Category: quebec police

Quebec Provincial Police Say Man, 32, Killed Northeast of Montreal Is Homicide Victim

Quebec provincial police say they are investigating a homicide after a man was allegedly gunned down in his car in a city northeast of Montreal. Police say Noël Garcia-Frias, 32, was found Friday in Charlemagne. Repentigny police say they spotted a badly injured man on a street at around 10 p.m. in the small city…


Quebec Town Devastated by Fishing Accident That Killed Local Man, Four Children

Residents of a small northeastern Quebec village are devastated by the news that a local man and two of his children were among five people killed in a weekend fishing mishap, one of the man’s relatives said Sunday. Keven Girard, 37, and four children died early on Saturday when they were caught in the shifting…


Driver Arrested After Injuring Two People in Road Rage Incident Near Montreal: Police

Quebec provincial police have arrested two people after an alleged road rage incident in the Montreal suburb of St-Eustache, Que., that left two others seriously injured Sunday morning. Police said they believe the 26-year-old driver of a sport utility vehicle intentionally struck a three-wheeled motorcycle, injuring two riders. The man was arrested for dangerous driving…


Quebec Man, 27, Shot and Killed in Southern Mexico Town of Puerto Escondido

A 27-year-old man from Quebec was shot to death in Mexico’s Pacific coast beach town of Puerto Escondido, prosecutors said Tuesday. Oaxaca state prosecutors said Victor Masson was found dead in a car with a bullet wound on Monday in a neighbourhood of Puerto Escondido where few tourists stay. Prosecutors did not provide any possible…


Quebec Flooding: Two Firefighters Missing Northeast of Capital, States of Emergency

Provincial police have confirmed that two people swept away by the current on the flooded Rivière du Gouffre in Quebec’s Charlevoix region, where up to 60 millimetres of rain fell within a 24-hour period, are firefighters. Sgt. Audrey-Anne Bilodeau, a spokesperson for the Quebec provincial police, said the firefighters were swept away while helping two…


Police Say Six Bodies Found Near Akwesasne, Que, Near US Border: Mohawk Police

The Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service says they are investigating after the bodies of six people were found late Thursday afternoon in the St. Lawrence River by a marsh area near Akwesasne, Que. Akwesasne is close to the United States border across from New York state. Police say the search has been called off for the night and is to…


Quebec Girl, 9, Dies After Snow Fort Collapses Behind Residence

A nine-year-old girl has died after a snow fort collapsed in a forest behind a rural Quebec home. The young victim was building a fort with another girl, 7, when it collapsed on them in the town of St-Ubalde, about 100 kilometres west of Quebec City. Quebec provincial police were called to the scene at…


Four People Die in Three Days on Quebec Snowmobile Trails

Four Quebec snowmobilers have died in separate crashes since Friday. Provincial police say a man in his 60s died in St-Cuthbert, Que., around 90 kilometres northeast of Montreal, after his snowmobile collided with a tree yesterday morning. A day earlier, a man in his 50s died in Saguenay, Que., from injuries he suffered after his…


Police Say Man in His 20S Dead After Ski Accident in Bromont, Que

Police say a man in his 20s is dead after an accident on a ski hill in Quebec’s Eastern Townships Saturday evening. Sgt. Sylvain D’Amours of the Bromont, Que., police says the investigation into the cause of death remains ongoing. He says police have so far been unable to reach the man’s family to notify…


Quebec Police Say Four People Dead in Home Destroyed by Fire North of Montreal

The bodies of four people have been found in a home north of Montreal after a fire broke out early Thursday morning. Provincial police say the house in Ste-Julienne, in Quebec’s Lanaudière region, caught fire at around 1 a.m. Sgt. Éloïse Cossette says that when the blaze was brought under control, firefighters found four victims…