Rachel Lau

Montreal

Digital Reporter at CTV News

Digital reporter @CTVMontreal • [email protected]

Articles

Quebec couple accused of killing man’s ex-wife may have used smuggled poison

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Rachel Lau

A Quebec couple on trial for murder may have smuggled deadly poison in a Coca-Cola bottle, Noovo Info has learned. Jacques Adonai Charpentier, 41, and Mélissa Estimé, 24, were at the Montreal courthouse on Tuesday to face charges in the death of Odna Daudier, Charpentier’s ex-wife. According to court documents, Estimé traveled to the Dominican Republic to purchase the deadly poison one month before Daudier was found dead.
Quebec couple may have used fish poison to kill ex-wife

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Rachel Lau

A Quebec couple on trial for murder is being accused of using poison from a fish to kill the man’s ex-wife, Noovo Info has learned. Jacques Adonai Charpentier, 41, and Mélissa Estimé, 24, were at the Montreal courthouse on Tuesday to face charges in the death of Odna Daudier, Charpentier’s ex-wife. According to court documents, Estimé traveled to the Dominican Republic to purchase the deadly fish poison one month before Daudier was found dead.
Teen in hospital after stabbing in Côte-des-Neiges

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Rachel Lau

A 16-year-old boy is in hospital after a stabbing Tuesday evening in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood. Montreal police (SPVM) received a 911 call at 6 p.m. about the incident on Barclay Street near Victoria Avenue. When officers arrived onsite, they found the teen with upper body injuries. He was conscious at the time, but Montreal police say he lost consciousness in the ambulance.
Quebec launches spring COVID-19 vaccination campaign

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Rachel Lau

The Quebec government is launching its spring COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the hopes of reducing complications, hospitalizations and deaths in vulnerable populations. Vaccination against COVID-19 is free for all individuals aged six months and up. “The number of doses and the intervals between doses depend on the age, vaccination history and medical condition of the individual,” the government notes.
F.A.C.E. school choir protests plan to sell building

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Rachel Lau

The student choir of F.A.C.E. school in downtown Montreal protested through song outside City Hall on Monday evening in an effort to convince officials to stop their century-old school from being rezoned and sold to private interests. “F.A.C.E. is a unique, bilingual, inter-generational school. As far as I know, it’s completely unique in this province,” said Victoria May, the parent of a F.A.C.E. student.
Listériose: rappel de sandwichs au jambon forêt-noire

1 week ago | noovo.info | Rachel Lau

Les sandwichs au jambon forêt-noire vendus au Québec par Cuisine Fraicheur Urbaine font l'objet d'un rappel en raison de la présence de la bactérie Listeria monocytogenes.
Black Forest ham sandwiches sold in Quebec recalled for listeria

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Rachel Lau

Black Forest ham sandwiches that were sold in Quebec by Cuisine Fraîcheur Urbaine are being recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued the recall for sandwiches with a best before date of April 16, 2025 (size 179 g, UPC: 0 639725 401603). The agency is asking that people who bought the products abstain from consuming, using, selling, serving or distributing them.
Asian Heritage Month: Find out how these Montrealers are making a difference

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Rachel Lau

May is Asian Heritage Month, commemorating the achievements and contributions of people of Asian origin across Canada. The theme for this year, according to the Government of Canada, is “preserving the past, embracing the future: amplifying Asian Canadian legacy.”“This theme celebrates the rich heritage and contributions of people of Asian origin in Canada while also looking forward to the future with optimism and hopefulness,” the government notes.
Montreal's newest Asian supermarket shakes things up on South Shore

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Rachel Lau

A new Asian supermarket opened its doors this week on Montreal’s South Shore. It was a long-awaited moment despite the fact that the area already boasts several other similar stores. “We really carry some unique products, and we give people a flavour of home,” T&T CEO Tina Lee tells CTV News.
Longueuil man arrested for sex-related offences

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Rachel Lau

A 55-year-old man has been arrested in Longueuil, on Montreal’s South Shore, for sex-related offences. Longueuil police (SPAL) says it arrested Robert Landry last Friday after raiding his home on Gaétan-Boucher Boulevard in the borough of Saint-Hubert. “Several customers [who were] present onsite” were also arrested, according to the force.