Sidhartha Banerjee
TorontoStar
Pointe-Calumet, QC, Canada
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Black Montrealer sues police after being handcuffed over suspected theft of own car
MONTREAL - A Montreal man is suing the city’s police force and two of its officers for $125,000 after being handcuffed and detained by officers who su... → Read More
Judge grants another eviction delay to Montreal homeless camp under highway
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge on Monday extended an injunction to protect a downtown Montreal homeless encampment located under a busy highway, and once a... → Read More
Cyberattack knocks out website and mobile app for Quebec’s hydro utility
MONTREAL - Quebec’s power utility said Thursday it was working to get its website and mobile application running again after they were knocked off-lin... → Read More
RCMP investigate two alleged underground Chinese police stations in Quebec
Quebec RCMP are investigating what they say are two secret police stations allegedly operated by Chinese authorities at community organizations in the Montreal area. → Read More
QMJHL commissioner Gilles Courteau resigns after 37 years at helm
QMJHL commissioner Gilles Courteau resigns amid hazing investigation → Read More
Class action against Quebec businessman accused of allegedly paying minors for sex
Consumer Law Group is representing the lead plaintiff, a Montreal woman who was 17 at the time she allegedly met Robert G. Miller → Read More
Quebec major junior hockey to introduce ‘locker room code’ to prevent violent hazing
Commissioner Gilles Courteau testified today at legislature hearings in Quebec City on violence in hockey hazing rituals → Read More
Petition calls for pro hockey’s first Black coach to be inducted into Hall of Fame
A grassroots effort is under way to get professional hockey’s first Black coach, John Paris Jr., inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Hockey Nova Scotia launched a petition dubbed “Paris to Toronto” on Feb. 1, calling on the Nova Scotia-born Paris to be recognized by the Toronto-based hall for his contributions to the game. Paris, 76, said in an interview from Halifax Tuesday that all the… → Read More
Petition calls for John Paris Jr., pro hockey’s first Black coach, to be inducted into Hall of Fame
Hockey Nova Scotia launched a petition on Feb. 1, calling on the Nova Scotia-born John Paris Jr. to be recognized for his contributions to the game → Read More
Jury finds Quebec man guilty in abduction, extortion of N.Y. couple in September 2020
A Quebec man was found guilty on five counts including including kidnapping, extortion and conspiracy to kidnap a couple in their 70s from Upstate New York → Read More
Neighbours of accused say no warning signs before Quebec daycare bus crash
Little is known about St-Amand, who turned 51 on New Year’s Day. → Read More
Two children injured in alleged bus attack on Quebec daycare released from hospital
Two other children are in a ‘favourable’ state of health, a Montreal hospital says, while two others are being treated at a Laval hospital → Read More
Crown wants Quebec sex-assault case of fashion mogul Peter Nygard to move forward faster
The founder of a defunct international women’s clothing company faces one count of sexual assault and one count of forcible confinement. The case in Quebec has been put on hold for months → Read More
Governments seek buyer as Quebec COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer Medicago set to close
Mitsubishi Chemical says it would dissolve Quebec’s Medicago because it is no longer ‘viable’ to continue marketing its products → Read More
Governments seek buyer as Quebec COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer Medicago set to close
MONTREAL – The Quebec government says it’s looking to find a buyer for Medicago Inc., the Quebec-based COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer that will be shut down by parent company Mitsubishi Che... → Read More
Final arguments at trial of Quebec man accused in abduction of elderly U.S. couple
Prosecution tells jury Quebec man knew ‘everything about what’s going on’ with kidnapping plot → Read More
Team of Ukrainian preteen refugees to play in renowned Quebec City hockey tournament
The Ukrainian team is scheduled to take to the ice at the Videotron Centre Feb. 11 to play the Junior Bruins from Massachusetts as part of the Quebec International Peewee Hockey Tournament → Read More
Quebec man accused in abduction of New York couple over drug debt denies involvement
The Crown alleges the couple were taken as leverage to recoup missing drugs or $3.5 million cash → Read More
Man accused in abduction of N.Y. couple over drug debt denies involvement
MONTREAL - A man on trial for the kidnapping of a couple from Upstate New York who were smuggled into Quebec in September 2020 denied any knowledge of... → Read More
Quebec man accused of kidnapping U.S. couple in 2020 says he acted under threats
Quebec man says he only took part in kidnapping because a big man – ‘a refrigerator on steroids – threatened him → Read More