Convicted fraudster Lino Matteo not allowed to advise family on finances
A man who was convicted in two of the biggest financial scams uncovered in Canada is not even allowed to advise his family on investments or financial matters as he continues to serve his sentence for...
View ArticleEnglish schools are 'heart of the community,' court hears as Bill 40...
School boards are an important part of the checks and balances that ensure the interests of English communities across Quebec are protected, a Superior Court judge was told Wednesday as he began to...
View ArticleTony Accurso's Canada Revenue Agency bribery trial suspended
A trial involving allegations that construction magnate Antonio (Tony) Accurso bribed Canada Revenue Agency auditors to reduce reported income of his companies was suspended Thursday after a Quebec...
View ArticleDecision coming on parole for drug smuggler who tried to kidnap Mafia leader
A notorious organized-crime figure who used to be tied to the Montreal Mafia was told Thursday he will have to wait a few days before the Parole Board of Canada decides on whether he should be granted...
View ArticleMan who robbed eight banks in two weeks to be evaluated as possible dangerous...
A man who robbed eight banks in less than two weeks, while he was out on a statutory release for having shot a Montreal police officer, has been ordered to be evaluated to determine if he can be...
View ArticleQuebec Superior Court strikes down parts of religious symbols law
Quebec Superior Court has struck down parts of Bill 21, the province's law banning the wearing of religious symbols for state workers deemed to be in a position of authority, like teachers, judges and...
View ArticleAccused performed at pirate-themed festival days after killing
When Raymond Henry Muller showed up unexpectedly for a music festival in Ontario in July 2018, his fellow band members jokingly asked him if he had killed Cedric Gagnon. Read More
View ArticleOrganized crime figure serving 45-year sentence gets day parole
Christian Deschênes, a well-known organized crime figure serving a 45-year sentence for a series of crimes, including a plot to kidnap a Montreal Mafia leader, will soon experience life on the outside...
View ArticleTwo men sentenced for failed gangland hit in Côte-des-Neiges
A man who fatally shot someone in Montreal North and crippled another in a shooting in Côte-des-Neiges within less than six months was left with an overall prison term of more than 23 years after he...
View ArticleCrown completes its case in Mile End murder trial of itinerant musician
The prosecution in the murder trial of Raymond Henry Muller has finished presenting evidence in the case being heard at the Montreal courthouse. Read More
View ArticleMusician says his alleged confession was actually 'a murder ballad'
Raymond Henry Muller, the musician on trial for murder at the Montreal courthouse, testified Tuesday that the document the prosecution alleges was his confession to the death of Cedric Gagnon is...
View ArticleBeaconsfield man sentenced to weekends in jail for sexual assault
A Beaconsfield resident was sentenced Tuesday to 45 weekends behind bars for forcing a young woman to perform oral sex on him during what the victim believed was their first date. Read More
View ArticleMusician Muller's lawyer tells jury 'alleged victim' Gagnon was suicidal
One of the defence lawyers representing Raymond Henry Muller asked the jury hearing his murder trial at the Montreal courthouse to remember that the "alleged victim" in the case was suicidal and his...
View ArticleRelease revoked for convict who stabbed N.D.G. woman in the street
A convicted killer who went illegally at large — twice — while serving a sentence for stabbing a Montreal woman in a separate case expressed no objections Thursday when the Parole Board of Canada...
View ArticleRobber who left business card at bank pleads guilty to three heists
A bank robber who was kind enough to leave his business card behind at one of three heists he admitted to on Friday might end up being sentenced as a dangerous offender. Read More
View ArticleParole board modifies Mob figure's release conditions so he can see his son
When organized crime leader Raynald Desjardins was released from a penitentiary in the middle of April, his life was already complicated. Read More
View ArticleQuebec reports 1,101 new COVID-19 cases as hospitalizations drop
Quebec reported more than a thousand new COVID-19 cases on Saturday for the fourth day in a row. Read More
View ArticleMontreal port workers take part in May Day march
The Montreal port workers union took part in the May Day march in the city Saturday afternoon, hours after the federal government adopted legislation forcing the union to end their strike. Read More
View ArticleJury deliberating in musician's murder trial emerges with questions
The jury that heard the unusual murder trial of musician Raymond Henry Muller at the Montreal courthouse emerged from its deliberations Saturday with two questions for Superior Court Justice Lyne...
View ArticleJury in Muller murder trial might have to 'take a pause' to reach a verdict
In what might have initially appeared to be a slam-dunk case, the jury in the murder trial of musician Raymond Henry Muller emerged from its fourth day of deliberation Monday to inform Superior Court...
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