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    Former Canadian Minister Jean Lapierre and 6 Others Die in Plane Crash

    A small plane crashed in the Magdalen Islands, Quebec, Canada, on March 29th.

    The private plane, transporting Jean Lapierre, 59, a broadcaster and former Canadian transport minister, and his family members to his father’s funeral, went down while approaching the Iles-de-la-Madeleine Airport amid heavy winds and snow.

    All seven people aboard, including the pilot, the co-pilot, Lapierre, and his family members, were killed in the crash.

    The incident is being investigated.