Arthur Porter To Be Extradited To Canada From Panama To Face Charges

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 17 Jan, 2015 02:53 PM

MONTREAL — A Quebec police source has confirmed that the former head of the McGill University Health Centre will be extradited to Canada from Panama.

Arthur Porter faces fraud-related charges in connection with an alleged bribery scandal related to a super hospital project in Montreal.

The source tells The Canadian Press it is not known when exactly Porter will return to Canada.

The source added that Porter can still decide to challenge the extradition order.

Porter's wife Pamela Porter pleaded guilty last month to two counts of laundering the proceeds of crime and was sentenced to 33 months for her role in the scandal.

A lawyer with the Quebec government's proceeds-of-crime unit said last month the court also seized about $5.5 million worth of assets related to her crimes.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Man's rental car seized for 45 days in central Ontario drug bust

BARRIE, Ont. — A central Ontario man is going to have a tough time explaining this one to the car rental agency.

Man's rental car seized for 45 days in central Ontario drug bust

4.5 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes 208 Kilometres West Of Vancouver Island, No Damage Expected

VANCOUVER — A 4.5 magnitude earthquake has struck 208 kilometres west of the northern tip of Vancouver Island.

4.5 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes 208 Kilometres West Of Vancouver Island, No Damage Expected

Severe Beating Of A Nurse By A Patient At A Toronto Hospital Raises Safety Concerns

TORONTO - The severe beating of a nurse by a patient at a Toronto hospital this week is just one of a growing number of violent incidents against nurses at mental-health facilities across Ontario, their union said.

Severe Beating Of A Nurse By A Patient At A Toronto Hospital Raises Safety Concerns

Enterovirus D68 Linked To B.C. Death Of Child Under The Age Of Five

VANCOUVER — The death of a B.C. child has become the third fatality in the province linked to the enterovirus D68 infection.

Enterovirus D68 Linked To B.C. Death Of Child Under The Age Of Five

Police Looking For Missing 14-Year-Old Coquitlam Girl Last Seen On Wednesday

Police say Josela Ascon-Ramos stands four feet, six inches tall, has brown eyes and shoulder-length hair and was wearing yoga pants and a hoodie.

Police Looking For Missing 14-Year-Old Coquitlam Girl Last Seen On Wednesday

2 women dead, 1 man critical in Highway 1 pileup east of Revelstoke

REVELSTOKE, B.C. — Revelstoke RCMP say two women are dead and a man is in critical condition after a four vehicle pileup on the Trans-Canada Highway about 30 kilometres east of Revelstoke.