Parole denied for 3rd time in 2004 murder of girlfriend in Pierrefonds
A man who killed his girlfriend inside their apartment in Pierrefonds 16 years ago has been denied parole for a third time. Read More
View ArticleUgo Fredette will not serve consecutive sentences for 2017 murders
Ugo Fredette will not have to serve consecutive sentences even though he killed two people under very different circumstances three years ago. Read More
View ArticleMontreal residents extradited to U.S. as suspects in fentanyl ring
Two Montreal residents were extradited to the U.S. this week and made their first appearances in a U.S. Ditrict Court in North Dakota, where they face charges alleging they were part of an...
View ArticleAhead of curfew, Legault posts Facebook message explaining 'difficult decision'
Quebec Premier François Legault took to Facebook to remind Quebecers the curfew he ordered on Wednesday takes effect Saturday evening. Read More
View ArticleRecord high 3,127 new COVID-19 cases in Quebec
On Saturday, the province reported 3,127 new COVID-19 cases recorded over the previous day, the highest daily total the province has reported since the pandemic began. Read More
View ArticlePedophile Martin Barbeau accused of accessing child porn while he awaits...
A Lachine man awaiting his sentence in a case where he was convicted of child luring was returned behind bars last week following his arrest on charges alleging he accessed child porn last week and...
View ArticleCocaine implicated in U.S. couple's kidnapping was allegedly destined for...
A large quantity of cocaine seized in Vermont, believed to have been the motive behind an elderly couple being kidnapped and smuggled from New York to Quebec in September, was allegedly destined for...
View ArticleAccused denies seeking sex with underage prostitute
A man on trial at the Laval courthouse testified in his his own defence on Wednesday and claimed he was not seeking to hire an underage escort when he was arrested in a police sting operation two years...
View ArticleJudge rejects motion to delay Tony Accurso's trial
Construction magnate Antonio (Tony) Accurso has failed in a bid to have a trial postponed out of concern over the pandemic. He is charged with bribing two former Canada Revenue Agency auditors. Read More
View ArticleMan charged with threatening to set fire to Westmount synagogue that was...
A man who was arrested after swastikas were spray-painted on a synagogue in Westmount has been charged with threatening to burn the same building. Read More
View ArticleMan arrested at vandalized Westmount synagogue will have psychiatric evaluation
The man who was arrested after someone spray-painted swastikas on the Shaar Hashomayim synagogue in Westmount has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine if he suffered from a...
View ArticleMontrealer who was killer for hire granted full parole because he is...
A man once considered one of the most dangerous criminals in Canada has been granted full parole so he can spend his final days outside a penitentiary before he dies of cancer. Read More
View ArticleMan charged with murdering his mother in Plateau-Mont-Royal
A 23-year-old man was charged Monday with second-degree murder in a case where he is accused of the fatal stabbing of his mother. Read More
View ArticleAnother delay in case involving woman charged with crashing former Hab Zack...
A former Notre-Dame-de-Grâce resident accused of driving while impaired when the pickup truck belonging to NHL player Zack Kassian crashed into a tree five years ago was informed Monday that she will...
View ArticleFormer Super Aqua Club owner who sexually assaulted teens gets full parole
The former owner of the Super Aqua Club waterpark in Pointe Calumet has been granted full parole on the sentence he received two years ago after he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting teenage boys....
View ArticleEx-director of Old Port Ferris wheel faces jail time in sextortion case
The man who used to be in charge of the biggest Ferris wheel in Canada is facing the possibility of a four-year prison term for trying to extort more than $2 million from a wealthy North African family...
View ArticleEight years later, witnesses in Accurso-Canada Revenue bribery case will...
A judge is expected to begin hearing evidence from witnesses Monday in a case where construction magnate Antonio (Tony) Accurso is alleged to have bribed two Canada Revenue Agency auditors so he could...
View ArticleTestimony at Accurso trial: Bribes, transfers and Swiss bank accounts
The Quebec Court judge hearing the trial of Antonio (Tony) Accurso and four others was shown evidence Monday of how the construction magnate allegedly transferred money from his companies to Swiss bank...
View ArticleStudents temporarily evicted from a McGill University residence
More than a dozen McGill University students were told to leave their student residence building for a week, beginning Monday morning, for allegedly failing to follow social distancing measures. Read More
View ArticleMontreal police investigating anti-Semitic comments and threats on Facebook
The Montreal police hate crimes unit is investigating anti-Semitic comments posted on Facebook and other social media, including death threats, by people reacting to how police broke up several...
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