Posted November 11, 2026 1:10 pm

Updated November 11, 2026 1:12 pm

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Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon holds a press conference in Montreal on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press

A pilot of an aircraft that was being used for Remembrance Day ceremonies has died after it crashed in Quebec, Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says.

Plamondon said in a post on X Wednesday the crash occurred in St-Georges-de-Beauce.

He said his office is trying to get more details about what happened.

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There was no information on any injuries.

More to come.

Un aéronef s’est écrasé à St-Georges-de-Beauce plus tôt ce matin. Il devait servir aux commémorations du Jour du Souvenir.

Je suis attentivement l’évolution de la situation. Je suis en contact avec le ministre de la Sécurité intérieure, @GuyLapointeJr, afin d’obtenir davantage…

— Paul St-Pierre Plamondon (@PaulPlamondon) November 11, 2026

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Source: Global News · Aaron D'Andrea

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