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National Post
03-07-2025
- National Post
Mother accused of abandoning Quebec toddler faces new charge
The mother of a LaSalle toddler who was found in Ontario after a three-day search spanning two provinces is facing a new charge of criminal negligence causing bodily harm. Article content The 34-year-old woman, who cannot be identified due to a publication ban, appeared in the Valleyfield courthouse Thursday morning. Article content Article content She was already facing a charge of child abandonment. Article content The mother wore a white blouse, with her long dark hair tucked into a braid. She cried visibly during the proceedings and a box of tissues was handed to her at one point as she wiped away tears. Article content The child was found alive and well on the edge of a highway near Casselman, Ont., nearly 150 km from Montreal, on June 18, three days after her mother reported her missing at a fireworks store in Coteau-du-Lac.
CBC
17-06-2025
- CBC
Missing Quebec toddler's mother arrested and charged with child abandonment
Claire Bell's mother will appear in court for a 2nd time on Tuesday The mother of Claire Bell, the three-year-old girl who was reported missing on Sunday, has been arrested and charged with child abandonment on Monday night in Valleyfield, Que. She will appear in court again on Tuesday. The search for the missing toddler was still underway on Tuesday morning, according to Sûreté du Québec (SQ) spokesperson Jean-Raphaël Drolet, with a focus on Coteau-du-Lac, Highway 20 and Highway 30. Drolet indicated that police might consider other search areas depending on the information they obtain. The toddler was last seen Sunday morning at her home in LaSalle. Bell was reported missing a few hours later in Coteau-du-Lac, about 50 kilometres west of Montreal, where the SQ has been focusing its search. On Monday, around 5:30 p.m., the SQ announced police were also searching around Highway 30 in the Vaudreuil-Dorion area where a brown chihuahua was found dead — a dog matching the description of the one thought to be with the girl when she was last seen. Police are still working to confirm if it's the same dog. The toddler was reported missing by her mother around 3 p.m. ET Sunday after the woman walked into a business on Chemin St-Emmanuel, says the SQ. The mother is being met by investigators. An employee of the store who was working Sunday said the woman drove her car into the parking lot and ran into the store in a panic. CBC News is not identifying the employee because she is not authorized to speak on behalf of the store. The employee said the woman said she'd lost her child and couldn't remember what happened. Another employee then called 911. According to police, Claire was last seen at her residence near Newman Avenue in Montreal's LaSalle borough Sunday morning, around 9:45 a.m. ET. Claire is three feet tall, weighs 35 pounds and has brown eyes and brown hair. She was last seen wearing grey pants and a long-sleeved shirt with pink around the collar, said SQ spokesperson Laurie Avoine. She's likely barefoot, Avoine added. The SQ is asking the public to reach out if they spotted the vehicle with the licence plate K50 FVE between 9:45 a.m. ET and 3 p.m. ET Sunday. The vehicle also has a yellow "Baby on board" sticker on the top right corner of the rear windshield.
CTV News
04-06-2025
- General
- CTV News
Man charged after crashing vehicle into ditch: P.E.I. RCMP
The Prince Edward Island RCMP has arrested a man who allegedly fled from them and crashed into a ditch on Tuesday. Police responded to multiple reports of an intoxicated man who was driving recklessly in Montague, Valleyfield and Kilmuir around 2:11 p.m. Officers found the vehicle, but the driver took flight, according to an RCMP news release. Police say the vehicle spun out of control and crashed into a ditch and the driver, who was not seriously injured, was arrested. During the arrest, the RCMP says officers found brass knuckles and unsafely stored ammunition. Cody Allen MacDonald was charged with: flight from police impaired driving by alcohol or drug dangerous operation of a motor vehicle careless storage of ammunition unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon (brass knuckles) failure to comply with release order conditions driving a motor vehicle while licence was suspended or cancelled MacDonald was held in custody and is scheduled to appear in Georgetown court on Thursday. For more P.E.I. news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
CTV News
15-05-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
Mustangs advance to Quarter Final at Centennial Cup
Regina Watch Melfort Mustangs pick up big overtime win over Valleyfield to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2025 Centennial Cup National Championship
