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St-Laurent resident convicted of attempted murder of 11-year-old girl

A Quebec Court judge found a St-Laurent borough man guilty of trying to kill an 11-year-old girl more than three years ago by strangling her with her own skipping rope and leaving her outside in the...

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Murdered brother no excuse for loaded Magnum, judge says

A 19-year-old man was sentenced to a 42-month prison term for the illegal possession of a loaded revolver on Friday after a Quebec Court judge dismissed the argument he had it for protection because...

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Crown asks for 15 years for man who threw girlfriend off third-floor balcony

A hearing impaired man will likely be heading to a federal penitentiary in March after being convicted of attempted murder for having tossed his ex-girlfriend off a third-floor balcony.  During...

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Sponsorship scandal: Jacques Corriveau to be sentenced for helping 'the cause'

Former federal Liberal Party organizer Jacques Corriveau is expected to learn Wednesday the price he will have to pay for helping “the cause.”  The 83-year-old St-Bruno resident who supported former...

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Corriveau gets four year prison term for influence peddling

Jacques Corriveau, one of the key people involved the federal sponsorship scandal, was sentenced Wednesday to a four-year prison term for using his influence in Ottawa to help set up a sophisticated...

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Woman from N.D.G. charged with murder of minor

A  woman from western Montreal has been charged with the second-degree murder of a minor.  Eugenia Tofan Bunu, 42, made a brief appearance at the Montreal courthouse Thursday where she was charged with...

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Man tied to Rizzuto clan's bookmaking operations has release revoked

A man with alleged ties to the Rizzuto organization and its bookmaking activities has seen his statutory release revoked because police believe he has been criminally active while the group is clearly...

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Bookmaking case against Montreal police officer tossed out

A Montreal police officer who saw an illegal bookmaking case brought against him two years ago be tossed out this week says his career was destroyed by a bunch of lies. “I am ashamed of the way...

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RCMP educates future educators on dangers of human trafficking

Some Montreal high schools are experiencing what appears to be a new problem where female students are being recruited to perform sexual acts for moneyin the very same place where they are supposed to...

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Provincial government lawyers and notaries vote to continue strike

Lawyers and notaries who work for the provincial government voted Tuesday in favour of continuing a strike that began in October. The vote was taken after members of the Avocats et notaires de l’état...

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Montreal police, Old Brewery Mission work toward improving ties

The Montreal police say they have taken a step toward improving theirrelationship with the Old Brewery Mission one month after one of its officers shot and killed a man onlymetres away from where...

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Service gradually resumes on métro's Green Line on Wednesday afternoon

Much of the métro’s Green Line was down just after 3 p.m. Wednesday, as emergency services were responding to a situation. Service on the line was interrupted between Lionel Groulx and Berri-UQAM...

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Man using snow-removal equipment shot in Verdun

The Montreal police are investigating an attempted murder in Verdun after a man was shot Wednesday afternoon while behind the wheel of a small vehicle used for snow removal.  The shooting took place at...

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Antony Piazza acquitted on charges he tried to bring explosives on plane

A man who was arrested after authorities found explosive materials in his suitcase as he was about to board a passenger flight at Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport was acquitted on Thursday...

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Sister's concerns that sibling was radicalized opened door to terror...

The love of a protective older sister was what touched off an RCMP investigation into a young Montreal couple who are scheduled to go to trial in September on terror-related charges.  In April 2015,...

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RCMP suspected couple were making bomb

With their investigation just a few days old, the RCMP gathered enough evidence to search the homes of Sabrine Djermane and El Mahdi Jamali.  As those search warrants were carried out, on April 14,...

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Snowmobiler killed in nighttime ride in Ste-Martine

One snowmobiler is dead and another seriously injured early Friday in the wake of an accident that occurred during a nighttime ride. The incident occurred about 1:30 a.m., as three snowmobiles...

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Two lawyers charged in Laval municipal corruption case see cases dropped

Two lawyers who were among the 36 people arrested along with former Laval mayor Gilles Vaillancourt more than three years ago have seen the cases brought against them dropped because it took too long...

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Heroin trafficker dies while he begins serving sentence in federal penitentiary

Correctional Service Canada announced Friday a 38-year-old inmate who began serving a seven-year sentence only weeks ago died at a penitentiary in Ste-Anne-des-Plaines.  Frédérick Mineau died Thursday...

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Former SPVM internal affairs head no stranger to controversy

Related What we know about the latest Montreal police scandalAllegations of Montreal police corruption are 'troubling': CoderreProjet Montréal wants police chief to immediately address whistleblower...

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