NEWS FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26TH 2017

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LOCAL
By Patricia Petit Liang

An ammonia leak injured 10 people in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville on Wednesday morning.

According to CBC News, the ammonia leak occurred inside of the Exceldor poultry product plant.

Longueuil police and the Montreal fire department’s hazmat team were called in to assist the employees and no one had to be taken to the hospital.

NATIONAL
By Patricia Petit Liang

An accident at the  Wainwright Canadian Forces Base in Alberta has left 1 soldier dead and 3 injured,

According to CTV News, Sgt. Robert J. Dynerowicz was crushed to death by a vehicle.

3 other soldiers have been hospitalized following the horrific accident.

INTERNATIONAL
By Patricia Petit Liang

French intelligence experts discovered that forces working with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad executed the fatal nerve gas attack that took place on April 4th.

According to Reuters, the chemical weapon attack killed countless people in the town of Khan Sheikhoun.

This attack prompted the United States to launch a missile strike on Syria: the first direct assault between the US and the Assad government in the last 6 years.