Quebec’s police watchdog is investigating after a 57-year-old civilian died in an incident involving the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) in Drummondville on Monday. In a statement, the Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes (BEI) says a woman reportedly arrived at the SQ station in the town on Sunday afternoon and request the police’s assistance in forcing her […]
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 26, 2020 4:10 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Quebec provincial police say a 12-year-old boy is in critical condition after being struck by a seaplane while kayaking near Grand-Remous in western Quebec on Saturday. The boy suffered serious head […]
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 26, 2020 1:44 pm Updated July 26, 2020 1:46 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Provincial police say they have found the body of a 20-year-old man who disappeared in Lac Waterloo after a pedal boat accident, […]
Quebec’s police watchdog, the Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes (BEI), is investigating the death of a Sherbrooke, Que., man after he had been pepper-sprayed by officers during a police intervention Saturday. According to the BEI, Sherbrooke police were called at 10:15 a.m. for an altercation between two men in front of a business at an unspecified […]
Quebec provincial police divers are searching for the body of a man in his 20s in Lac Waterloo in southern Quebec after a pedal boat accident. Around 5 a.m., Saturday, Quebec provincial police received a call for a man whose boat began to take on water. Police say the victim, who didn’t know how to swim […]
Four officers with the Montreal police have been charged in connection with a years-long investigation by Quebec’s joint investigation team into the force’s department of internal affairs. The investigation into the force was launched in February 2017 by Quebec’s public security minister after allegations of corruption relating to the fabrication of evidence within the SPVM […]
The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) says the body of a man they believe to be Martin Carpentier has been discovered in Saint-Apollinaire. Officers said a tip by a resident led to the discovery at around 7 p.m. on Monday evening. Read more: Manhunt for Martin Carpentier takes a turn as police shift investigation strategy “Everything […]
Quebec provincial police are “modifying” the ground search for 44-year-old Martin Carpentier, father of Romy, 6, and Norah, 11 who were found dead last week. Sûreté du Québec (SQ) spokesperson Hélène Nepton said the word “suspended” is not the right term to describe the move towards a new investigation strategy. In a press release published […]
The weekend has been hot and tragic in Quebec’s lakes and rivers. The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) confirmed the drowning of a Montrealer in a lake in Val-David in the Laurentians. As of Sunday morning, a search was underway to find two other missing persons in the province’s waters. In Haute-Mauricie, the search resumed Sunday […]
Quebec provincial police have confirmed the deaths of two missing young girls and a manhunt is underway for their father near the province’s capital on Saturday evening. The Sûreté du Québec said the bodies found in a wooded area in Saint-Apollinaire earlier in the day are those of Romy Carpentier, 6, and Norah Carpentier, 11. […]