A pedestrian has died after she was struck by a vehicle in Quebec City on Christmas Eve.
Quebec City police say they received a call for the collision on Tuesday at around 4:20 p.m.
A 27-year-old pedestrian was found unconscious and attempts were made to resuscitate her.
Police say she was later taken to hospital and pronounced dead.
The driver of the vehicle was also taken to hospital and treated for shock.
Police say the investigation continues.
Winds approaching 140 km/h have been hitting Vancouver Island weather stations after Environment Canada issued the latest in a series of wind warnings for the B.C. coast. It says the warnings cover exposed coastal sections of the island's north and B.C.'s central coast, with a Pacific frontal system approaching.
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The law, named after David Milgaard and his mother, Joyce, will move the review process of cases away from the ministers, and will be replaced with an independent commission the government says will make it easier, faster and more fair for the potentially wrongfully convicted.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet on Friday morning. A government source confirms a swearing-in ceremony will take place at Rideau Hall. This comes at the end of a tumultuous week that saw Trudeau lose his finance minister and face a new swell of pressure within his caucus for him to resign.