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CTV News
2 days ago
- CTV News
Search ongoing for man who possibly drowned at Verdun Beach
Montreal police (SPVM) are searching for a man in his 20s who possibly drowned at Verdun Beach Saturday. The SPVM said it received 911 calls around 5:20 p.m. about a man in distress by Verdun Beach. He was playing a sport in the Saint-Lawrence River near LaSalle Boulevard and de l'Église Street. When they arrived, officers could not find him from the shore. SPVM divers, the Montreal Fire Department and the Canadian Coast Guard searched well into the night, police said Sunday morning. Witnesses were interviewed on-site Saturday. The search resumed Sunday morning.


CTV News
03-06-2025
- Automotive
- CTV News
Multiple vehicles damaged after fire in Montreal North
At least 10 vehicles were damaged after a fire ignited in the parking lot of a business in the borough of Montreal North. (Cosmo Santamaria/CTV News) At least 10 vehicles were damaged after a fire ignited in the parking lot of a business in the borough of Montreal North early Tuesday morning. Montreal police (SPVM) received a 911 call at 2 a.m. about a vehicle on fire on the corner of Industriel and Lacordaire boulevards. 'When police arrived on the scene, they noticed several vehicles were on fire while the Montreal fire department was on its way to control the fire,' said Caroline Chèvrefils, a spokesperson with Montreal police. There were no reported injuries, and there have been no arrests. 'No incendiary object was found at the scene,' she added. 'The scene was protected for investigators.' Damage to the property is considered minor. The file has been transferred to the Montreal police arson squad.


CTV News
19-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
Three families evacuated after fire in Ahuntsic
Firefighters respond to a two-alarm blaze in Ahuntsic-Cartierville that forced three families to evacuate. (Credit Montreal fire department)