Sûreté du Québec beefs up cold case squad

The Sûreté du Québec will significantly hike the number of officers assigned to its cold case squad in the coming months as it aims to tackle a backlog of unsolved slayings dating back more than 50 years.
The unit’s membership will increase to nearly 30 from five and will have a presence in the Montreal area and Quebec City, a spokeswoman for the force said Monday
Lt. Martine Asselin explained that regular investigators often have to respond to breaking crimes or urgent