Tuesday, December 30, 2025
ADVT 
National

Accused In Quebec Jogger Attack Last Fall Gets 4 1/2 Years Behind Bars

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 05 Jan, 2017 11:40 AM
    LONGUEUIL, Que. — A Quebec man who pleaded guilty to attacking a female jogger at a popular provincial park near Montreal last September has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years behind bars.
     
    Yves Roy, 46, was sentenced after pleading guilty earlier Wednesday to a charge of aggravated assault.
     
    The victim, a woman in her 50s not known to Roy, was jogging when she was attacked around midday in an isolated sector of Mont-St-Bruno provincial park.
     
    Roy originally faced three charges, including attempted murder.
     
    A judge agreed to a joint sentence recommendation by the prosecution and the defence.
     
    With time served, Roy has four years left to serve, prosecutor Sacha Blais said.
     
    Roy was arrested at his home two weeks after the Sept. 2 attack.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    BlackBerry and Ford sign deal to work together on automotive software

    TORONTO — BlackBerry Ltd. (TSX:BB) has signed an agreement with Ford Motor Co. to expand the use of the firm's automotive and security software in the car manufacturer's vehicles.

    BlackBerry and Ford sign deal to work together on automotive software

    Saskatchewan Woman Who Stole Car With Baby Inside Says It's Time She Grew Up

    Saskatchewan Woman Who Stole Car With Baby Inside Says It's Time She Grew Up
      Maxine Charles, who is 24, stole the truck in Prince Albert on March 11.

    Saskatchewan Woman Who Stole Car With Baby Inside Says It's Time She Grew Up

    N.S. Jails Moving To Provide Od Treatment 'Immediately' As Fentanyl Threat Grows

    N.S. Jails Moving To Provide Od Treatment 'Immediately' As Fentanyl Threat Grows
    HALIFAX — The arrival of the highly potent opioid fentanyl in Nova Scotia is prompting the province's jails to move more quickly on a plan to provide frontline staff with a potentially life-saving overdose reversal drug, says the director of correctional services.

    N.S. Jails Moving To Provide Od Treatment 'Immediately' As Fentanyl Threat Grows

    Edmonton Police Charge Woman With Murder In Death Of 5-Year-Old Daughter In 2015

    Edmonton Police Charge Woman With Murder In Death Of 5-Year-Old Daughter In 2015
    EDMONTON — Police have charged an Edmonton woman in the death of her five-year-old daughter.

    Edmonton Police Charge Woman With Murder In Death Of 5-Year-Old Daughter In 2015

    Housing And Debt Risks Best Addressed By Government, Rates Blunt Tool: Poloz

    In a speech in Vancouver, the head of Canada's central bank says adjusting interest rates is a "very blunt tool" that has widespread effects.

    Housing And Debt Risks Best Addressed By Government, Rates Blunt Tool: Poloz

    Ontario Police Probe Several Incidents Involving Trick Or Treaters On Halloween

    Ontario Police Probe Several Incidents Involving Trick Or Treaters On Halloween
    A number of police forces across Ontario are investigating incidents which dampened the fun for certain trick or treaters on Halloween.

    Ontario Police Probe Several Incidents Involving Trick Or Treaters On Halloween