The hikers were struck by a cascade of sliding rocks on Thursday while traveling along a moderately difficult trail.

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His career took flight with a newspaper ad in Ottawa, where he would later help steer the country under Justin Trudeau.

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Smoke from the fires in Manitoba and Saskatchewan is blanketing the Midwest and Northeast United States.

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