Drummondville

• Quebec Liberal Party to choose new leader in 2025

  Very few people have shown interest in running for the party's leadership so far. Some members are hoping that by delaying the race, more potential candidates will emerge.

  Politics

  Oct 15, 2023
  
• Quebec man gets 22 years in U.S. prison in global fentanyl distribution ring

  Xuan Cahn Nguyen, 43, whose alias was "Jackie Chan,'' oversaw the global fentanyl operation from inside a Canadian prison.

  Canada

  Jul 19, 2023
  
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• Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet scores 97.25 per cent in confidence vote

  Under Blanchet, the party has won 32 seats in back to back federal elections in 2019 and 2021.

  Politics

  May 21, 2023
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• Quebec hockey league aware of sexual assault allegations against two former players

  The league said Tuesday it only recently learned of the alleged 2016 assault involving two former Drummondville Voltigeurs players and another young man.

  Crime

  Dec 13, 2022
• Alleged romance scammer, with victims in B.C., arrested in Ontario, facing charge in Quebec

  York Regional Police say they arrested Andre Marcel Vautour, 47, who was allegedly wanted in connection with a fraudulent romance scam investigation in Quebec.

  Crime

  Oct 7, 2022
• Teen dies after scooter collides with truck in Drummondville

  The collision occurred at a traffic light while a pick-up truck was travelling on René-Lévesque Boulevard toward Highway 20.

  Traffic

  May 19, 2022
• New English-language school inaugurated in Drummondville

  A new English-language elementary school officially opened in Drummondville that is larger and more spacious than the old one. Drummondville Elementary was inaugurated Thursday.

  Canada

  Mar 17, 2022
• Advocate says second COVID-19 wave has inmates locked down in ‘atrocious’ conditions as 5 test positive

  The Correctional Service of Canada says contract tracing is underway and testing is being offered.

  Health

  Nov 11, 2020
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• 32-year-old man charged with the murder of his mother in Drummondville: Quebec provincial police

  The victim asked police for help hours before her death.

  Crime

  Jul 28, 2020
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• Alexandre Cusson launches PLQ campaign, talks nationalizing Quebec’s drinking water

  Cusson also discussed raising the ethical standards of his party as well as ensuring that at least 40 per cent of the PLQ's candidates in the next election are women.

  Politics

  Jan 26, 2020