Four stories in the news today, Aug. 24 from The Canadian Press:

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AIR SAGUENAY SEAPLANE WITH SIX ONBOARD CRASHES IN QUEBEC WOODS

An Air Saguenay seaplane with six people on board has crashed on Quebec’s North Shore. The wreckage is in a remote wooded area and was found yesterday by parachutists from the Canadian military.Authorities haven’t confirmed whether there are any fatalities, however, a provincial police coroner is on route to the site, along with Transportation Safety Board investigators.

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LIBERALS TO PROMISE WOUNDED VETERANS A RETURN TO PENSIONS FOR LIFE

Justin Trudeau is planning to make a big announcement today aimed at luring Canada’s veterans into the Liberal fold.He will pledge, at a campaign event in Belleville Ont, that if elected on Oct. 19, his Liberals will restore a system of lifetime pensions for injured vets.The promise is part of a comprehensive pitch to woo disgruntled ex-soldiers, whom the Conservatives have long considered their natural constituency.

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POLICE CHIEFS SAY OTTAWA PONDERING WARRANTLESS POLICE ACCESS TO INTERNET SUBSCRIBER INFO

Canada’s police chiefs say federal officials are considering a scheme that would allow police to obtain basic information about Internet subscribers without getting warrants. It follows a landmark Supreme Court ruling that curbed access to such data. The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police is urging the government to fill the legislative gap created by the High Court ruling.

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CIBC POLL SUGGEST MOST COLLEGE STUDENTS NEED LESSONS IN BUDGETING

A new poll from CIBC suggests most post-secondary school students will likely run out of money before the school year ends — and have to tap into the Bank of Mom and Dad for help. The survey found that 51 per cent of post-secondary students went to their parents for additional financial support last year because they ran out of money — and there was little difference between students from higher- and lower-income families.

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