Montreal this morning: An awesome autumn day
18C. That will be the balmy high today, Environment Canada is saying. It will be mainly sunny today, with a few clouds overnight and a low of 12C. Coming up today: The lawyer for Lise Thibault, former...
View ArticleLise Thibault freed pending appeal
By Patrice Bergeron QUEBEC — After six nights behind bars, former Quebec lieutenant-governor Lise Thibault was freed Tuesday as a judge granted her lawyer permission to appeal her 18-month jail term....
View ArticleLocal SQ officer to be honoured for cracking string of robberies in St-Lazare...
A Sûreté du Québec sergeant in the Vaudreuil area will be honoured during the 17th annual Quebec Police Awards gala hosted by l’Association des policières et policiers provinciaux du Québec on Nov. 19...
View ArticleMontreal this morning: Skies will clear
The skies will clear in the morning. Winds from the west will pick up to 20 km/h in the afternoon, and a high of minus 2C. Clear tonight, becoming partly cloudy near midnight, with a low of minus 7C....
View ArticleLawyer for ex-Quebec lieutenant-governor argues for lighter fraud sentence
QUEBEC — The lawyer for ex-Quebec lieutenant-governor Lise Thibault argued in favour of a lighter sentence for his client Friday, telling the province’s Court of Appeal the trial judge erred in...
View ArticleLise Thibault to serve 18-month sentence after appeal rejected
Quebec’s top court has rejected an appeal by ex-lieutenant-governor Lise Thibault for a lighter sentence on her fraud conviction. Thibault was sentenced last fall to 18 months in jail for fraud and...
View ArticleLise Thibault won't go to the Supreme Court, now behind bars
QUEBEC — Lise Thibault’s partner says the former Quebec lieutenant-governor will not go to the Supreme Court after losing her bid to serve her 18-month jail term in the community. Réal Cloutier tells...
View ArticleEx-Quebec lieutenant-governor Lise Thibault released on conditional parole
QUEBEC – After serving one-sixth of her sentence for fraud and breach of trust, former Quebec lieutenant-governor Lise Thibault was released from jail Thursday, according to documents from Quebec...
View ArticleEx-Quebec lieutenant-governor Lise Thibault gets full conditional release
Former Quebec lieutenant-governor Lise Thibault will officially be granted full conditional release from jail Wednesday, according to documents from Quebec parole authorities. Thibault had already been...
View ArticleLawyer for ex-Quebec lieutenant-governor argues for lighter fraud sentence
QUEBEC — The lawyer for ex-Quebec lieutenant-governor Lise Thibault argued in favour of a lighter sentence for his client Friday, telling the province’s Court of Appeal the trial judge erred in...
View ArticleLise Thibault to serve 18-month sentence after appeal rejected
Quebec's top court has rejected an appeal by ex-lieutenant-governor Lise Thibault for a lighter sentence on her fraud conviction. Read More
View ArticleLise Thibault won't go to the Supreme Court, now behind bars
QUEBEC — Lise Thibault's partner says the former Quebec lieutenant-governor will not go to the Supreme Court after losing her bid to serve her 18-month jail term in the community. Read More
View ArticleEx-Quebec lieutenant-governor Lise Thibault gets full conditional release
Former Quebec lieutenant-governor Lise Thibault will officially be granted full conditional release from jail Wednesday, according to documents from Quebec parole authorities. Read More
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