Law

The Montreal Police are investigating an attempted murder in Parc Extension and a later vehicle fire.The two incidents which occurred between Friday night Sept. 11 and Saturday morning Sept. 12 are believed to be related.Around 11 p.m. Friday, a...

1.6 million English-speaking Quebecers ‘deserve respect,’ says Task Force’s Andrew CaddellA provincial lobby group that promotes bilingualism in Quebec is applauding a decision by judge Sylvain Lussier to force bilingual election information cards to be sent out before the...

Shield of Athena has launched a new multilingual website. It was designed, according to the social services provider, to improve access to critical information, support services and resources for women and families experiencing domestic violence.Shield of Athena says the new...

Legislation inspired by ‘Clare’s Law,’ which was first implemented in the United KingdomThe head of a Montreal-based family services agency that operates a women’s shelter in Laval is giving a thumbs-up to the CAQ government’s recently-adopted Bill 4, which...

A violent overnight crash near the busy Saint-Laurent and Crémazie corridor left three people hospitalized early Sunday morning on the 12th of April and led to the arrest of a suspected impaired driver, according to Montreal police.Emergency crews were...

Proposed Quebec constitution law would prioritize French, secularism and collective rightsAfter reading and analyzing the Legault government’s Bill 1, the Task Force on Linguistic Policy has concluded the proposed constitution legislation “is a threat to the 1.25 million English...

A Montreal courtroom has delivered a decisive verdict in a high-profile case stemming from a 2021 armoured-car holdup in the neighbourhood of Parc‑Extension. The 71-year-old defendant was handed a second life sentence following the brazen robbery that took place...

A Quebec judge has ruled that Sergio Yanes Preciado, the 23-year-old man accused of attacking a father in Parc-Extension this summer, was not criminally responsible for his actions due to a mental disorder. The decision means Preciado will not...

In Montréal, the law is explicit: drivers may not leave their vehicle’s engine running while stationary. The rule, enforced across all 19 boroughs, limits idling strictly to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve urban air quality.A gasoline-powered vehicle may...

A major identity forgery operation has been uncovered in the Parc-Extension neighbourhood of Montreal, where Sûreté du Québec (SQ) investigators seized nearly 1,000 counterfeit identification cards and an array of high-end forgery equipment in what police are calling one...