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Amber Alert cancelled for Quebec boy after being found safe in Ontario

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An Amber Alert that was issued for both Quebec and Ontario for a five-year-old boy on Tuesday has been cancelled after the child was found safe.

The boy had initially gone missing at around 6 p.m. Monday from Brossard, a community in the Greater Montreal Area. Police had said they were also looking for a vehicle with Ontario licence plates and a 65-year-old woman.

The alert was first sent to those in Quebec during the early hours of Tuesday, followed by Ontarians just before 7:30 a.m.

By 10:19 a.m., the alert was cancelled.

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Police said the boy was found safe in Ontario, just north of Toronto in York Region.

Quebec police say he was unharmed and will be returned to the province.

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They say authorities are questioning the 65-year-old woman alleged to have taken him from Brossard.

An Amber Alert is triggered when a child has been reported abducted and is believed to be in danger.

— With files from The Canadian Press

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