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CTV News
2 days ago
- CTV News
Coroner to investigate deaths of mother, 3-year-old son who drowned in Montreal pool
An SPVM police shoulder patch is seen on an officer in Montreal, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi MONTREAL — A 34-year-old woman and her three-year-old son drowned in a residential pool in Montreal's Lachine borough. Police say they found the two bodies in the pool of a private residence around 9:35 p.m. on Tuesday. Const. Caroline Chèvrefils says both police and paramedics tried to resuscitate the two victims but failed. Both deaths were pronounced at the scene. Chèvrefils described the deaths as accidental, saying police do not suspect foul play or negligence. She says a coroner will investigate the deaths. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 11, 2025.
CBC
3 days ago
- CBC
Mother and 3-year-old son drown in home pool in Lachine, Montreal police say
A mother and her three-year-old are dead after drowning in a pool inside a residence in the city's Lachine borough. According to Montreal police spokesperson Caroline Chèvrefils, a 911 call was placed at around 9:35 p.m. on Tuesday about two possible drownings at a property located near the corner of 20th Avenue and Provost Street. Officers and paramedics who rushed to the scene located both victims and they were unconscious. Resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful and both the mother and her son's deaths were confirmed at the scene. Late Tuesday night, police set up a perimeter around home to help investigators piece together what happened. The deaths have since been ruled accidental and Montreal police have transferred the investigation to the Quebec coroner's office.
CTV News
3 days ago
- CTV News
Mother, toddler drown in Lachine swimming pool
A 34-year-old woman and her three-year-old son are dead after drowning in a residential swimming pool in Montreal's Lachine borough. (Cosmo Santamaria/CTV News) A 34-year-old woman and her three-year-old son are dead after drowning in a residential swimming pool in Montreal's Lachine borough Tuesday night. First responders received a 911 call at 9:35 p.m. about the incident on 20e Avenue near Provost Street. 'They located two unresponsive persons,' said Caroline Chèvrefils, a spokesperson with Montreal police. 'Paramedics performed CPR on both the victims, but unfortunately, they were pronounced dead at the scene.' She adds that investigators determined that there was 'no criminal element' in the incident. 'It was an accident,' Chèvrefils affirmed. The file has been transferred to the coroner's office.
CTV News
3 days ago
- CTV News
26 years after disappearance, two men charged in 1999 Quebec murder
Two men have been charged with second-degree murder in connection with 1999 murder case. Investigators from Quebec's provincial police (SQ) unsolved case division have arrested two men in connection with the 1999 murder of Maxime Berthiaume. Kenneth Forman, 82, of Lachine, and Timothy Helpin, 58, of Deux-Montagnes, were arrested on warrants for second-degree murder. The accused appeared virtually at the Joliette courthouse on Tuesday. According to the SQ, Berthiaume was reported missing by his family in February 1999. Montreal police (SPVM), along with the SQ, conducted an investigation. In January, SQ investigators were able to establish a link between Berthiaume's disappearance and the unidentified body of a homicide victim found in September 2015 in Rawdon.
CTV News
14-05-2025
- Climate
- CTV News
Long weekend fishing will be disrupted in Quebec due to strike
People fish off the lighthouse pier on Lake St. Louis, Friday, June 30, 2023 in Lachine, Que. Environment Canada says forest fires are causing poor air quality today across much of Quebec and Ontario. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press)
