Suspect in assault on premier headed to trial

The man charged with assaulting Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard last year during a vigil commemorating the victims of a mass shooting in the United States will be tried in October.
Esteban Torres Wicttorff, 21, made a brief appearance before Quebec Court Judge Sylvie Kovacevich at the Montreal courthouse Thursday afternoon. His lawyer, Arij Riahi, told Kovacevich that the trial could be held in one day, on Oct. 6.
On June 16, 2016, Couillard had to be rushed from a stage during a Montreal