Missing girl's suspects questioned

Police in Quebec are investigating five "persons of interest" in the disappearance of a Trois-Rivi?res girl almost five months ago, according to media reports. - C?drika Provencher disappeared July 31 from her neighbourhood about 140 kilometres northeast of Montreal after reportedly helping a man look for a lost dog. - At least one of the "persons of interest" being questioned has a history of sexual deviance, media reports said. All have knowledge of the region and could have been present in the Trois-Rivi?res area at the time of her disappearance, the reports said. - Police have said a four-door red 2004 Acura TSX is still considered important in the case. The vehicle was identified by several witnesses in the moments leading up to C?drika's disappearance. - Some 1,200 police officers have been involved in the investigation, with more than 800 cars checked and 2,600 people questioned. Six investigators are still on the case. 'I've always believed she is alive' - The news has given some hope to members of the girl's family, who have worked tirelessly selling T-shirts and coffee mugs to raise money for their continued search. - C?drika's parents, Martin Provencher and Karine Fortier, had to celebrate her 10th birthday in August without her. - C?drika's mother told Le Journal de Montr?al that the holiday season is especially difficult for her, as she never thought that she would go this long without news about her daughter. - But she praised the work of police officers involved in the investigation and said she is still optimistic C?drika will be found. - "I've always believed she is alive, but I am equally aware that it could be the opposite," the newspaper quoted Fortier as saying in French. - The couple, now separated, have made several emotional pleas to the public to help find their daughter. Police have followed up on thousands of tips from across the country. - There is a $100,000 reward for information that helps police find the missing girl. With files from the Canadian Press

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