MONTREAL - Legal arguments over the status of lawyers marked a half-day of hearings Monday at the Quebec inquiry into allegations of corruption in the province's construction industry. full story ![]()
The man infamously caught on police surveillance video stuffing wads of cash into his socks at a Montreal Mafia hangout downplayed his links to the Mob during his first day testifying at the inquiry into corruption in Quebec's construction industry.
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Quebec is taking significant steps to promote the use of wood in construction, joining B.C. in pushing for a fundamental rethink of the steel and concrete standard that has dominated Canada since the industrial revolution
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The testimony confirms suspicions that collusion in the construction industry extended beyond Quebec’s largest city
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The Quebec government has announced it will extend the mandate of the Charbonneau commission investigating collusion and corruption in the province.
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After a two week break, Quebec's corruption inquiry is back underway with more testimony from a former municipal party fundraiser dubbed "Mr. Three Per Cent."
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A veteran political fixer testifying at Quebec's corruption inquiry says a now-sitting judge helped commit election fraud nearly 15 years ago while he was a lawyer.
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Lawyers for South African track star Oscar Pistorius, charged with murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, are in court Thursday to argue for more lenient bail restrictions, including permission to travel overseas.
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Lord Justice Leveson has rejected a request to investigate whether a “developing relationship” between two lawyers at his press inquiry...
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The arm of the operation looking into bribery of public officials - codenamed Elveden - has now been asked to look at unpaid informants, but lawyers argue it will act as a deterrent to reporting corruption.
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The man police allege acted as the middleman between Quebec's construction industry and the Montreal Mafia tells the province's corruption commission that he's only heard about the Cosa Nostra in newspapers and on television.
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