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Supreme Court rules Quebec sex assault defendant must face trial despite delaysFriday's ruling involves the case of a Quebec man who was acquitted on seven sexual assault charges in 2017 but who was ordered to stand trial again.CanadaMay 6
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Peter Nygard’s Montreal criminal case on sex assault charge put off until May 25Peter Nygard was first arrested in Winnipeg in 2020 under the Extradition Act after being charged with nine sex-related counts in New York.CrimeApr 4
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Quebec justice minister vows no more shadow trials as feds express concernA criminal trial in Quebec was kept off the court docket. The identity of the judge, the parties and even the date and place where it took place were kept secret.CanadaMar 31
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Quebec media pen letter denouncing criminal trial held in secret, kept off court docketThe existence of the trial only became public because the police informant accused in the case appealed his or her conviction.CanadaMar 30
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Fashion mogul Peter Nygard appears virtually before Quebec judge on sex chargesAn arrest warrant issued in Montreal alleges Nygard, 80, committed one count of sexual assault and one count of forcible confinement involving the same victim.CrimeMar 29
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Quebec man sentenced to 10 years for kidnapping son, triggering Amber AlertThe Amber Alert spanned four days, and the three-year-old boy was returned to his mother unharmed.CrimeFeb 10
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Quebec justice minister has no power to block bilingualism requirement for judges, court rulesSimon Jolin-Barrette argued that all lawyers should have the opportunity to become a judge, even if they are unilingual francophones.CanadaFeb 3
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Quebec court upholds fines to theatres where actors smoked during performancesThe theatres had challenged the fines, arguing that the tickets violated their freedom of expression.CanadaNov 10, 2021
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Quebec man who triggered Amber Alert now faces nine additional chargesThe man's three-year-old son was recovered safely by police and returned to his mother.CanadaOct 7, 2021
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Quebec man who triggered Amber Alert to remain in custody after brief court appearanceThe Sûreté du Québec said in a statement the man remains in custody until he is due back in court next month.CrimeSep 6, 2021
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