Quebec Drownings

• Calls to make swimming lessons more available in Quebec after deadly year on water

  It has been a particularly deadly year on the water in Quebec, where more than a third of all drownings reported in Canada in 2023 have occurred.

  Canada

  Aug 6, 2023
  
• Deadly holiday weekend in Quebec as police report fatal crashes, drownings

  Quebec authorities say at least 10 people lost their lives on the roads and in the water this long weekend as the province celebrated the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day holiday.

  Canada

  Jun 26, 2023
  
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• Water safety experts in Quebec ‘very concerned’ as summer looms

  Quebec health-care and swimming experts are urging caution after a deadly weekend in the province, including where a four-year-old boy died involving a backyard pool.

  Canada

  Jun 15, 2022
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• Toddler pulled unconscious from private pool in Brossard: police

  Longueuil police said they were called to a home on Rivard Boulevard in Brossard, after the toddler was found unconscious in a pool.

  Canada

  Aug 2, 2021
• Strengthened safety regulations to be applied to all Quebec residential swimming pools

  Under the rules, swimming pools must be surrounded by an enclosure to restrict access, with specific guidelines as to what constitutes an enclosure.

  Canada

  May 21, 2021
• Quebec drownings up sharply in 2020 as advocates say pandemic, warm summer to blame

  The Life Saving Society recorded a stunning 95 deaths by drowning in 2020, compared to 58 in 2019.

  Canada

  Jan 28, 2021
• 18-month-old girl dies after being found unconscious in Saint-Amable swimming pool

  The 18-month-old girl was taken to hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

  Canada

  Aug 17, 2020
• Authorities say coronavirus pandemic partly to blame for uptick in drownings in Quebec

  This year has seen an uptick in drownings in Quebec compared to last year.

  Health

  Jul 27, 2020
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• Search for missing man called off after body recovered from Montreal river

  Montreal police spokesperson Julien Lévesque said the body was recovered near île Bizard after a 911 call from a resident who spotted the body just after 5:30 p.m on Sunday.

  Canada

  Jul 27, 2020
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• Officials urge caution as Quebec sees a spike in number of drownings

  There have been 52 drownings in the province so far this year, compared to 36 at the same time last year.

  Canada

  Jul 20, 2020