Possible femicide after husband, wife found dead in home northwest of Montreal
Quebec provincial police are investigating after a man and woman were found dead in a home in the Laurentians Wednesday morning.
Police are investigating the theory that the man killed his wife and then killed himself, a source told CTV News.
The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) said they were called at around 9:15 a.m. to a home on chemin du Lac-aux-Ours in Lac-Supérieur, Que., about 105 kilometres northwest of Montreal.
Police did not release the couple's identities, but a source confirmed they are Mario Nadon, 67, and 70-year-old Louise Houle. A relative found the lifeless bodies and called police.
The man and woman were sent to hospital where they were pronounced dead.
"Suspicious elements were found at the scene, leading the Crimes Against the Person investigation service to take charge of the case. Both deaths are considered suspicious," SQ spokesperson Ève Brochu-Joubert told Noovo Info.
The deaths have shocked the small Laurentian community.
"People are upset to hear about this. We're talking about a community of just over 2,000 people. Obviously, it's upsetting our community. We always expect things to happen elsewhere, not here," Lac-Supérieur Mayor Steve Perreault told Noovo Info.
"I join the municipal council in offering our sympathies to the family and wishing them all the strength they need to get through this."
Forensic investigators were called in to shed light on the circumstances of the two deaths. At least one SQ cruiser was still parked outside the couple's home late Wednesday evening as police continued to investigate.
With files from CTV Montreal's Max Harrold and Noovo Info
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
3 injured after man with knife enters Montreal-area mosque
Three men were injured after trying to subdue a man armed with a knife during afternoon prayers at a Montreal-area mosque Friday afternoon.
Police arrest 18-year-old woman who allegedly stole Porsche and ran over its owner
Police have arrested an 18-year-old woman who allegedly stole a Porsche and then ran over its owner in an incident that was captured on video.
Woman nearly shut out of mother's estate sues brother in B.C. Supreme Court – and wins
Since she was a young girl growing up in Vancouver, Ginny Lam says her mom Yat Hei Law made it very clear she favoured her son William, because he was her male heir.
Teen arrested in New Brunswick after emergency alert; 5 people in custody
A 15-year-old boy who was the subject of an emergency alert in New Brunswick has been arrested.
Kamala Harris tells Oprah any intruder to her home is 'getting shot'
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday issued a warning to any potential home intruder: 'If somebody breaks in my house, they're getting shot.'
'We're still pushing hard': Search for missing Manitoba boy continues, RCMP find tracks
The search for a missing six-year-old boy in Shamattawa is continuing Friday as RCMP hope recent tips can help lead to a happy conclusion.
On the trail of the mystery woman whose company licensed exploding pagers
What Cristiana Barsony-Arcidiacono, 49, the Italian-Hungarian CEO and owner of Hungary-based BAC Consulting, says she hasn't done is make the exploding pagers that killed 12 people and wounded more than 2,000 in Lebanon this week.
Four dead in northern Ontario house fire
Emergency crews in northern Ontario found the bodies of four people inside a home where a fire broke out Thursday night.
Top Hezbollah commander among 14 killed in Israeli strike on Beirut
Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander and other senior figures in the Lebanese movement in an airstrike on Beirut on Friday, vowing to press on with a new military campaign until it is able to secure the area around the Lebanese border.