A man has been found dead near an unofficial border crossing south of Montreal that is illegally used by thousands of foreign nationals each year to cross into Canada from the United States to seek asylum.
The man’s body was found at about 2.45 p.m. on Jan. 4 in a wooded area in St-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Que., near Roxham Road, Quebec’s police service said on Jan. 5.
The person’s identity or nationality cannot be confirmed, said Louis-Philippe Ruel, spokesman for Surete du Quebec in an interview with The Canadian Press. Neither can the police ascertain at this point whether the deceased man had crossed the border from the neighbouring New York state or had intended to cross into the United States….