Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
63/100
Global News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
9
Other
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A pilot who died Wednesday when his plane crashed after participating in a Remembrance Day ceremony south of Quebec City has been identified.
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plane → die → City
The City of Saint-Georges said Thursday the victim was Daniel Parent, a member of a local flying club.
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victim → say → club
Mayor Manon Bougie offered her condolences and said the city was lowering flags to half-mast at city hall and the Saint-Georges airport.
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city → offer → hall
Parent was the only person aboard the plane when it went down around 11 a.m. Wednesday, Quebec provincial police (SQ) said.
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police → go → a.m.
He was declared dead at the scene.
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He → declare → scene
SQ spokesperson Audrey-Anne Bilodeau said the pilot had been flying with several other aircraft when his plane crashed.
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plane → say → aircraft
The small plane came down in a wooded area near the Saint-Georges airport and caught fire after the crash.
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plane → come → crash
The pilot had been approaching the airport to land.
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pilot → approach → airport
Police described Parent as a man in his 60s who lived in the region.
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who → describe → region
Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon offered his condolences following the crash.
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Plamondon → offer → crash
St-Pierre Plamondon said he was working with the province’s domestic security minister to gather more information about what happened.
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what → say → information
Transportation Safety Board investigators have been deployed to the scene to gather information and assess what happened.
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what → deploy → information
The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) told Global News that the aircraft did not belong to the military and no CAF personnel were involved.
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personnel → tell → military
“Our thoughts are with the family and loved ones of the pilot who tragically lost their life.
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who → love → life
We extend our deepest condolences to all those affected by this tragic incident,” CAF said in a statement.
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CAF → extend → statement
National Defence Minister David McGuinty also issued a statement expressing his condolences to the pilot’s family and loved ones, saying his thoughts were with everyone affected by the tragedy.
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thoughts → issue → tragedy
The cause of the crash is not yet known.
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cause → know → crash
Bilodeau said the SQ’s major crime unit was investigating the crash for any possible criminal elements, though she noted crashes such as this are rarely linked to a crime.
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crashes → say → crime
Saint-Georges is located roughly 100 kilometres southeast of Quebec City.
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Georges → locate → City