Gunman in Laval homicide needed only 30 seconds to kill, trial told
It took less than a half of a minute for someone to kill Alessandro Vinci. Read More
View ArticleVictims in St-Léonard double homicide killed by same firearm, jury told
Two men killed inside an apartment in St-Léonard were shot by the same firearm, a jury heard Friday, though prosecutors maintain the men were on the opposite ends of a robbery. Read More
View ArticleNotorious finance swindler Vincent Lacroix returned to halfway house
Vincent Lacroix, the founder and ex-CEO of Groupe Norbourg who was convicted of bilking more than 9,200 investors out of $115 million, has been returned to a halfway house seven years after he was...
View ArticleCo-accused in Faldutos murder trial says she feared she might be killed
Marie-Josée Viau, who is on trial with husband Guy Dion for their alleged roles in the deaths of two brothers killed on their farm in 2016, testified Monday that she was warned the key prosecution...
View ArticleDriver charged with hit and run after cyclist dies in Plateau
A 25-year-old man appeared before a Quebec Court judge at the Montreal courthouse Tuesday afternoon where he was charged in connection with a collision in the Plateau that left a cyclist dead after he...
View ArticleMafia double murder trial: Marie-Josée Viau tells jury she lived in fear for...
Marie-Josée Viau told the jury hearing her murder trial that she lived in fear for months after two brothers were killed in a garage on her farm. Read More
View ArticleLaval youth murder trial: 'I have never seen my father cry'
A teenager on trial in Laval's Youth Court, where he is charged with the first-degree murder of his best friend, became an emotional wreck at the sight of his father's tears after he was interrogated...
View ArticleFormer PQ leader André Boisclair renounces right to preliminary inquiry
André Boisclair, the former head of the Parti Québécois, renounced his right to a preliminary inquiry in the case at the Montreal courthouse where he is charged with armed sexual assault. Read More
View ArticleAnti-vaccination protester jailed after refusing to wear mask in Montreal court
A former math teacher who recently protested against COVID-19 vaccinations outside Montreal schools has been ordered to remain detained to ensure he will show up for a trial at the municipal...
View ArticleWitness tells St-Léonard manslaughter trial she was an unwitting part of robbery
Kim Savard Pichette did not want to be inside a courtroom at the Montreal courthouse Thursday and she let everyone know it. Read More
View ArticleAnti-masker 'happy' to remain detained in order to be heard at length in court
François Amalega Bitondo, an anti-vaccination protester who refuses to wear a mask in court, told the judge hearing his case Friday that he would be "happy" to spend the next few nights behind bars, as...
View ArticleQuebec anti-mask protester convicted of obstructing police officers
A former math teacher who refused to wear a mask inside a grocery store in the St-Laurent borough this year was convicted Tuesday in municipal court of obstructing police officers in their line of...
View ArticleProsecution sums up case in St-Léonard double homicide trial
Closing arguments began Thursday in the jury trial at the Montreal courthouse where a man is accused of participating in an armed robbery that resulted in the deaths of two men in St-Léonard on...
View ArticleJury trial at Montreal courthouse aborted after guards were assaulted
A jury that had been selected to hear the trial of a man charged at the Montreal courthouse with attempted murder was informed Thursday the proceedings have been aborted after two provincial prison...
View ArticleAccused wasn't expecting armed robbery, defence says at St-Léonard...
The defence lawyer representing a man charged with manslaughter in the deaths of two men killed in St-Léonard on Christmas Eve 2018 conceded his client was at the scene of the crime, but argued he did...
View ArticleWoman who stabbed daughters suffered from psychosis, court told
A woman who stabbed her 11-year-old daughter to death and almost killed her five-year-old daughter in Villeray last year was suffering from a mental health problem and might have been pushed over the...
View ArticleJudge not informed of potential danger prior to courtroom attack
The judge presiding over a jury trial at the Montreal courthouse earlier this week, when a man accused of attempted murder assaulted two prison guards, was not made aware of his potential for violence,...
View ArticleOntario woman arrested following police chase north of Montreal
A 32-year-old woman from Ontario was arrested early Saturday morning after she led Sûreté du Québec officers on a 40-kilometre police chase north of Montreal during which three patrol cars were...
View ArticleQuebec reports 602 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths
Quebec reported 602 new COVID-19 cases and 2 more deaths attributable to the virus on Saturday. Read More
View ArticleCyclist in Roxton dies after being struck by pickup truck
A woman who was bicycling in Roxton was killed Saturday afternoon after she fell off her bike and was struck by a pickup truck. Read More
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