Posted November 11, 2026 1:22 pm.

The pilot of a plane that was intended for a Remembrance Day ceremony has died in a crash near Quebec City, according to the province’s premier.

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says the plan crashed in Saint-Georges, in the Beauce region, on Wednesday morning.

“I would like to extend my sincere condolences to their family and loved ones,” the Quebec premier wrote on X.

Je viens d’apprendre le décès du pilote de l’avion.

Je tiens à présenter mes sincères condoléances à sa famille et à ses proches. https://t.co/oJykcCPxTw

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

The premier said he is in contact with Quebec Domestic Security Minister Guy Jr. Lapointe “to obtain further details and to determine whether the Government of Quebec can provide any assistance.”

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Source: CityNews Toronto · Kelsey Patterson

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