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Canadian killed in Peru

The federal government says a Canadian was killed in Peru.

Global Affairs Canada says the death was related to the reported assassination of Indigenous elder Olivia Arevalo Lomas.

Arevalo Lomas was a human rights activist of the Shipibo-Konibo people in the Ucayali region.

The federal government says it is providing consular assistance to the family of the Canadian.

The government extended its condolences following Arevalo Lomas's death.



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