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Around 9:20 p.m. on Tuesday, the Coopérative des techniciens ambulanciers de la Montérégie (CETAM) responded to two calls regarding an incident on boulevard de Melocheville in Beauharnois. Although yet to be confirmed, the incident is believed to have involved possible car surfing, according to Alexandre Barbeau, a spokesperson for CETAM.

Since Pierre-Marcel Monsanto, 44, and his family moved to Terrebonne in 2018, he says police have asked him twice per month on average to pull over without valid reason when he was running errands.

A crowd has gathered in front of the National Assembly in Quebec City Sunday morning  as the protest against public health measures continues for the fourth day.

A 25-year-old Quebec City resident was arrested early Wednesday morning for speeding while impaired by alcohol.

Michaël Boutin said he arrested Pradel Content for refusing to identify himself after supposedly breaching the Highway Safety Code.

  MONTREAL -- Requiring healthcare professionals to disclose a patients incapacity to drive to the SAAQ is one of the recommendations released by an expert panel on Wednesday. The recommendation also states that the measure would ensure drivers notify the SAAQ of a change in their health when renewing their license, as required by Quebecs Highway Safety Code. The Expert Council was convened to review the SAAQs priorities, as stated in a three-year plan released last April that spans 2022 t...

Jul 2, 2021 Laval cops will be hitting the bike paths and waterways this summer as the SPL bicycle and nautical patrols return for the season. A team of a dozen bike patrollers will travel the streets, public places, parks and bike paths until September 25, with a mandate to enforce municipal regulations, the Highway Safety Code and ensure the tranquility of Laval residents. Officers will also pay particular attention to the sharing of public roads between pedestrians, cyclists and motorists. T...

Posted: Saturday, May 1, 2021 11:58 It has become a practice in Montreal, to mark the spot where cyclists have died in road accidents with bicycles painted white. Now, for the first time, one such “ghost bike” will be removed to the Musée de la civilisation, a museum in Quebec City.   People in the province of Quebec were early and enthusiastic promoters of cycling. As a result of their vigorous lobbying, the provincial government adopted a bicycle policy that included paving the ...

  MONTREAL -- After a major snowfall last week, Quebecs automobile insurance board (the SAAQ) handed out dozens of tickets to drivers of heavy trucks who didnt clear off their vehicles. A total of 88 tickets were handed out, along with 76 notices of non-compliance, on Jan. 18 The province’s Highway Safety Code stipulates that driving with a vehicle covered in snow, ice or any other material that can come loose and present a danger to road users is prohibited. Fines range from $60 to $10...

Posted: Dec 10, 2020 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: December 10, 2020 In the time leading to the collision on Dec. 1, 2018 that killed Thomas Laframboise, Gatineau police had already stopped the driver who hit him three times over concerns about their ability to drive safely.(Michel Aspirot/Radio-Canada)