National

Hells Angels Arriving Near Montreal For Weekend National Meeting

The Canadian Press, 10 Aug, 2018 01:54 PM

SAINT-CHARLES-SUR-RICHELIEU, Canada — Members of the Hells Angels biker gang and their sympathizers have begun arriving in Quebec for a weekend gathering.

Authorities ramped up checkpoints and their overall presence today in the southwestern Quebec region where gang members will be staying.

The Canada Run — the Hells' annual gathering — is being held this year in St-Charles-sur-Richelieu, southeast of Montreal.

Authorities say some 500 full-patch Hells members and up to 200 sympathizers are expected to attend.

Police were keeping tabs today on who was coming into the area before allowing them to proceed.

The gathering is being held in Quebec for the first time since 2008.

The mandatory meeting for full-patch members is described by authorities as a show of force by the gang, with rivals and police the target audience.

Police say the 500-odd full-patch members across the country include 80 in Quebec where the gang is stronger than ever and controls between 95 and 98 of the drug trafficking market.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

B.C. To Fast Track Applications For Intercity Bus Service After Greyhound Exit

British Columbia says it will fast track applications from operators who want to serve parts of the province that will be left without intercity bus service after Greyhound's exit from Western Canada at the end of October.

B.C. To Fast Track Applications For Intercity Bus Service After Greyhound Exit

Indigenous Pipeline Protesters Take Over B.C. Park, Displace Campers, Erect 'Tiny Homes'

An Indigenous group calling itself the Tiny House Warriors has moved into the North Thompson River Provincial Park near Clearwater, B.C., in an effort to block the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

Indigenous Pipeline Protesters Take Over B.C. Park, Displace Campers, Erect 'Tiny Homes'

Indigenous Women Overrepresented In Vancouver Police Checks: Rights Advocates

In June, the B.C. Civil Liberties Association and Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs asked the province's police complaint commissioner to investigate a significant racial disparity in the use of street checks.

Indigenous Women Overrepresented In Vancouver Police Checks: Rights Advocates

Alberta Man Swept Away In British Columbia's Kitimat River Found Dead

Kitimat RCMP, Kitimat Search and Rescue and Terrace Swift Water Rescue located the body just after 11 a.m. Wednesday.

Alberta Man Swept Away In British Columbia's Kitimat River Found Dead

VPD Encouraging Beachgoers To Enjoy Parks And Beaches Safely

With temperatures expected to increase in Metro Vancouver this week, Vancouver Police are encouraging residents and visitors to the city to enjoy parks and beaches safely.