Montreal police visit Verdun beach and speak to lifeguards in Montreal on June 24, 2025. The visit came one day after an accidental drowning. (Credit: Allen McInnis) The only sign that was visible at ...

Montreal's Verdun borough is pledging new safety upgrades at its beach after a coroner’s report blamed cannabis use and swimming in a prohibited zone for the June drowning of a 27-year-old man. The ...

The only sign that was visible at Verdun beach when a 20-year-old man drowned there in June incorrectly stated it was being monitored when it was in fact closed, a Quebec coroner has found. What’s ...