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Adele Sorella acquitted in 3rd trial for 2009 deaths of 2 daughters
When Amanda and Sabrina Sorella were found dead in the family home in March 2009, it was the start of a long, strange story. Their father was on the run, wanted for involvement in organized crime. Their mother was barely coping alone, had attempted suicide and said she had no memory of the day the girls died.
Family looking for answers after suicide at Laval, Que., immigration holding centre
Denise Thole cannot understand why her brother was left unsupervised just four days after a suicide attempt. A doctor had recommended he be under 24-hour watch but a shift change at shower time left Stone alone for long enough for him to take his life.
Arguments close in trial of man accused of murdering Nunavut 12-year-old
Closing arguments wrapped up Tuesday in the Nunavut Court of Justice, where a 21-year-old man is being tried on charges of second-degree murder in the death of a young boy in 2017.
City of Montreal settles with Black woman whose arm was broken by police
Majiza Philip tapped on a police car window to let a friend know she had his coat. Officers arrested her and broke her arm, then charged her with assault. A judge cleared her and now the City of Montreal is settling with her out of court.
In request to visit wife's home, convicted killer tells parole board he now knows his triggers
Sébastien Simon was convicted for the 2006 murder of Brigitte Serre in the gas station where she worked, in Montreal's Saint-Léonard borough.
Man convicted of killing Montreal teen gas station worker to seek day outings, earlier parole
Sébastien Simon beat, kicked and repeatedly stabbed Brigitte Serre in a gas station robbery in January 2006.
The intoxicating rise of Quebec's zero-alcohol beer market
Zero-alcohol beers are gaining in quality and popularity and are taking up more shelf space these days at beer and grocery stores.
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Learning Italian is no piece of torta
I signed up for Italian lessons after seeing an ad from Montreal's Italian Cultural Institute. I'm working part time, the hours for the course fit nicely and with the COVID-19 pandemic, I had the extra time to study a language I've always wanted to learn.
Surviving the lean months: How 2 Montreal business owners are coping with the COVID shutdown
The holidays are usually a time of plenty that help businesses get through the lean months that follow. With many COVID-19 restrictions in effect, business owners are doing their best to survive until the pandemic is over.
Part-time nurses at Jewish General Hospital to be forced to work full-time hours
The Jewish General Hospital, one of Montreal's designated COVID-19 hospitals, is dealing with a surge in cases and the need to care for other patients.