Lac Saint-Jean

• 2 women hospitalized after lightning strike during Quebec thunderstorm

  Police say a woman in her 30s has critical injuries after being struck by lightning during a severe thunderstorm in Quebec. Another woman with the victim was also hurt.

  Canada

  Aug 11, 2023
  
• Quebec election 2022 results: Lac-Saint-Jean

  Lac-Saint-Jean is a provincial riding located in Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean.

  Canada

  Sep 24, 2022
  
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• Canada election results: Lac-Saint-Jean

  According to the 2016 census, French is 99.5 per cent of the population’s first official spoken language, with only 0.3 per cent speaking English.

  Canada

  May 20, 2021
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• Hope that rain will help quell Quebec’s out of control Lac Saint-Jean forest fire

  A major forest fire north of Lac-St-Jean remained out of control Monday, but authorities said they are hopeful that rain forecast for later this week will help firefighters battling the blaze. The fire, which started in an area called Chutes-des-Passes last week, has grown to cover an area of more than 72,000 hectares, but forest...

  Environment

  Jun 22, 2020
• Body found in Lac-St-Jean region could be one of two missing French snowmobilers

  Quebec provincial police say a formal identification is pending.

  News

  May 23, 2020
• Search for missing snowmobilers in Lac Saint-Jean region stretches into Day 7

  Quebec provincial police have resumed their search efforts for two young tourists from France.

  Canada

  Jan 28, 2020
• Identities of 2 French tourists pulled from Lac-Saint-Jean revealed as search continues

  Both victims went missing last Tuesday along with four others when their snowmobiles broke through the ice and plunged into the lake.

  News

  Jan 27, 2020
• Quebec police find bodies of two of four missing French snowmobilers

  Police say the bodies were found late Sunday morning at a site more than three kilometres from where the initial search began.

  Canada

  Jan 26, 2020
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• Police continue search for missing four snowmobilers from France

  Police divers pulled the body of Gilles Claude, 58, from the frigid waters on Friday about two kilometres from where four submerged snowmobiles were located.

  News

  Jan 25, 2020
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• Pilot injured in SQ helicopter crash during search for missing French snowmobilers

  Police say the victim died several hours after being admitted to hospital.

  Canada

  Jan 22, 2020