MONTREAL A person has died and more than a dozen residents of an apartment building in Beauharnois on Montreal s South Shore were rushed out of their residence after a fire early Friday morning. Chateauguay police say a call came in around 1:20 a.m., after an apartment fire on St-Louis St. in the municipality around 15 minutes west of Chateauguay. A body was found inside the building and investigators from the Chateauguay Police Department, the Chateauguay Forensic Identification Service and the Quebec provincial police will examine the scene to determine the cause of the fire, said Chateauguay police media relations agent Nadia Grondin.
Over a dozen tickets were handed out at a Montreal protest against the province-wide curfew on Saturday evening while across the province over 200 tickets were handed out to those breaking public sanitary measures. In total, Montreal police (SPVM) said 17 tickets were handed out at the gathering, which began at 7:30 p.m. and soon violated the new curfew, which went into effect at 8 p.m. Police stopped several protesters but a spokesperson said no arrests were made. The demonstration began on Mount Royal East, winding down several streets before SPVM officers dispersed the crowd at St-Andre and St-Gregoire. In total, the SPVM reported 84 non-compliance incidents in a provisional report.
At least two people were detained at a Montreal protest against the province-wide curfew on Saturday evening. Across Quebec, over 200 tickets were distributed to those breaking the curfew.
At least two people were detained at a Montreal protest against the province-wide curfew on Saturday evening. Across Quebec, over 200 tickets were distributed to those breaking the curfew.