Man who sexually assaulted women while posing as cop denied parole
A man who was convicted of sexually assaulting three women in Montreal and Laval during a period that stretched over 17 years has been denied parole as he continues to serve a 79-month sentence. Read More
View ArticleHomeless people camped out on Notre Dame St. ordered to leave
Homeless people who have been living in a small tent city that emerged on Notre Dame St. E. during the pandemic have been ordered to leave by the Montreal fire department. Read More
View ArticleTrial begins for man charged with impaired driving causing death in Dorval
A man facing 16 impaired-driving charges related to a deadly chain reaction that caused the death of a Transport Québec employee while he was working on Highway 20 in Dorval saw his trial begin at the...
View ArticleMember of Toronto 18 terror group is granted day parole in Quebec
A convicted terrorist who was part of a group that plotted to blow up the Toronto Stock Exchange and a Canadian military base has been granted day parole following a hearing Tuesday at a penitentiary...
View ArticleDefendant in $15M lawsuit denies Phi Centre founder's allegations of misspending
The woman who is at the centre of a lawsuit alleging she bilked a wealthy Montrealer out of $15 million while working as her assistant testified for the first time on Thursday. Read More
View ArticleDrug dealer sentenced to nine years for West Island homicide
A drug dealer who killed another during a cocaine transaction that went terribly wrong in Pointe-Claire two years ago was sentenced Tuesday to an overall nine-year prison term after a Superior Court...
View ArticleJust for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon acquitted in rape trial
Despite finding the testimony of the woman who accused Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon of raping her four decades ago to be credible, a Quebec Court judge acquitted Rozon on both of the charges...
View ArticleFormer Concordia professor who killed colleagues in 1992 denied parole
According to a Parole Board of Canada decision, nothing about Valery Fabrikant has changed since 1992, when he walked into Concordia University's downtown campus and killed four of his fellow...
View ArticlePhi Centre founder testifies in her $15M lawsuit, denies OKing pricey purchases
Phoebe Greenberg, a wealthy supporter of the Montreal arts scene who is suing her former assistant for $15 million, testified Wednesday that she never authorized expensive purchases — including a gold...
View ArticleMontreal police seek to identify two men present at fatal holdup
Montreal police are asking for help from the public as they seek to identify two men who were present when the owner of a convenience store was killed during an armed robbery in the...
View ArticleMan charged with murder of woman killed on Nuns' Island in September
Montreal police believe they have solved the mystery of how a 57-year-old woman's lifeless body was found inside her car on Nuns' Island in September. Read More
View ArticleMan who killed his girlfriend, hid her body won't get parole for 16 years
Simon Brind'amour, the man who killed his girlfriend Josiane Arguin in Park-Extension and made her body disappear two years ago, will have to serve at least 16 years behind bars before he becomes...
View ArticleQuebec posts record 2,038 new cases of COVID-19, adds 44 deaths
A record number of new COVID-19 cases were recorded across Quebec as 2,038 people tested positive positive for the virus on Friday. Read More
View ArticleTwo men convicted in Côte-des-Neiges shooting that left victim paralyzed
A jury in its sixth day of deliberation at the Montreal courthouse found a 33-year-old Montrealer guilty of the attempted murder of a man who was left paralyzed when he was shot in Côte-des-Neiges two...
View ArticleMontreal police unit solved 22 of 25 homicides reported in 2020
Investigating homicides in Montreal is always difficult work. Read More
View ArticleN.D.G. stabber at large for the second time in two months
For the second time in two months, a man who attacked a woman at random near the Villa-Maria métro station in 2016 was at large on Wednesday. Read More
View ArticleAt youth courthouse, Tony Accurso undergoes fourth criminal trial
Construction magnate Antonio (Tony) Accurso saw the start of what will be his fourth criminal trial in three years on Tuesday, but he is being tried at a courthouse where he likely never expected to...
View ArticleFormer McGill University employee who embezzled $370,000 granted parole
McGill University's former assistant director of residences told the Quebec parole board that stealing from the school at first seemed easy, but he eventually realized he had opened a Pandora's box...
View ArticleWrestler who murdered teenage girl in Hemmingford gets full parole
A former professional wrestler who killed a teenage girl in Hemmingford 15 years ago has been granted full parole on his life sentence. Read More
View ArticleDefence lawyers in Tony Accurso's trial want postponement, citing COVID-19...
Lawyers representing construction magnate Antonio (Tony) Accurso and other men charged in a criminal case in which Accurso is accused of bribing two former Canada Revenue Agency auditors asked for a...
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