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Quebec judge rules 2 should face U.S. extradition in human smuggling river deaths • Mar. 6, 2025, 10:24 AM ET (CBC)
Ontarians on St. Lawrence River noticing border security boost • Feb. 20, 2025, 7:22 AM ET (CBC)

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St. Lawrence River
St. Lawrence River and Seaway
St. Lawrence Seaway
farmland in the St. Lawrence River valley
Gananoque
Thousand Islands
Longueuil
St. Lawrence hydrographic system
upper St. Lawrence River
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