Chibougamau
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Quebec forest fires: man facing arson charges detained ahead of bail hearingThe major crimes unit is trying to determine whether the alleged arsons are connected to the forced evacuations in June of residents of Chibougamau.CanadaSep 8, 2023
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Quebec offers $50 million to businesses affected by wildfiresThe measures announced Wednesday target loggers, sawmills, paper mills, outfitters, tourism operators and other affected local businesses.CanadaJul 5, 2023
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Quebec wildfires: Evacuees being allowed to return home as situation starts to improvePremier François Legault told a news conference Monday there should be fewer than 4,000 evacuees remaining by the end of the day, down from a peak of more than 13,500 on Friday.FireJun 12, 2023
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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.FireJun 8, 2023
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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, 2023
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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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