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    Quebec police watchdog investigating incident in Chicoutimi

    Quebec's police watchdog has opened an investigation into a violent incident involving a Saguenay police officer in Chicoutimi.The event prompted a major police operation on des Hospitalières Street, not far from the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, according to Radio-Canada. According to Radio-Canada, a body was still on the scene.The Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes (BEI) says five investigators have been assigned to investigate the incident. The BEI has requested support services from the

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    Snowfall warning issued for Avalon Peninsula with up to 30 cm expected in some areas

    Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning for the Avalon Peninsula and parts of northern Newfoundland. (Jeremy Eaton/CBC)Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Avalon Peninsula and parts of norther Newfoundland. Ten to 20 centimetres is expected across the region, and areas of high terrain could see up to 30 centimetres of total snowfall.The snow is predicted to happen from Wednesday afternoon until Wednesday evening.Environment Canada said a short period of rain will fall f

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    Boxer who died after Montreal bout may have suffered from Second Impact syndrome, coroner says

    An 18-year-old fighter who died following a boxing event in Quebec may have suffered from Second Impact syndrome, according to a coroner's report that includes several recommendations for the province's gaming authority and event promoters.Jeanette Zacarias Zapata, a Mexican fighter, was knocked unconscious during a match on Aug. 28, 2021 against Quebec boxer Marie-Pier Houle and was taken away on a stretcher.The event was held at Montreal's IGA Stadium and organized by Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM),

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    Judge finds former Manitoba doctor guilty of 5 counts of sexual assault

    Former doctor Arcel Bissonnette has been found guilty of sexually assaulting five female patients at his practice in Ste. Anne, Man. The victims, all of whom were Bissonnette's patients, alleged that the former doctor sexually assaulted them during medical appointments between 2001 and 2017. In her decision released Tuesday, Court of King's Justice Sadie Bond said she believed the Crown had proven that Bissonnette had touched the victims in a sexual nature without their consent during the appoin

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    N.B. COVID-19 death toll increases by 2, positivity rate increases to 16%

    COVID-19 cases continue to climb in New Brunswick, while influenza cases have shot up, according to the province's weekly Respiratory Watch report. The latest report, released on Tuesday, covers the Nov. 12-18 period and shows the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increased to 161, from 122 the previous week. That means the positivity rate for the province increased from 13 to 16 per cent over the same period. According to the report, "COVID-19 activity remains moderate; most indicators remaine

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    West Dawson resident running out of supplies as temperatures delay yearly ice bridge

    There's two times a year in Dawson City, Yukon that people living on the West side of the Yukon River have in the back of their minds.Freeze-up in the winter, and break-up in the spring.When the river freezes, it takes about a week before construction on the city's ice bridge that connects Dawson to the West side begins.This year, the section where the ice bridge is typically built has yet to freeze.This has West Dawson resident George Filipovic concerned."There's four types of supplies I really

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    2 people charged with arson in connection with weekend fires on P.E.I.

    A 19-year-old man and a person under the age of 18 have been charged with arson after four fires were set in northern Queens County, P.E.I., over the weekend. Two cottages were set on fire in the Donaldston area Friday night, and a third cottage burned to the ground in Stanhope on Saturday.A fourth homeowner reported finding burn marks around a house in Scotchfort on Saturday, but no serious damage.The RCMP's Major Crime Unit for P.E.I. said 19-year-old Dakota Ellis has been charged with arson i

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