Friday, December 26, 2025
ADVT 
National

Man charged with threatening Quebec premier

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 24 Sep, 2020 09:27 PM
  • Man charged with threatening Quebec premier

A 65-year-old Quebec man has been charged after allegedly threatening Premier Francois Legault online.

Sylvain Proulx will appear in court on Nov. 9 in Roberval, in the Lac-Saint-Jean region.

According to the charge sheet, the threat to cause death or bodily harm to the Quebec premier was made on Sept. 5.

Three days later, on Sept. 8, Quebec provincial police announced they were meeting with two men, ages 59 and 65, regarding threatening language against a member of the provincial legislature.

It's unclear whether action was taken against the 59-year-old.

The incident prompted a Quebec provincial police spokesman to warn the public on Twitter that threatening language is always taken seriously, even if it comes from a social media account.

MORE National ARTICLES

N.S. assisted death case: wife loses in court

N.S. assisted death case: wife loses in court
The woman was seeking a stay of a lower court ruling that rejected her request for an injunction, having concluded the 83-year-old man with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — identified as Mr. X — was entitled to the procedure because he met the criteria under federal law.

N.S. assisted death case: wife loses in court

RCMP secrets case inches along

RCMP secrets case inches along
Next week will mark one year since Ortis, director of an RCMP intelligence centre, was arrested, making international headlines.

RCMP secrets case inches along

B.C. announces new hospital for Dawson Creek

B.C. announces new hospital for Dawson Creek
Health Minister Adrian Dix says the new hospital is something he and local officials have aspired to have built for a long time.

B.C. announces new hospital for Dawson Creek

COVID forces Yukon Quest dog-sled race to cancel

COVID forces Yukon Quest dog-sled race to cancel
The race normally runs between Fairbanks, Alaska, and Whitehorse in February, travelling through 10 different communities.

COVID forces Yukon Quest dog-sled race to cancel

Fall brings new COVID-19 worries: Tam

Fall brings new COVID-19 worries: Tam
With the final long weekend of the summer season upon us, Dr. Theresa Tam said Canadians need to consider their own risk factors and the details of plans for any in-person gatherings with friends and family.

Fall brings new COVID-19 worries: Tam

Canadian Bar Association names first Indigenous head

Canadian Bar Association names first Indigenous head
Regehr is taking on the job at a time when people across North America are calling out racial injustice through movements such as Indigenous Lives Matter and Black Lives Matter.

Canadian Bar Association names first Indigenous head