St. Lawrence River

• Montreal polar plunge fans want access to beach along St. Lawrence River

  The polar bear club has started a petition asking the city and borough to meet with them to discuss a set of rules to formalize access for plunges.

  Canada

  Dec 31, 2025
  
• Low water levels on St. Lawrence River causing problems for marinas, shipping industry

  Low water levels on the St. Lawrence River are stranding boats, damaging marinas, and disrupting shipping, prompting urgent action to release more water.

  Canada

  Oct 15, 2025
  
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• Montreal police search for man who vanished while in distress in St. Lawrence River

  Montreal police are searching for a 32-year-old man feared drowned in the St. Lawrence River near Verdun, where two others have died this summer.

  Canada

  Jul 16, 2025
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• Canadian-American citizen arrested in relation to human smuggling deaths

  A Canadian-American citizen has been arrested and detained in relation to a deadly smuggling conspiracy that led to the deaths of a Romanian family of four.

  Canada

  Jul 1, 2025
• 2 bodies pulled from St. Lawrence River in Quebec, provincial police say

  According to the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), emergency services were called in the afternoon for two motionless bodies spotted floating in the water.

  Crime

  May 6, 2025
• Operation postponed to unload cargo from ship stuck in St. Lawrence River

  An operation to off-load thousands of tonnes of corn from a ship that ran aground in the St. Lawrence River northeast of Montreal has been postponed to the weekend.

  Canada

  Jan 2, 2025
• Second attempt to free ship stuck in St. Lawrence River set for weekend

  The Canadian Coast Guard says the owner of the MV Maccoa plans to unload more than 3,000 metric tons of corn to lighten the weight of the vessel.

  Canada

  Dec 31, 2024
• Work continues to clean second motor oil spill in river near Montreal

  The two spills in the Pointe-aux-Trembles district involved motor oil that flowed into the river from a city storm sewer but it's unclear how the oil ended up in the sewers.

  Canada

  Jul 26, 2024
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• Canadian Coast Guard investigating source of motor oil spill in Montreal river

  The Canadian Coast Guard said Sunday it was still recovering the oil and decontaminating the seagrass beds and shoreline after a large black slick was discovered last week.

  Environment

  Jul 15, 2024
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• Quebec police locate body of teen who went missing while fishing

  Authorities say the teen fisher went missing in the St. Lawrence River by the community of St-Ignace-de-Loyola, Que., with police called to the scene about 8:15 a.m. 

  Canada

  Jul 12, 2024