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Provincial police in Quebec say two young children are dead after their father took their life and then his own on Saturday.
Sûreté du Québec (SQ) spokesperson Sgt. Catherine Bernard says the incident happened at around 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon in the small community of Notre-Dame-des-Prairies near Joliette, Que., northeast of Montreal.
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Police say the man took his own life after killing the two children, which authorities confirmed were his.
All three people were pronounced dead at the scene.
Bernard says the case is being handled by the major crimes unit.
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Police would not provide any further details surrounding the incident.
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