Quebec Court

• Montreal hospital ordered to keep woman on life support so she can die in Nigeria

  The MUHC sought permission to stop all the 42-year-old woman’s treatments and give her palliative care after concluding she had no chance of neurological recovery.

  Canada

  Jul 16
  
• Smoking on stage valid form of artistic expression, Quebec court rules

  Three Quebec City theatres had gone to court to challenge fines they'd received for allowing actors to smoke herb-filled cigarettes on stage between 2017 and 2019.

  Canada

  May 29
  
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• Quebec judge authorizes class action lawsuit alleging abuse at Indigenous day schools

  The lawsuit includes all First Nations people who were required between 1951 and 2014 to attend day schools that were run by the Quebec government in Indigenous communities

  Canada

  Dec 26, 2023
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• Montreal billionaire sex case: Accuser loses bid to freeze Robert Miller’s assets

  A Superior Court justice ruled that the applicant failed to prove the risk that Robert Miller would disappear or hide his assets if he loses a court case brought against him.

  Crime

  Nov 27, 2023
• Justice minister lays blame on Quebec court for cases being dropped in north

  The justice minister said the co-ordinating judge overseeing the northern districts has considerably reduced the number of days set aside for hearings compared to the year before.

  Crime

  Sep 7, 2023
• Quebec boy acquitted of assault after ‘teasing’ sister while watching movie

  The boy, who was 12 years old at the time, admitted to having touched his sister's thighs while the two were watching a movie one evening.

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2023
• Quebec justice minister faces ethics probe after naming friend to provincial court

  Ethics commissioner Ariane Mignolet has opened an investigation after receiving a complaint regarding the nomination of Charles-Olivier Gosselin to Quebec court.

  Canada

  May 16, 2023
• Quebec court approves sex abuse settlement against Catholic order

  The 2017 lawsuit against the Clerics of Saint-Viateur involved sex crimes that had been committed since 1935 at more than 20 establishments.

  Crime

  Apr 25, 2023
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• Former West Island coach back in court facing multiple sexual offenses

  Preliminary hearings for a former West Island baseball, hockey and soccer coach wrapped up on Monday. Robert Litvak, 41, is facing multiple sexual offence charges.

  Crime

  Mar 22, 2023
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• Montreal man, 19, charged with 2nd-degree murder in stabbing deaths of 3 family members

  Police in Montreal have identified the suspect in the city's latest fatal stabbing. Arthur Galarneau is charged with second-degree murder in the deaths of three family members.

  Canada

  Mar 18, 2023