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.
In February, anti-corruption police raided city hall and the offices of a borough that Mr Applebaum once represented. 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.