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Quebec forest fire situation continues to improve with rain but risks remain: SOPFEU

Quebec forest fire situation continues to improve with rain but risks remain: SOPFEU

MONTREAL — The forest fire situation in Quebec is improving after recent rain, the province's wildfire prevention agency said Monday, though large blazes continue to burn and fire risk remains high in dry areas along James Bay.
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Search for two people missing after Quebec landslide a 'colossal' task: police

Search for two people missing after Quebec landslide a 'colossal' task: police

SAGUENAY, Que. — The search for two people swept away by a landslide and a flooded river in Quebec's Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region is being complicated by the river's geography and debris in the water, provincial police said Monday.
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Canadiens sign forward Harvey-Pinard to two-year, $2.2-million extension

Canadiens sign forward Harvey-Pinard to two-year, $2.2-million extension

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Rafael Harvey-Pinard to a two-year, US$2.2-million contract extension. The 24-year-old from Saguenay, Que., had 20 points (14 goals, six assists) in 34 games with the Canadiens last season.
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CBSA reopens main border crossing between Montreal and New York after 3-hour closure

MONTREAL — The Canada Border Services Agency says one of the country's busiest border crossings is back open after a three hour closure. The CBSA said in a post on Twitter shortly before 8 a.m.
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Girl, 13, dies after Quebec highway collision that critically injured four others

MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police say a 13-year-old girl has died from her injuries after a collision late Sunday morning on a major highway southwest of Montreal.
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Ten years after Mégantic, experts say stricter rules, tougher enforcement needed

Ten years after Mégantic, experts say stricter rules, tougher enforcement needed

MONTREAL — Kathy Fox still remembers the looks on the faces of the grieving family members on the morning in August 2014, as she tried to explain how the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster had happened.
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Two injured after pleasure boat collides with ferry north of Quebec City

Two injured after pleasure boat collides with ferry north of Quebec City

SAINT-JOSEPH-DE-LA-RIVE, Que. — A woman was seriously injured after the small boat she was riding in collided with a ferry in the St. Lawrence River north of Quebec City, provincial police said Sunday. Police spokeswoman Sgt.
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Two people still missing after landslide in Quebec's Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region

Two people still missing after landslide in Quebec's Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region

SAGUENAY, Que. — Quebec provincial police continued to search for two people on Sunday, a day after they went missing following a landslide triggered by torrential rain in Quebec's Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region.
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Three children, two adults have life-threatening injuries after Quebec highway crash

SAINT-ZOTIQUE, Que. — Two adults and three children are in critical condition today following a serious collision between a transport truck and a passenger vehicle on a major highway southwest of Montreal.
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Quebec wildfires: Environment Canada lifts smog warnings across the province

MONTREAL — Environment Canada has lifted smog warnings that have been in place across large swaths of Quebec for several days.
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