Francois Bonnardel
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After summer storms bring torrential rain, evacuees start heading home in QuebecSome areas — like Quebec City, the Laurentians and the Eastern Townships — received upwards of 100 millimetres of rain during the last few days.CanadaJul 12, 2023
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Rain, cooler temperatures could help fight Quebec wildfires in coming daysQuebec Public Security Minister François Bonnardel said he hopes to have good news in the next 24 to 48 hours for displaced residentsFireJun 13, 2023
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Next 48 hours ‘crucial’ in Quebec wildfire fight, officials sayQuebec says there are more than 130 fires still burning and teams have prioritized 37 of them, with 861 firefighters on the ground and 20 water bombers part of the fight.CanadaJun 10, 2023
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Quebec flooding: Evacuations, roads washed out as 2 firefighters remain missingEvacuations were ordered in the community of Baie-Saint-Paul, where extensive floodwaters washed out roads. The municipality of St-Come also declared a state of emergency.CanadaMay 2, 2023
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Quebec calls for public inquests into police officer’s killing, deadly Montreal fireThe Quebec government is asking the coroner to hold public inquests into the killing of a provincial police officer and a deadly fire in Old Montreal.CanadaApr 4, 2023
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Quebec introduces police reform Bill 14. Activists say it doesn’t go far enoughThe Quebec government believes its new police reform is tackling racial profiling, a prominent issue in the past few years, but some activists say the bill doesn't go far enough.PoliticsMar 15, 2023
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2 kids killed, man charged with murder after bus crashes into Montreal-area daycareTwo children are dead and at least six others were hospitalized after a city bus crashed into a daycare Wednesday morning in Laval, just north of Montreal.CanadaFeb 8, 2023
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Three employees remain missing after explosion at Quebec propane businessQuebec provincial police are expected to provide an update later Friday after officially taking over the scene late Thursday in St-Roch-de-l'Achigan.CanadaJan 13, 2023
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Jail guard suspended after death of inmate at Montreal detention centreThe Sûreté du Québec said autopsy will determine the causes and circumstances around 21-year-old Nicous D'Andre Spring's death. He was detained at Bordeaux prison in Montreal.CrimeDec 28, 2022
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Quebec to appeal ruling that was greeted as victory in fight against racial profilingPublic Security Minister François Bonnardel says the government is appealing because it's unacceptable to deprive police of an important tool.CanadaNov 25, 2022
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