The mother of two deceased boys whose father is accused of killing them is seeking $2 million from the Quebec government, alleging youth protection services failed her family. In a lawyer’s letter dated Friday, Émilie Arsenault accused Quebec’s youth protection service of failing to act despite the fact the agency had been allegedly contacted three…
With Sovereignty Off the Table, Quebec Liberals Struggling to Connect With Voters
Quebec’s next provincial election is still more than five months away, but Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade is already on the campaign trail. On Thursday, the official Opposition leader was in Trois-Rivières, Que., a city of 140,000 people halfway between Montreal and Quebec City, promising more political power for the regions—a term often used in Quebec…
Quebec Man Who Killed Family of Four in Drunk Driving Crash Sentenced to 16 Years
A Quebec man who killed four members of the same family in a car crash last September in Quebec City has been handed one of the toughest sentences ever given in the province for a drunk driving conviction. Quebec court Judge Jean-Louis Lemay sentenced Éric Légaré today at the Quebec City courthouse to 16 years…
Arresting Officer Says Quebec City Halloween Stabbing Suspect Was Calm, Co-operative
A police officer who arrested the suspect in Quebec City’s Halloween 2020 stabbing murders says the man was calm and cooperative. Const. Audrey Boulet told a trial today Carl Girouard was compliant and appeared coherent moments after she arrested him in the early hours of Nov. 1, 2020. Girouard is charged with two counts of…
Survivors Testify as Trial of Alleged Quebec Sword Attacker Resumes After COVID Delay
A man who was out for a walk in Quebec City on Halloween night 2020 told a court today he first thought it was a joke when a man wearing a disguise and brandishing a sword approached him. But Rémy Bélanger testified the man then raised the sword and he felt blows to his head,…
Quebec Rights Commission Drops Discrimination Cases After Supreme Court’s Ward Ruling
Quebec’s human rights commission says it will close several cases involving allegations of discriminatory comments following an October Supreme Court decision. The rights commission says it will now only pursue cases where comments lead to discriminatory actions. The change comes after the Supreme Court of Canada overturned a ruling by Quebec’s human rights tribunal, which…
Parents of Quebec City Murder Suspect Say Police Failed to Help Them
The parents of a man facing a second-degree murder charge say tragedy could have been avoided had Quebec City police listened to their pleas for help. Lucie Drouin and Daniel Lebel told a news conference today they called police on April 4 to seek help for their son, Kim Lebel, who was experiencing a mental…
Quebec Duck Farm Says It Has Detected a Case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu
A Quebec duck farm says it has detected a case of avian flu in one of its breeding facilities. Brome Lake Ducks says in a news release that the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza was confirmed Tuesday on a farm in St-Claude, about 160 kilometres east of Montreal. The company says it has…
Quebec Premier Warns Ottawa Against Unilateral Action to Protect Province’s Caribou
Ottawa is threatening to act unilaterally to protect caribou in Quebec, a move that Premier François Legault said Tuesday would be interference in an area of provincial jurisdiction. In an April 8 letter, federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault gave the Quebec government until April 20 to provide him with information about its plan to protect…
Accused in Quebec City Sword Attack to Argue Not Criminally Responsible for Killings
The man accused of two counts of murder in a Halloween night sabre attack in Quebec City in 2020 doesn’t deny the acts he’s accused of, the judge noted at the opening of his trial today. Lawyers for 26-year-old Carl Girouard intend to argue that because of his mental state at the time of the…
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