Freezing rain in Montreal floods 911 with calls

Treacherous conditions on streets and sidewalks in Montreal during a freezing rain storm led to a peak in 911 calls on Monday, according to Urgences-santé. “We’ve had more than 90 calls an hour, which is very unusual — unusual for this period. Usually we’re more around 40 to 50 calls an hour,” Urgences-santé chief of operations Alexandre Sapone said. Many of the calls were related to people falling on the ice in Montreal and Laval, he said, though part