{
  "id": 10066500,
  "title": "Helicopter crashes outside Montreal killing all 4 occupants",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/helicopter-crashes-outside-montreal-killing-all-4-occupants-10066500",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T20:51:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
    "slug": "cbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-helicopter-crash-9.7359866"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A helicopter crashed in a field near Rang des Écossais in the municipality of Sainte-Brigide-d’Iberville on Saturday afternoon. According to Global News, the incident occurred just after 2:30 p.m. The helicopter caught fire, with fire crews bringing the blaze under control within an hour.\n\nThe Sûreté du Québec reported that all four occupants of the helicopter were pronounced dead at the scene. The identities of the victims were not available. The cause of the crash is under investigation by the Sûreté du Québec's Major Crimes Unit, with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada also expected to send investigators.\n\nThe crash occurred about 50 kilometres southeast of Montreal, off Highway 10. The location was reported by CityNews.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CBC Canada",
        "title": "Helicopter crashes outside Montreal killing all 4 occupants",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/helicopter-crashes-outside-montreal-killing-all-4-occupants",
        "published": "2026-09-26T20:51:48.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "4 people dead after helicopter crash outside Montreal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/4-people-dead-after-helicopter-crash-outside-montreal",
        "published": "2026-09-26T20:54:45.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "4 killed after helicopter crashes in field near Montreal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/4-killed-after-helicopter-crashes-in-field-near-montreal",
        "published": "2026-09-26T21:24:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}