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Man arrested for two sexual assaults as Montreal police seek other victims
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (283+ words) Montreal police have arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with allegations of harassment, forcible confinement, sexual contact and sexual assault. Abdallah Almir, who was arrested on Feb. 25, is suspected of having sexually assaulted two women in separate incidents, one in…...
Police arrest eight teens after assault on security guard outside high school goes viral
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (358+ words) A widely shared video shows a large group of youths surrounding the confrontation nearby a Repentigny school. Police arrested a group of teenagers last week after a convenience store supervisor was pushed to the ground outside a high school in…...
Man charged with murder of Montreal dépanneur owner previously killed a woman in B.C.
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (588+ words) Xavier Gellatly, 35, was sentenced to a seven-year prison term in 2015 for a series of crimes he committed in B.C., including the stabbing death of Chelsea Holden. The man arrested Thursday at Complexe Desjardins in connection with a homicide carried out inside…...
Serge Audette begins defence in case where he is accused of a cold-case homicide
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (705+ words) The 72-year-old is charged with manslaughter in the death of Patricia Ferguson, 23, who disappeared in 1996 in Pointe-aux-Trembles. Serge Audette, the man on trial at the Montreal courthouse in a case where he is charged with killing a woman in 1996, began…...
Homicide at Plateau-Mont-Royal dépanneur leads to arrest
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (165+ words) The body was discovered in the Fleur Bleue D'panneur on Berri St. Thursday morning. A man was arrested Thursday after a body was found inside a d'panneur in the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough. The body was discovered inside the Fleur Bleue D'panneur…...
Son, 20, charged with killing his father in Masson St. apartment
3+ day, 25+ min ago (190+ words) Lucas Choquette is charged with the second-degree murder of Marc-Antoine Choquette, 60, in what was Montreal's fourth homicide of 2026. A 20-year-old Montreal resident has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with his father's death this week. Lucas Choquette was charged…...
Quebec man sentenced to life with no parole for 14 years in toddler's daycare death
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (529+ words) While delivering his decision, the judge noted that Tomy Carranza Ladry made contradictory statements to police and during his trial. A former daycare worker who killed an 18-month-old boy under his care will have to serve at least 14 years behind…...
Update: Man dies after being found unconscious in Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (185+ words) It is not yet known whether the death was criminal in nature or accidental. A 25-year-old man who was discovered overnight Saturday to Sunday in the Mercier'Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough with "signs of violence" on his body has died. The death is…...
'A real tragedy': Pointe-Claire commemorates child who drowned 52 years ago
1+ week, 2+ day ago (822+ words) The town inaugurates a stone memorial in Alain Nadeau's honour in Terra Cotta Park. On a calm and sunny Friday morning, it was hard to imagine a fast-moving stream could have carried a six-year-old to his death in Pointe-Claire's Terra…...
Refugee claimants are entitled to subsidized Quebec child-care services, top court rules
1+ week, 2+ day ago (388+ words) Decision says Quebec discriminated against women by excluding them, and it widens the eligibility to include those without work permits. The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that excluding refugee claimants from access to subsidized child-care services discriminates against women....