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Coroner Probing Death of Woman Found During Power-Failure Wellness Check in Montreal West
Power outages affected 15,000 customers over the weekend, prompting wellness checks that led to the discovery of the woman; no foul play is suspected, coroner investigating.
- On Sunday, a 66-year-old woman was found dead inside her Hudson Avenue apartment in Montreal West, and the Quebec coroner will investigate with an autopsy planned.
- Wellness checks were launched across the affected neighbourhoods after equipment at a Hampstead substation failed Saturday, leaving about 15,000 clients without power for more than a day.
- Montreal firefighters performing wellness checks found the woman unconscious at around 6 p.m., and Montreal police said there was nothing to suggest a criminal act.
- Environment Canada has issued a yellow warning for snowfall today with one to two centimetres hourly and snow late Sunday could total as much as 20 centimetres, complicating travel and response.
- This report was first published Jan. 26, 2026, as authorities responded to outages and emergency checks across the island amid an extreme cold snap with temperatures as cold as −35 C, highlighting public-safety risks for about 15,000 clients during prolonged power failures.
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It was the firefighters who discovered the woman's body during a verification tour.
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Woman found dead in Montreal-area home without power during extreme cold
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Woman found dead in Montreal West home during power outage
A 66-year-old woman was found dead inside her home on Hudson Avenue in Montreal West on Sunday. Montreal firefighters were performing wellness checks in the area due to power outages, and discovered the woman unconscious at around 6 p.m.
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A 66-year-old woman was found dead in her apartment in Montreal West, while the firefighters were walking a door-to-door.
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