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# quebec

This year
2023
Two dead and nine injured after truck hits pedestrians in Quebec
A senior government official familiar with the matter said the incident was not related to terrorism or national security.
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Mar 14th 2023, 7:10 AM
Man charged with murder of two children in bus attack on Canadian daycare center
Pierre Ny St-Amand drove his bus into the nursery as some parents were dropping off their children.
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Feb 9th 2023, 8:52 PM
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Two dead in Halloween attack by sword-wielding suspect dressed in medieval clothing in Quebec
The suspect was arrested early today after a manhunt through the streets of Old Quebec.
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Nov 1st 2020, 2:55 PM
Canadian police find body of man suspected of abducting and killing his six and 11 year-old daughters
The 44-year-old became a wanted man when he disappeared on 8 July.
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Jul 21st 2020, 7:02 AM
Canadian police search for French tourists missing after snowmobile crash
The tourist group crashed through ice while snowmobiling on Tuesday evening.
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Jan 24th 2020, 8:28 AM
Minister calls for memorial for Irish Famine shipwreck victims after remains found on beach
The remains were from the Carricks ship that left County Sligo in 1847.
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Jun 10th 2019, 10:57 AM
At least 19 people killed in Canada heatwave as temperatures soar
12 of the dead were reported in the eastern province’s capital Montreal.
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Jul 5th 2018, 8:06 AM
Poll: Should parents have a say in how much homework their children get?
If the child is stressed by academics, should the parent say when enough is enough?
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May 2nd 2017, 12:45 PM
'A father to everyone': Tributes paid to Quebec shooting victims
Six men died in the attack, which took place during evening prayers at a mosque.
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Jan 31st 2017, 9:00 AM
Quebec suspect a 27-year-old far-right nationalist who recently 'liked' Facebook page of Trump
Alexandre Bissonnette has been charged with the murders of six people and remains in police custody.
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Jan 31st 2017, 8:45 AM
Student and 'supporter of right-wing politics' charged with murder of six at Quebec mosque
The other detained man is being described as a witness.
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Jan 30th 2017, 11:11 PM
Six people have died after gunmen opened fire at a mosque in Canada
The attack occurred just after midnight Irish time.
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Jan 30th 2017, 6:44 AM
Teenager who robbed shop so he could join Isis sentenced to jail
He has started to renounce radicalism.
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Apr 6th 2016, 7:02 PM
Seven dead after Canadian plane crash
The crash happened on Canada’s Magdalen Islands.
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Mar 29th 2016, 11:03 PM
Video shows inmates escaping from Canadian prison by helicopter
The men were arrested hours after their great escape.
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Mar 16th 2016, 2:40 PM
Life in an Inuit village: 'It gets scary very fast'
Umiujaq is a remote village on the shore of Hudson Bay in east Canada – part of a region warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet.
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Oct 11th 2015, 7:00 PM
"Excellent instructor" and four Britons killed in seaplane crash
The plane had been flying on a sightseeing tour.
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Aug 25th 2015, 12:10 PM
Woman accused of drowning her three children starves to death
She was charged with murdering her children in 2012.
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Jan 16th 2015, 8:48 PM
Bones found on Canadian beach came from children on an Irish Famine coffin ship
The three children are believed to have died when a coffin ship was wrecked in 1847.
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Dec 31st 2014, 8:00 PM
Motorcyclists die after car stops to let ducks cross the road
The driver of the car was found guilty of dangerous driving causing death.
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Jun 20th 2014, 5:54 PM
Quebec says 'Non': Separatists who want to leave Canada handed crushing defeat
Quebec has had two referendums on sovereignty. The last such vote, in 1995, narrowly rejected independence.
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Apr 8th 2014, 2:44 PM
Ten bodies recovered in freezing search of Quebec nursing home fire
Equipment usually used to de-ice ships has been brought in to aid the search for the dozens still missing.
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Jan 27th 2014, 1:59 PM
Grim search begins for victims of nursing home fire
Around three dozen people remain unaccounted for after the blaze.
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Jan 24th 2014, 7:30 PM
Thirty people still missing hours after fire at home for the elderly
The fire broke out just after midnight last night local time at the large complex in Quebec in Canada.
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Jan 23rd 2014, 10:48 PM
Owner of derailed train firm that killed 47 in Quebec files for bankruptcy
The company says the “obligations of both companies now exceed the value of their assets”.
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Aug 8th 2013, 8:31 AM
20 dead, 30 still unaccounted for in Canada rail tragedy
The railway owner says a lone engineer failed to set brakes properly on the train.
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Jul 11th 2013, 10:12 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are the nine stories you need to know as you kick off your day.
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Jul 10th 2013, 8:48 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Here are the nine stories you need to know as you kick off your day.
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Jul 8th 2013, 8:48 AM
Canada: 40 people still missing in runaway train blast, five bodies found
It took firefighters over 24 hours to extinguish the blaze.
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Jul 8th 2013, 7:38 AM
Five dead, 40 missing in Canada rail disaster
The accident happened in a Quebec town around 250 kilometers east of Montreal, when an oil-laden cargo train jumped its track created a massive fireball.
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Jul 7th 2013, 6:29 PM
80 missing as train carrying oil derails and explodes in small Canadian town
The accident in the Quebec town, located around 250 kilometers east of Montreal, created a fireball and forced 2,000 people from their homes.
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Jul 7th 2013, 7:42 AM
Two dead after explosion at fireworks factory
Around 150 firefighters battled the flames to bring them under control.
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Jun 20th 2013, 9:03 PM
Quebec football federation suspended over turban ban
Last week Brigitte Frot said players who wished to play in a turban could “play in their backyards.”
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Jun 11th 2013, 7:14 PM
PICS: Killer whales trapped in sea ice
About a dozen whales are trapped in a vast stretch of ice in Quebec’s Far North, surfacing in a small opening for air.
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Jan 10th 2013, 11:17 AM
Two dead in explosion at Quebec pharmaceutical plant
Officials have not yet confirmed the cause of the explosion in which 19 people were also injured.
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Nov 9th 2012, 1:31 PM
In photos: Fancy living it up on Celine Dion's private island?
The singer’s home was clearly also her castle…
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Aug 19th 2012, 12:00 PM
Quebec premier says he's not dead after hoax report
Jean Charest joked that he was forced to look in the mirror to make sure he was still there after reports of his death emerged online.
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Aug 17th 2011, 12:44 PM
The honeymoon's over: Kate and William are booed
The British royal couple’s love affair with their Canadian fans hit a rocky patch with hecklers in Quebec…
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Jul 3rd 2011, 5:41 PM