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CTV News
03-08-2025
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Several seriously injured in crash in Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse
A Quebec Provincial Police vehicle in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, on October 12, 2012. (The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot) A man and three children were seriously injured in a crash Saturday in Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse, in the Chaudière-Appalaches region. Emergency services were called to Rang Sainte-Sabine around 5:30 p.m. after a vehicle struck a tree for unknown reasons. Skid marks were visible on the unpaved road. When first responders arrived, the vehicle's occupants were trapped inside and unresponsive. They were transported to hospital, and authorities say their lives are at risk. The victims include a 30-year-old man and three children under the age of 10. An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the crash. This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on Aug. 2, 2025.
Yahoo
07-07-2025
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Convicted murderer, 69, escapes prison in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Que.
The whereabouts of a convicted killer are unknown, after he escaped from a multi-level security federal institution in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Que., about 40 kilometres northwest of Montreal. According to the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Lori Bill Germa, 69, was unaccounted for during the 10 p.m. count at the Archambault Institution's minimum-security unit on Saturday. The agency said Germa is serving an indeterminate sentence for first-degree murder. Germa is described as having a fair complexion, brown eyes and no hair. He is 5′10″ tall and weighs 166 lbs. Germa also has a scar on his left leg and multiple tattoos, including a sword tattoo on his left arm and two seahorses and a dragon on the right arm. CSC said it contacted Quebec provincial police and a warrant has been issued for Germa's arrest. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said Sunday that they had joined the search after being notified by Quebec provincial officers. OPP said in a news release that they believe Germa may be in southwestern Ontario, in the South Bruce or Hanover areas. Both areas are northwest of Toronto with Hanover roughly 180 kilometres away and South Bruce some 220 kilometres. The release also said Germa was convicted of murder in 1992. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is being asked to contact police. The federal agency said in a news release that it will be launching an investigation into the incident. This is the second time in less than a month that a convicted killer has escaped the facility. On June 22, a 62-year-old inmate serving a life-sentence for second-degree murder, was also unaccounted for. He was located and apprehended the next day by the Sûreté du Québec.
CTV News
03-07-2025
- CTV News
Mother who allegedly abandoned Montreal girl in Ontario field charged with criminal negligence
Prosecutor Lili Prévost-Grave speaks to the media after a court hearing for the Montreal mother who allegedly abandoned her three-year-old daughter in a rural area of Ontario, in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que., Wednesday, June 18, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD — The Montreal mother who allegedly abandoned her daughter in a field in Ontario last month has been charged with criminal negligence causing bodily harm. The 34-year-old woman appeared in court this morning as part of her bail hearing at the courthouse in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que., west of Montreal. She has already been charged with unlawful abandonment of a child after allegedly leaving her three-year-old daughter in a rural area two weeks ago. The accused, whose name is under a publication ban to protect her daughter's identity, broke down in tears as she listened to the testimony of a Quebec provincial police officer. The mother reported her daughter missing on June 15 and told police she had no memory of the previous six hours. On June 18 the girl was found alive and conscious near a highway by Ontario Provincial Police officers who had launched their own search. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 3, 2025.
CTV News
23-06-2025
- Health
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Third day of searching for four missing in Quebec medical helicopter crash
Police are spending a third day searching for four people who went missing after a medical transport helicopter crashed on Quebec's North Shore. The Airmedic helicopter crashed into a lake late Friday near Natashquan, Que., just over 1,000 kilometres northeast of Montreal. Five people were aboard the aircraft when it went down. One person escaped, and Airmedic said their life is not in danger. Quebec provincial police are investigating the crash along with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada and Quebec's workplace health and safety board. Airmedic said Sunday that it was suspending operations to offer support to its employees. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 23, 2025.
Yahoo
23-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Third day of searching for four missing in Quebec medical helicopter crash
MONTREAL — Police are spending a third day searching for four people who went missing after a medical transport helicopter crashed on Quebec's North Shore. The Airmedic helicopter crashed into a lake late Friday near Natashquan, Que., just over 1,000 kilometres northeast of Montreal. Five people were aboard the aircraft when it went down. One person escaped and Airmedic said their life is not in danger. Quebec provincial police are investigating the crash along with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada and Quebec's workplace health and safety board. Airmedic said Sunday that it was suspending operations to offer support to its employees. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 23, 2025. The Canadian Press
