A man on trial for the kidnapping of a couple from Upstate New York who were smuggled into Quebec in September 2020 testified today he was never inside their house and, in fact, never met them. Gary Arnold took the stand for a second day and told the jury he did not know kidnapping victims…
Man Accused in Abduction of NY Couple Over Drug Debt Denies Involvement
New York Woman Kidnapped and Smuggled Into Quebec in 2020 Testifies About Ordeal
A woman from Upstate New York who was kidnapped, smuggled into Quebec and held at a cottage for two days told a jury Tuesday she still lives with the consequences of the September 2020 abduction. Sandra Helm was testifying at the trial of Gary Arnold, a Quebec man charged in an alleged conspiracy to abduct…
Coroner Orders Inquiry Into Death of 21-Year-Man at Montreal Jail
Quebec’s head coroner has ordered an inquest into the jail death of a Black man in Montreal following an altercation with correctional staff just before Christmas. Pascale Descary announced today that public hearings will be held to examine the death of Nicous D’Andre Spring, an inmate at Montreal’s Bordeaux jail. Spring, 21, was unlawfully detained…
Police Search for Answers at ‘Vast’ Quebec Explosion Site Where Three Found Dead
The investigation into the causes of a fatal blast at a propane company north of Montreal could be long and complex, police said Tuesday after three bodies were found at the site. Officials are dealing with a “vast” scene complicated by snow, hazardous materials and objects that were projected far from the scene, provincial police…
Quebec Man Recounts Rescue Attempt in Propane Explosion That Left Workers Missing
As a ceiling and wall collapsed on a woman desperately trying to flee the scene of an explosion at a Quebec propane distribution company, Éric Lizotte could only watch in horror. The resident of St-Roch-de-l’Achigan, Que., whose home is just metres from Propane Lafortune, said he was in the middle of trying to rescue the…
Months-Long Saga of Runaway Cattle in Quebec Comes to an End With Weekend Capture
The remaining cattle that had been on the lam for months in central Quebec were finally recaptured over the weekend. Quebec’s farmers union says the last three of the 15 cattle that escaped from a farm in July were rounded up Saturday. For the last 45 days the Union des producteurs agricoles has rounded up…
Quebec Woman Returned From ISIS Detention Camp in Northeastern Syria Granted Bail
A Quebec woman facing terrorism charges after returning from a detention camp in northeastern Syria last October has been granted bail. The details of Oumaima Chouay’s bail hearing or the reasons for her release today by a Quebec court judge are under a publication ban. Chouay, 27, is charged with leaving Canada to participate in…
Quebec’s Social Services Under Pressure by Influx of Asylum Seekers
The influx of asylum seekers to Quebec is putting pressure on the province’s social services network, with homeless shelters in Montreal bearing the brunt. France Labelle, with a youth homeless shelter in downtown Montreal, says a rising number of requests for beds is coming from asylum seekers, who she says compose about 10 percent of…
Two Montreal Teenagers Assaulted After Meeting to Conduct Transaction Arranged Online
Montreal police say they are investigating after a 16-year-old and a 19-year-old were assaulted after a meeting arranged on social media to conduct a transaction in the city’s suburban LaSalle borough. Police say the teens were with three friends, all under 20, when they went to the meeting shortly before midnight. Police say a dispute…
About 11,000 Hydro-Québec Customers Still Without Power One Week After Winter Storm
Hydro-Québec says more than 10,700 customers are still without power a week after a major winter storm knocked out transmission lines across the province. The utility says the power is still out for more than 3,300 customers in the Quebec City area, about 2,800 clients in the Laurentians region, and for roughly 1,200 customers in…
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