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Fight continues against wildfires in hard-hit northern QuebecQuebec's forest fire agency says there are 150 active fires in the province and that so far more than 639,000 hectares have burned to date.Fire11 hours
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‘Don’t put your life in danger’: Quebec premier makes plea as wildfires rage onMeanwhile, Environment Canada has issued smog warnings and special air quality advisories for large swaths of Quebec, spanning from James Bay to Montreal.FireJun 7
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Quebec premier pledges $100M for affordable housing in province’s northQuebec is investing $100 million for more affordable housing in the province's north.CanadaAug 16, 2021
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Prominent Montreal lawyer James Duggan among victims of Quebec plane crashDuggan died alongside Jacques Bissonnette, 69, and Claude Laplante, 77, as they travelled to a fishing trip. A fourth man survived the crash.CanadaJul 14, 2019
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Three dead after plane crashes near lake in northern QuebecQuebec provincial police said the four men were all from Quebec — friends in their 60s and 70s— heading to the Chibougamau area for a fishing expedition.CanadaJul 13, 2019
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Five Cree hunters die in Northern Quebec fireFive Cree hunters from northern Quebec have died in a cabin fire in a tragedy described by the Cree leader as an "unfathomable loss."CanadaApr 2, 2015
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