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Montreal drug case threatened after prosecutor admits to relationship with defence lawyer
Montreal Crown prosecutor Alice Bourbonnais-Rougeau initially told her supervisors she only had a friendship with defence lawyer Mathieu Rondeau-Poissant — who was representing a client she was prosecuting — before finally admitting to a physical relationship.
Montreal sees troubling increase in teens accused of homicide
Prosecutors and defence lawyers in Montreal are calling attention to the rising number of young people accused of homicide.
Despite urgent need, new women's shelter spaces in Quebec held up by bureaucracy
Funding is threatened for five urgently needed shelters for victims of domestic abuse in Quebec because of conflicting bureaucratic demands from Ottawa and the province.
Defence says deadly Amqui, Que., truck crash 'was an accident' — Crown says it was murder
Steeve Gagnon’s defence lawyer told jurors the crash killing three people and seriously injuring three others was an ‘error.’ The Crown said it was a planned revenge against society.
Man who considered assisted death after bedsore tells coroner's inquiry 'you have to fight' for care
The coroner's inquiry into the death of Normand Meunier — who requested medical assistance in dying after developing a severe bedsore in hospital — wrapped up this week, after hearing from someone who knows all too well what Meunier went through.
Zampino grilled over 'mystery' faxes and hard drive at municipal corruption trial
Under cross-examination, Frank Zampino, the former head of Montreal’s executive committee, had trouble explaining why he never saw faxes that were sent to him, or a hard drive that was seized from his home by police.
Frank Zampino defends vacations on Tony Accurso's infamous yacht at corruption trial
Frank Zampino, accused of masterminding a bid-rigging scheme for municipal contracts, testified Monday about his vacations on the infamous yacht of construction magnate Tony Accurso.
Frank Zampino, former Montreal politician, testifies in his own defence at corruption trial
This is the second trial in the years-long legal saga of Montreal’s former second-most powerful politician, Frank Zampino, who’s accused of masterminding an illegal political fundraising scheme.
Quebec's hearing aid plan for seniors only covers 1 ear. Critics are calling for change
Advocacy groups for people with hearing loss say Quebec's hearing aid coverage plan discriminates against society's most vulnerable.
ER wasn't prepared to handle quadriplegic Quebec man, staff testifies at coroner's inquiry
Normand Meunier sought assisted death after developing a bedsore in the emergency room of a Saint-Jérôme, Que., hospital. The coroner’s inquiry into his death has heard from doctors and nurses from the hospital.