Radio host sues Cogeco for wrongful dismissal

MONTREAL – Former politician turned radio host Nathalie Normandeau is suing Cogeco for wrongful dismissal after the company allegedly suspended her without pay following her arrest in March.According to a Montreal Gazette report, Normandeau, who is also Quebec’s former deputy premier, worked as a radio host at Cogeco-owned FM93 in Quebec City on the show Normandeau-Duhaime le midi. She was arrested March 17 by the province's anti-corruption unit Unité permanente anticorruption (UPAC), and said she was dismissed from FM93 shortly thereafter.In a lawsuit filed at Quebec Superior Court, Normandeau (pictured) says the presumption of innocence must prevail, especially as the charges against her are not...