Weather presenter Nadège Saint-Philippe died overnight from Saturday to Sunday at the age of 47, after a long battle with several cancers. Host Nadine Alcindor, close to the St-Philippe family, confirmed the news to QMI Agency on Sunday morning.
“A real ray of sunshine, it will have marked our daily lives and our newsroom for more than fifteen years,” mentioned Xavier Brassard-Bedard, General Manager and Editor-in-Chief of TVA, when he learned of the sad news.
The one who had been a weather presenter for Groupe TVA since 2006 was first diagnosed with stage three colorectal cancer in 2011.
“I knew because my body, sorry to say, was literally bleeding out. I didn’t want to know, maybe, but I said to myself “it will stop, everything will be fine, I am correct”. So I have not changed anything in my daily activities”, she mentioned in March 2021 on the show “Deux filles le matin”.
The following year, in February, she attempted a return to her activities two weeks later, but two weeks later her doctor contacted her to say that a polyp she had been removed was cancerous.
“I was relieved, I told myself that all that was behind me. Unfortunately, a few weeks after the procedure, my doctor told me that what he had removed was cancerous; all the analyzes confirmed it. So, despite the beautiful mandates that have been entrusted to me, for my health, I have no choice but to take a break from my professional life”, she told the magazine La Semaine.
Host Angelo Cadet reacted on social media to the news.
“My dear Nadège St-Philippe, you made us carry Hope as no one carried Faith, you knew how to federate in us the Army of Love for you with an unequaled Compassion; your Light shines today through our amazement… the pain is intense my friend. Your fight against disease will make you the Queen wearing a crown of Nobility and Great Dignity. May the Earth be light to you and may your spirit remain in the Shining Path so that we can celebrate your Life.
