Police say a couple is dead after a collision between a motorcycle and a vehicle in Boucherville, south of Montreal.

Longueuil police said Tuesday that François Lamarre's death of natural causes at a Montreal-area hospital on July 26, will bring an end to the legal proceedings against him. 

The fatal crash happened on Jacques-Cartier Ouest Boulevard, near the intersection of Ste-Helene Street in Longueuil on Thursday evening.

The BEI is responsible for investigating any case where a civilian dies or is seriously injured during a police investigation.

A cyclist is in critical condition after he was struck by a car Tuesday night on Montreal's south shore, according to police.

Longueuil police say a woman was killed after she was struck by an 18-wheeler truck. 

The blockade was in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en Nation hereditary chiefs in British Columbia who are protesting the construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 450-463-7211.

The Longueuil police department has teamed up with three local school boards in an effort to prevent bullying of Asian students in connection with misinformation surrounding the coronavirus.

François Lamarre, a former hockey coach and retired Montreal police officer charged with sexual assault involving four minors, is expected back in Longueuil court on March 30.