Polytechnique student arrested for alleged threats

Montreal police have arrested a student at Ecole Polytechnique after he threatened classmates. The 29-year-old man, who has been treated in the past by psychiatrists, evidently had been acting strangely and talked of Virginia Tech and Dawson College. No firemarms were found in his residence. The student has been charged with criminal harassment and referred to the Pinel Institute of examination. (more...)