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CBC
7 days ago
- CBC
Quebec's construction holiday the deadliest in last 10 years, say provincial police
Quebec provincial police is reminding motorists to remain cautious given an unprecedented number of road deaths that occurred over Quebec's two-week construction holiday. The construction break is known to be a dangerous time of year on Quebec roads, but this year the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) is reporting 38 deaths from 30 collisions during the two-week period, compared to 17 deaths during 2024's construction holiday. The tally for 2025 includes 31 road deaths and seven that that happened off road on the recreational network. "This data represents the worst results of the last 10 years on the network served by the SQ," police said in a news release. This past weekend alone, at least nine people died, including four in a single-vehicle crash when a 29-year-old driver veered off the road in Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse, in Quebec's Chaudière-Appalaches region, and slammed into a tree. The driver, and three children under the age of 10 were killed. The SQ also reported the deaths of three motorcyclists, one near Gatineau on Highway 105, another in Sainte-Flavie on the south shore of the St. Lawrence and a third in construction zone in Notre-Dame-de-Montauban in the Mauricie on Sunday. André Durocher, a spokesperson for CAA-Québec, said the spike could be due to changes in Quebecers' travelling patterns amid the trade war with the United States. "More people announced their intention to spend their vacation in Quebec," he said, adding there were probably more people on the road because of it. One woman was killed in a three-vehicle collision in Cowansville in the Eastern Townships on Sunday and the driver of a heavy truck also died after losing control of his vehicle in Saint-Moïse, near Rimouski, Que. Gino Desrosiers, the spokesperson for Quebec's automobile insurance board — the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec — said the vast majority of these collisions are preventable. "It's human behaviour. So we're talking about speeding, distraction, impaired driving, fatigue," he said.
CTV News
7 days ago
- CTV News
Motorcyclist killed after losing control in Mauricie, Que.
A motorcyclist in her 60s was killed Sunday afternoon after losing control of her motorcycle in a construction zone in Notre-Dame-de-Montauban, in Quebec's Mauricie region. The accident occurred around 1:45 p.m. on Rousseau Road, also known as Route 367, near Thomas-Lavoie Road, said Ève Brochu-Joubert, spokesperson for the Sûreté du Québec (SQ). According to initial reports, the motorcyclist, who was riding with two other motorcycles, was thrown from her vehicle after losing control on a section of the road that was covered in gravel due to repairs. The victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition, where she was pronounced dead. Another motorcycle carrying two people also lost control. They suffered minor injuries. A collision investigator was scheduled to arrive at the scene in the afternoon to analyze the scene and attempt to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident. This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on Aug. 4, 2025.
CTV News
10-07-2025
- CTV News
14-year-old girl struck and killed on scooter in Trois-Rivières, Que.
A 14-year-old scooter rider died following a collision with a van on Wednesday evening in Trois-Rivières, in the Mauricie region. The collision occurred around 10:30 p.m. at the intersection of Laviolette Street and Saint-Maurice Boulevard, according to the Trois-Rivières Police Department. 'The young scooter rider was travelling west on Saint-Maurice Boulevard. She attempted to make a left turn onto Laviolette Street heading south but, unfortunately, the van travelling in the opposite direction on Boulevard du Saint-Maurice was unable to avoid her,' said Caroline Chartrand, spokesperson for the police department. Chartrand said that patrol officers happened to be nearby and responded very quickly to begin resuscitation efforts on the young woman. The victim was transported to the Trois-Rivières hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The driver of the van was not injured. At this time, foul play is not being considered, Chartrand said. This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on July 10, 2025.
CBC
17-06-2025
- Health
- CBC
Fewer service disruptions expected in Quebec's health-care network this summer
Santé Québec, the Crown corporation that oversees the province's health-care network, announced on Tuesday morning that it expects fewer service disruptions this summer compared to last year. But some regions such as the Mauricie, Centre-du-Québec, the Laurentians, Bas-Saint-Laurent and Côte-Nord remain under surveillance, said Robin Marie Coleman, Santé Québec's assistant vice-president of access and care pathway co-ordination. "The teams at Santé Québec's head office have deployed a new tracking tool that will provide us to have a real-time picture of how things are going everywhere in the province in order to be able to provide support when needed," she said. Coleman explained that, historically, the pressure on health-care services increases between mid-June and the beginning of September — mainly due to staff vacations and tourism across Quebec. According to her, 80 per cent of service disruptions have been avoided so far for the summer season. For the remaining disruptions, 90 per cent already have measures that have been identified or implemented to try and avoid them, said Véronique Wilson, general manager of network co-ordination and operations support at Santé Québec. To manage interruptions, Wilson added, the Crown corporation plans to set up service corridors between regions, transfer patients to other hospitals, request support from employees in other regions and deploy a "public flying squad" — which consists of 246 employees working primarily in remote areas to maintain access to health-care. Julie Delaney, director of the CISSS des Laurentides, presented the plan for her region to reporters. Among the initiatives in Delaney's plan are massive recruitment efforts and the opening of 2.5 additional operating rooms per day — which could mean 300 to 350 more surgeries this summer than last. Every region in the province has a plan tailored to their local realities. Provincial summer planning began in March.
CBC
15-06-2025
- CBC
Woman drowns, child in critical condition in Mauricie region
A woman drowned and and a child is critical condition after a watercraft they were on capsized, according to Quebec provincial police. The incident happened on Saturday in Lac-aux-Sables, a municipality in the Mauricie region located about 90 kilometres northeast of Trois-Rivières. The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) received a 911 call just before 11 a.m. about a woman and a child that were found unconscious in the water. According to preliminary information, none of them were wearing a flotation device. Following resuscitation efforts, both the woman and the child were transported to hospital, where the woman's death was confirmed. It's not clear if the woman and child were related and police did not say how old they were.
