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Northwestern Quebec helicopter crash victims identified as couple and their grandson

Northwestern Quebec helicopter crash victims identified as couple and their grandson

D’ELVERT LAKE — The Quebec coroner's office has identified the three people who died in a helicopter crash late Sunday in the province's northwest. Eighty-year-old Gérard Legault and 77-year-old Aurore Lanoix from Amos, Que.
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Tory MP deletes post that claimed cost of living is driving parents to traffic kids

Tory MP deletes post that claimed cost of living is driving parents to traffic kids

OTTAWA — Conservative MP Michelle Ferreri has deleted a post on X that claimed the affordability crisis has driven parents to traffic their kids.
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After furor from locals, Quebec open to moving services from Montreal drug-use site

After furor from locals, Quebec open to moving services from Montreal drug-use site

QUÉBEC — Montreal municipal officials and the Quebec government are having second thoughts about a project in the city's southwest that caters to unhoused people living with addiction or mental health issues.
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Rescue crews unload body bag in Sicily port as search continues after yacht sinking

Rescue crews unload body bag in Sicily port as search continues after yacht sinking

PORTICELLO, Sicily (AP) — Divers searching the wreck of a superyacht that sank off Sicily recovered at least one body Wednesday, as the search continued for more missing passengers and questions intensified about why the sailboat sank so quickly.
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In the news today: Canada, defence and the DNC, more aid heading to Ukraine

In the news today: Canada, defence and the DNC, more aid heading to Ukraine

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
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Largest study of 2023 wildfires finds extreme weather fuelled flames coast to coast

Largest study of 2023 wildfires finds extreme weather fuelled flames coast to coast

The largest study of Canada's catastrophic 2023 wildfire season concludes it is "inescapable" that the record burn was caused by extreme heat and parching drought, while adding the amount of young forests consumed could make recovery harder.
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Canada pledges $5.7M in humanitarian aid for Ukraine, with focus on children

Canada pledges $5.7M in humanitarian aid for Ukraine, with focus on children

OTTAWA — International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen says Canada will provide $5.7 million for Ukrainians to meet their basic needs.
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Former President Barack Obama tells Democratic convention to fight for America

Former President Barack Obama tells Democratic convention to fight for America

CHICAGO — Barack Obama cautioned the party faithful not to get distracted by the excitement building since Kamala Harris swiftly ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket as the former president capped off a night of powerful speeches at the Democ
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Manitoba chiefs call for PM to rescind Charles Adler's appointment to Senate

Manitoba chiefs call for PM to rescind Charles Adler's appointment to Senate

OTTAWA — First Nations chiefs in Manitoba are calling for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to rescind the appointment of veteran broadcaster Charles Adler to the Senate.
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'Freedom Convoy' organizers were not in criminal cahoots: defence

'Freedom Convoy' organizers were not in criminal cahoots: defence

OTTAWA — "Freedom Convoy" organizer Tamara Lich wasn't part of any conspiracy to break the law when she helped organize a massive protest against pandemic restrictions in Ottawa, her lawyers argued in her criminal trial on Tuesday.
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