Montreal Gazette
🏢 Postmedia
📍 QC
May 20, 2026
· 3 min read
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Arson squad asked to investigate blaze that damaged home of a man with alleged ties to Montreal Mafia
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Article Excerpt
MONTREAL CRIME
Arson squad asked to investigate blaze that damaged home of a man with alleged ties to Montreal Mafia
A fire at a residence on Gouin Blvd. was extinguished, but firefighters could not determine the exact cause.
Home ravaged by fire on Gouin Blvd. E. in Rivières-des-Prairies. (John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette)
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Paul Cherry
May 20, 2026 at 5:25 p.m.
Last Updated: May 20, 2026 at 5:56 p.m.
The Montreal police arson squad has been asked to investigate a fire in the Rivière-des-Prairies—Pointe-aux-Trembles borough that badly damaged the residence of a man with alleged ties to the…
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