A new directive from the Quebec health ministry for ambulances serving the South Shore of Montreal is raising alarm bells as some residents are now being redirected to emergency rooms much further away.
A 35-year-old woman is in critical condition after the pick-up truck she was driving was struck by a Via Rail passenger train Monday morning in Quebec s Monteregie region.
A woman apparently trying to drive across railway tracks southwest of Montreal was struck by a passenger train Monday morning, police say. The investigation is ongoing.