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Just for Laughs founder lashes out at media after 2nd day on stand at civil trial
The founder of Montreal's Just for Laughs, Gilbert Rozon, 70, is testifying in his own defence in response to allegations from nine Quebec women who are seeking $14 million in damages over allegations of sexual assault and misconduct in Quebec Superior Court.
Gilbert Rozon, Just for Laughs founder, begins testimony in sex-assault civil trial
Gilbert Rozon, 70, testified for nearly an hour at the courthouse in Montreal on Monday afternoon, giving a lengthy recounting of his childhood and the early stages of his career in show business.
Quebec TV host testifies Just for Laughs founder sexually assaulted her in Paris apartment
Quebec TV host and producer Julie Snyder told a civil trial Thursday that she was sexually assaulted by Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon in Paris more than three decades ago.
Decade after fatal fire, some Quebec seniors' residences unable to install sprinklers
As the deadline for installing sprinklers draws nearer, a non-profit organization that represents privately owned seniors residences in Quebec says government subsidies don't cover enough of the cost.
Montreal one step closer to commemorating Irish mass grave site with park
With the Montreal Irish Memorial Park Foundation having purchased the Black Rock monument in Montreal, the mass grave of Irish people who died fleeing the Great Famine is one step closer to having a commemorative park.
South Korean firm opening copper foil plant in Quebec for use in electric vehicles
Volta Energy Solutions, a subsidiary of South Korea's Solus Advanced Materials, will produce copper foil for car batteries destined for a growing North American market.
Silent treatment: Quebec officers refusing to answer questions from police watchdog
The majority of police forces across Quebec are refusing to answer questions from investigators with the province's independent police watchdog after a court affirmed the right of officers not to incriminate themselves.
NHL enforcers die 10 years younger than their fellow players, study finds
A study of former National Hockey League players shows that enforcers who spent a lot of time dropping their gloves or in the penalty box lived significantly shorter lives than their peers.
First Nations organizations going to court over Quebec's French language reforms
The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador and the First Nations Education Council say the new Charter of the French Language infringes on their right to self-determination and their right to teach their children ancestral languages.
Ottawa says it will support First Nations fighting Quebec's new language law
As the federal government announced a major funding deal for First Nations education, a minister expressed concern about Quebec's Bill 96 and its possible impact on First Nations children to be educated in the language and culture of their choice.