Thursday, June 25, 2026
ADVT 
National

Two Reported Dead In Small Plane Crash In Northern Quebec

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 26 Sep, 2016 12:41 PM
    RIVIÈRE MOUCHALAGANE, Que. — A small plane crashed Sunday along the Mouchalagane River in northern Quebec.
     
    Quebec air ambulance company Air Medic says two people were killed in the crash and one other person is in critical condition.
     
    Air Medic spokesman Aziz Fikri says the survivor suffered severe burns and was taken to hospital in Sept-Îles.
     
    Quebec provincial police could not immediately confirm the number of dead or how many people were on board.
     
    The military sent two of their aircraft to the site, which is not easily accessible.
     
    Police and Air Medic have also sent helicopters, but police said the choppers were unable to land nearby.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    'Bad Start To Fire Season Doesn't Necessarily Mean Bad Finish'

    'Bad Start To Fire Season Doesn't Necessarily Mean Bad Finish'
    Intense And Early Start To Wildfires This Year Could Spell A Long And Difficult Season For All Of Canada And Not Just For Alberta

    'Bad Start To Fire Season Doesn't Necessarily Mean Bad Finish'

    Passing Of A Patriarch: Calgary Zoo Gorilla Kakinga Dies At 37

    Passing Of A Patriarch: Calgary Zoo Gorilla Kakinga Dies At 37
    The zoo says Kakinga died on the weekend of heart failure.

    Passing Of A Patriarch: Calgary Zoo Gorilla Kakinga Dies At 37

    Archeologists Find Fresh Evidence Of Long-sought British Fort In Lunenburg

    Archeologists Find Fresh Evidence Of Long-sought British Fort In Lunenburg
    Halifax professor Henry Cary said historic records set off the hunt for a star-shaped or pentagonal fort that was marked on a 1753 plan of Lunenburg.

    Archeologists Find Fresh Evidence Of Long-sought British Fort In Lunenburg

    Canadian Trucking Industry Struggles To Attract Next Generation Of Drivers

    MONTREAL — After 40 years as a truck driver, Jack Fielding says it's easier to name the places in North America where he hasn't been than the ones he has.

    Canadian Trucking Industry Struggles To Attract Next Generation Of Drivers

    Alberta Government Releases Fire Damage Surveillance App

    A message from Municipal Affairs Minister Danielle Larivee warns that viewing the satellite images may be traumatic, and the number for Alberta’s Mental Health Help Line is included in her news release.

    Alberta Government Releases Fire Damage Surveillance App

    Trial To Begin For Calgary Man Charged In 2014 Stabbing Of Five Young People

    Trial To Begin For Calgary Man Charged In 2014 Stabbing Of Five Young People
    Lawrence Hong, 27; Josh Hunter, 23; Kaitlin Perras, 23; Zackariah Rathwell, 21; and Jordan Segura, 22, were all killed.

    Trial To Begin For Calgary Man Charged In 2014 Stabbing Of Five Young People