A hitman, Frédérick Silva, convicted of multiple murders, admits to offering C$100,000 to kill Montreal crime reporter Daniel Renaud. The plot remained active for two months but was not executed. Quebec Premier François Legault denounced the plot,

A hitman offered C$100,000 ($71,400; £56,000) for the assassination of a crime reporter at Montreal newspaper La Presse, the outlet has reported.

La Presse says convicted killer Frédérick Silva, who turned police informant in 2022, confessed to issuing the contract in 2021 on investigative reporter Daniel Renaud, but the hit was never carried o