Judge to rule on bail for 3 men charged in alleged plot to take land near Quebec City
QUÉBEC — A judge will rule today on whether to grant bail to three men facing terrorism charges in an alleged plot to forcibly seize land in the Quebec City area.
Simon Angers-Audet, 24, Raphaël Lagacé, 25, and Marc-Aurèle Chabot, 24, face charges of facilitating a terrorist activity, and other charges related to the illegal storage of firearms and possession of explosives and prohibited devices.
There is a publication ban on details of the bail hearing, which heard from an RCMP officer, the three accused and several of their family members.
Quebec court Judge René de la Sablonnière heard evidence and arguments in July and was expected to rule last week, but informed lawyers he needed more time.
A fourth accused — Matthew Forbes, 33 — is facing weapons charges and was granted bail under a lengthy list of conditions that include wearing a GPS tracking bracelet.
The Canadian Armed Forces have said Forbes and Chabot were active members of the military at the time of their arrest on July 8.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 6, 2025.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
National Post
6 minutes ago
- National Post
No evidence of election law breaches in former Liberal MP Han Dong's nomination race, watchdog says
Verriere said the office looked into multiple potential CEA breaches but found that the evidence to support them was either non-existent or insufficient. 'To take formal compliance or enforcement action, the Commissioner must have tangible evidence to substantiate allegations of wrongdoing,' commissioner spokesperson Pierre Verriere said in a statement. 'Following our assessment of the allegations against potential CEA contraventions, we found either no evidence to support formal enforcement action or insufficient evidence, depending on the provision in question,' he added. But as it was highlighted repeatedly throughout the Foreign Interference Inquiry last year, the commissioner's oversight power during party nomination races is very limited. She told inquiry staff that her mandate during internal party elections is limited to political financing and that it would be a major resource challenge for her to have to oversee every nomination race for all 343 federal ridings. She also noted that she does not have the mandate nor the ability to verify intelligence, which was the basis for most of the allegations in Don Valley North. Dong, who stepped away from Liberal caucus after a string of media stories regarding these allegations in 2023 and did not run in the 2025 election, has always denied any wrongdoing. In June, he settled a two-year defamation lawsuit with Global News. He told National Post on Tuesday that he was not aware that the commissioner's investigation was closed until National Post reached out to him for comment. 'I have always said that I have always followed the election rules. Unfortunately, my family, my team and I have suffered irreversible harm,' Dong said in a text message. 'I remain hopeful that this conclusion of Commissioner Simard's investigation will bring DVN electors, especially Liberals, full closure and restore public confidence in our democratic process and institutions.' The other review into foreign interference Simard discussed during the public inquiry was into allegations of Chinese interference against Conservative candidate Kenny Chiu during the 2021 federal election in the B.C. riding of Steveston–Richmond East. During her testimony in front of the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference (PIFI) last year, Simard said her office had already concluded there was insufficient evidence to support charges of 'undue foreign influence' or any other breaches of the CRA. Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark and sign up for our politics newsletter, First Reading, here.
CTV News
6 minutes ago
- CTV News
Dump truck damages homes and vehicles in Barrhaven
Dump truck damages homes in Barrhaven A dump truck driver lost control of his vehicle, damaging several homes and vehicles in Barrhaven on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (CTV News Ottawa)
CBC
7 minutes ago
- CBC
Toronto man charged after Hwy. 401 road rage stabbing
A 44-year-old Toronto man faces multiple charges, including assault, after police say two people were stabbed during a road rage incident on Highway 401 near Brimley Road in Scarborough. Police say they responded to the incident around 4:37 p.m. on Monday, by which point all parties had left the scene. The victims, 35 and 31, took themselves to the hospital, police say. The 35-year-old sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries, while police say the 31-year-old's injuries were minor. Both parties had exited their vehicles on the shoulder of the highway, when the 44-year-old man allegedly confronted the others and stabbed them.
