Les Escoumins News Today

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Dressed head to toe in bright red weatherproof gear, members of our whale-watching group laughed and yelped as we hit a wave and salty spray came over the side of the Zodiac. Then we quickly got back to business. We were scanning the horizon at Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park, looking for whales. Then we quickly got back to business. We were scanning the horizon at

The City of Sherbrooke said the Saint-François River had swelled to the point that it reached 20 feet deep. Preventive evacuations and street closures were carried out.

The man and four children were part of a group of 11 people who were fishing capelin in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on foot when they were caught up in the rising tide

The child victims, who had been on a fishing trip, were from Les Escoumins, Que. Provincial police will not reveal their identities but have identified the man as 37-year-old Keven Girard.

Winter is officially in full force as Quebec braces for a whirlwind of winter weather conditions. Montreal is presently under a snowfall warning issued by Environment Canada. The federal weather department states that snowfall amounts could total anywhere from 15 to 25 centimetres on the Island of Montreal. However, the wintry chaos doesn't end there.

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The weather agency says an intense low pressure system from the U.S. East Coast will give strong to high winds over the Quebec City, Bellechasse, Côte-de-Beaupré, Lévis and L'Île d'Orléans regions.

We had been following two magnificent humpback whales for several minutes as they swam beside our zodiac. Our driver kept a respectful distance, but the curious whales were not shy.

A 57-year-old driver lost his life following a violent head-on collision on Sunday evening between two vehicles on Route 138 in Longue-Rive, on the North Shore in northeastern Quebec.