Montreal's mayor arrested
Published:Monday | June 17, 2013 | 1:32 PM
Montreal's mayor has been arrested by Quebec's anti-corruption unit on fraud charges, months after his predecessor resigned amid corruption allegations.
Michael Applebaum faces 14 charges, including defrauding government.
The arrest is the latest in a string of scandals surrounding Canadian local politics.
In the neighbouring province of Ontario, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denies allegations that he appeared in a video smoking crack cocaine.
Applebaum, Montreal's first English-speaking mayor in 100 years, was arrested early this morning at his home.
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