Tag: Montreal

Police Recover Body of Quebec Infant Missing in River Since Car Crash Friday

Police in the Montreal suburb of Laval say they found the body today of a one-month-old infant missing in a river since Friday evening. The baby boy had disappeared when a vehicle with his mother and four-year-old sister plunged into the Mille Îles River in a northwestern sector of Laval just before 5 p.m. Police…


Montreal Police Open Murder Investigation After Woman, 81, Found Dead in Seniors Home

Montreal police say they’ve opened a homicide investigation into the death last week of an 81-year-old-woman at a seniors residence. Police spokesman Const. Julien Lévesque says paramedics notified police on Oct. 22 after responding to a call for medical assistance at the home in the city’s east end and finding the woman dead. The file…


Family of Quebec Man Killed During Police Call Won’t Take Part in Coroner’s Inquest

A coroner’s inquest into the death of a man during a Montreal police intervention five years ago is underway without members of Koray Kevin Celik’s family taking part. Celik, 28, was intoxicated and his parents wanted to prevent him from getting behind the wheel when they called 911 seeking help just after 2 a.m. on…


Federal Freeze on Buying, Selling Handguns Now in Effect, Says Public Safety Minister

Measures to freeze the number of handguns in Canada took effect on Friday, the federal public safety minister announced in a social media post. “Canada’s national handgun freeze takes effect today!” Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino wrote on Twitter. “It is now illegal to buy, sell or transfer a handgun anywhere in Canada.” In May,…


Two Children Dead, 46-Year-Old Man Arrested in Laval, North of Montreal

Two children are dead and a 46-year-old man is under arrest after officers were called to intervene at a home north of Montreal Monday evening, Laval police said Tuesday. A spokeswoman for the force said investigators identified the victims as an 11-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl. They were transported to hospital where their deaths…


Quebec Provincial Police Make Arrest 22 Years After Murder of College Student

Quebec provincial police say they’ve made an arrest in the homicide of a junior college student 22 years ago. Guylaine Potvin was found dead in her apartment in Jonquière, Que., about 215 kilometres north of Quebec City, on April 28, 2000. Provincial police say they’ve arrested Marc-André Grenon, 47, in connection with Potvin’s murder. Grenon,…


Car Crash Kills Three Teenagers and Injures Another in Quebec’s Montérégie Region

Three teenagers are dead after a single-vehicle crash in Quebec’s Montérégie region Sunday evening. Provincial police say the 19-year-old driver of the vehicle and two 18-year-old passengers were killed. Police say a fourth 16-year-old passenger was taken to hospital, and that her life is no longer in danger. The crash occurred shortly after 7 p.m….


Roadwork Unearths Remnants of 1800s Montreal Zoo Run by the ‘Canadian Barnum’

Long before the Plateau-Mont-Royal became one of Montreal’s trendiest neighbourhoods, the area was home to a 19th-century botanical garden and zoo where Montrealers marvelled at the sight of hippopotamuses, acrobatic circus acts and a live whale in a tank. This piece of history has resurfaced in recent weeks thanks to an archeological dig that unearthed…


Hong Kong and Taiwan are on Time Out Magazine’s ‘World’s Coolest Streets’ List

The prestigious Time Out magazine published its second annual list of the “World’s Coolest Streets” after interviewing 20,000 urban-dwellers around the world. Time Out Travel Editor James Manning said “Our expert editors and the locals select the coolest streets in the world. Our contributors suggest which streets people should visit immediately.” Thirty-three streets are listed in “Time Out’s…


Suspect to Face Murder, Arson Charges Following Triple Homicide Near Montreal

Police say a man detained at the scene of a Montreal-area triple homicide will appear in court today to face murder and arson charges. A 38-year-old woman and her children, aged five and two, were declared dead in hospital on Sunday after being found inside a burning apartment in Brossard, Que., on Montreal’s South Shore….