Man charged in the death of 15-year-old girl killed in St-Léonard last year
Salim Touaibi is charged with the first-degree murder of Meriem Boundaoui as well as three counts of attempted murder.
View ArticleQuebec defence lawyers stage a two-day strike
Lawyers who take on legal aid cases are paid a flat fee between $415 and $600 for all services rendered, regardless of how long they work.
View ArticleMental health evaluation ordered for man charged with downtown murder
Guillaume Dion Roy has been ordered to undergo an evaluation to determine if he is fit to stand trial.
View ArticleMontreal police comb woods for evidence in killing of 15-year-old
The search on the eastern tip of the island comes a day after a suspect was charged with murder in the death of Meriem Boundaoui.
View ArticleMore arrests made in the death of 15-year-old Meriem Boundaoui
The arrests come two days after Salim Touaibi, 26, was charged with first-degree murder in the teenager’s death.
View ArticleCRTC orders Radio Canada to apologize for using N-word in 2020 program
A commentator made reference to a controversial book by Pierre Vallières that has the offensive word in its title.
View ArticleSecond man charged in connection with the killing of Meriem Boundaoui
Aymane Bouadi, 27, was charged with first-degree murder as well as four counts of attempted murder.
View ArticleHitman tied to organized crime removed by helicopter from a federal penitentiary
"I had no idea," said Daniele Roy, Silva's defence lawyer, when asked if she was aware Silva was removed from the penitentiary and placed in police protection.
View ArticlePopular Montreal restaurateur charged with uttering threats
In an unusual courtroom moment, the judge discloses he's eaten at Jardin Petros, owned by Ted Dranias, and offers to recuse himself.
View ArticleWoman, 71, in critical condition after being struck by vehicle in...
A Montreal police spokesperson said the woman was struck shortly after 6 p.m. at the intersection of Fleury St. E. and Olympia Blvd.
View ArticleFormer Hells Angels crime boss Maurice (Mom) Boucher dies of cancer
The 69-year-old was in prison serving a life sentence for the murders of two prison officers.
View ArticleMob-tied Montreal drug smuggler on the lam nabbed after applying for passport
Daniel Serero won a large amount of money at a casino and then, sometime during 2006, stopped reporting to his parole officers.
View ArticleMental-health evaluation for man charged with killing woman was 'inconclusive'
The defence requested that the Philippe Pinel Institute report remain sealed and that Jerry Avril's case be carried over to Aug. 30.
View ArticleSuspect in three homicides was released from institution despite 'significant...
The man was a suspect in three deadly shootings in Montreal and Laval this week.
View ArticleMontreal homicides: Last-minute decision put father of two in killer's path
Mohamed Salah Belhaj's brother struggles to understand how a person determined to be a "significant risk" to public safety was a free man.
View ArticleMan injured in late-night shooting in Montreal North
At around 11:25 p.m. Friday, police officers responded to reports of shots fired near the intersection of Lapierre St. and Maurice-Duplessis Blvd.
View ArticleGuilbault orders investigation into Gatineau police's arrest of Senegal diplomat
The public security minister said the police intervention "raises questions" because of the diplomatic immunity involved.
View ArticleMontreal homicides: Suspect reportedly threatened hospital staff when under...
The president of a Laval hospital workers' union said employees who work with mental health patients "are used to being threatened ... but in the case of (Abdulla) Shaikh, it was different."
View ArticleMan charged with assault following brother's death in Pointe-St-Charles
Craig Kowal faces four charges in all; assault with a weapon, assault, uttering threats and assault by choking and/or strangling.
View ArticleCoroner orders public inquiry into Montreal shooting deaths
The victims were killed last week and appeared to have been selected at random. Abdulla Shaikh, the suspect in the slayings, was killed by police.
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