Lawyer for Man Who Killed Quebec Police Officer Says No Sign of Threat in Final Chat

Published on February 20, 2024

A Quebec man who killed a provincial police officer last year gave no indication he was about to become violent, said his lawyer, who was likely the last person to chat with him before the stabbing attack. Lawyer Yanick Péloquin testified on Feb. 19 during the coroner’s inquest into the death of Sgt. Maureen Breau on March 27 in Louiseville, Que., about 100 kilometres northeast of Montreal. The coroner is also investigating the death of Isaac Brouillard Lessard, 35, who was shot dead by police in his apartment building moments after he attacked Ms. Breau and seriously injured another officer. Mr. Péloquin said he had a 45-minute text exchange with Mr. Brouillard Lessard that ended about two hours before police arrived to his client’s house to arrest him for uttering threats and violating probation....

Continue reading on website
Other news

ANZ Given Nod for Australia’s Biggest Banking Merger in a Decade

February 20, 2024
The Australian Competition Tribunal has overturned, on appeal, an earlier decision preventing the “big four” bank, ANZ, from acquiring the banking business of Suncorp.The decision paves the way for a $4.9 billion takeover, setting up Australia’s largest merger in the banking industry since the 2008 Global Financial Crisis.Fears that such a move would “further entrench an oligopoly,” and reduce com

Funding Dries Up for NGO Assisting Illegal Immigrants in San Diego

February 20, 2024
San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond is demanding the Biden administration take “immediate” and “decisive” action to fund a non-government agency that has been contracted by the county to assist illegal immigrants at a closed school in the City Heights neighborhood.The county has already spent $6 million to fund the NGO SBCS—formerly known as the South Bay Community Services—in the last four mo