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Funeral for 5 children in Elmira, Ont.-area crash that injured 5 other family members is Saturday

June 19, 2026

The five children killed June 12 in a two-vehicle collision in Ontario's Mapleton Township will be honoured Saturday at their funeral. Three other members of the Doerksen family and a couple were also injured.



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