than him after he allegedly...
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