Close X
Sunday, November 17, 2024
ADVT 
National

Charge For Quebec Man Upgraded To Manslaughter In Death Of Infant Daughter

The Canadian Press, 20 Jul, 2015 11:39 AM
    GATINEAU, Que. — A Quebec man who allegedly shook his infant daughter has had his criminal charge upgraded to manslaughter after her death.
     
    The 25-year-old appeared in a courtroom today in the western Quebec town of Gatineau.
     
    He was orginally charged with aggravated assault after the girl was found unconscious last week.
     
    Police had previously announced that the girl, who was not yet two months old, died Friday.
     
    The accused's bail hearing will take place Wednesday.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Out-Of-Control B.C. Wildfire Forces Evacuations As Residents On Alert

    Out-Of-Control B.C. Wildfire Forces Evacuations As Residents On Alert
    KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A wildfire south of Lytton, B.C., has grown to 15 square kilometres, prompting crews to burn off potential fuel on the forest floor.

    Out-Of-Control B.C. Wildfire Forces Evacuations As Residents On Alert

    Investigators Try To Identify Human Remains Found During Mass B.C. Search

    Investigators Try To Identify Human Remains Found During Mass B.C. Search
    SAANICH, B.C. — Police say remains that were found on southern Vancouver Island during an extensive search for a missing person are human.

    Investigators Try To Identify Human Remains Found During Mass B.C. Search

    India Remembers Nek Chand, The Creator Of Chandigarh's Famous Rock Garden

    India Remembers Nek Chand, The Creator Of Chandigarh's Famous Rock Garden
    Nek Chand, the creator of Chandigarh's famous Rock Garden, died at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research here early Friday following cardiac arrest, his family members said. He was 90.

    India Remembers Nek Chand, The Creator Of Chandigarh's Famous Rock Garden

    Body Of 65-Year-Old Canadian Found Floating In Gulf Of Thailand: Media Reports

    Body Of 65-Year-Old Canadian Found Floating In Gulf Of Thailand: Media Reports
    PATTAYA, Thailand — Local media reports say the body of a 65-year-old Canadian man who disappeared after renting a boat earlier this week has been found in the Gulf of Thailand.

    Body Of 65-Year-Old Canadian Found Floating In Gulf Of Thailand: Media Reports

    Dana Mckellar, Missing B.C. Man, Search Leads To Finding Of Human Remains

    Dana Mckellar, Missing B.C. Man, Search Leads To Finding Of Human Remains
    Investigators representing municipal forces and the RCMP began searching a parcel of land in rural Saanich on June 2 for the remains of Dana McKellar.

    Dana Mckellar, Missing B.C. Man, Search Leads To Finding Of Human Remains

    Sailors March Off Canadian Destroyer Ship Algonquin, As It Retires After 41 Years

    Sailors March Off Canadian Destroyer Ship Algonquin, As It Retires After 41 Years
    ESQUIMALT, B.C. — Forty-one years of distinguished service have come to an end for a Royal Canadian Navy ship that's been retired at a base on Vancouver Island.

    Sailors March Off Canadian Destroyer Ship Algonquin, As It Retires After 41 Years