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• One person dead after train derailment sparks explosions in Quebec
• 1 dead, many missing after Quebec train blasts
• Deja-Vu: Calgary hit with flash floods from heavy rain
• Bombing suspect placed Craigslist prostitute ad, says neighbour
• Video: Aerial view of Quebec train derailment
• Harper's 'promise has not been kept': Access watchdog
• Chris Hadfield stops by University of Calgary to talk space
• Conserve water, boil order still a risk says Halifax Water
• More foreign workers needed to rebuild Alberta: Redford
• Eight things revealed by RCMP's court filings on Mike Duffy
• Winnipeg firefighters douse 9 overnight fires
• State of emergency lifted after rain douses Quebec forest fires
• Boy, 10, dies in Newmarket drowning
• Two injured in helicopter crash near Fort Saskatchewan
• One winning ticket sold in Ontario for $50 million Lotto Max jackpot
• Nail clippers, bed among items up for grabs at Montreal Halle Berry auction
• Oil-laden freight train explodes in Canadian town, people killed
• Canada police expect death toll in oil train blast to rise

One person dead after train derailment sparks explosions in Quebec Posted: 06 Jul 2013 08:33 PM PDT LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. - First came the unusually loud rumble of a rapidly approaching train, then came the thunderous crash that had terrified patrons at the nearby bar scrambling for their lives.

1 dead, many missing after Quebec train blasts Posted: 06 Jul 2013 07:59 PM PDT One person has been declared dead after a train derailed in the middle of the tight-knit community of Lac-Megantic, Que., sparking explosions and a major blaze.

Deja-Vu: Calgary hit with flash floods from heavy rain Posted: 05 Jul 2013 06:34 PM PDT Heavy rain that passed over Calgary created flash floods in neighbourhoods still recovering from recent damage.

Bombing suspect placed Craigslist prostitute ad, says neighbour Posted: 06 Jul 2013 11:33 AM PDT The woman charged in the Canada Day bombing plot at the B.C. legislature was once suspected by her neighbours of advertising as a prostitute on Craigslist, CBC News has learned.

Video: Aerial view of Quebec train derailment Posted: 06 Jul 2013 01:00 PM PDT One person is confirmed dead after a train derailed in a Quebec town, triggering multiple explosions and a large blaze. Entire blocks of buildings appear to be flattened around the derailment site in Lac-Megantic.

Harper's 'promise has not been kept': Access watchdog Posted: 06 Jul 2013 02:34 AM PDT Canada's information watchdog is seeking more powers as Canada's Access to Information law turns 30. Suzanne Legault says those powers could have helped to prevent the senate expense scandal currently rocking the Harper government.

Chris Hadfield stops by University of Calgary to talk space Posted: 06 Jul 2013 12:48 PM PDT Astronaut Chris Hadfield spoke Saturday morning at the University of Calgary to share his experiences of living in space for five months.

Conserve water, boil order still a risk says Halifax Water Posted: 06 Jul 2013 10:12 AM PDT The upgrade work to the Pockwock water system is going smoothly but Halifax Water is still stressing the importance of conserving water to prevent a boil order.

More foreign workers needed to rebuild Alberta: Redford Posted: 05 Jul 2013 05:43 PM PDT CALGARY - Alberta Premier Alison Redford says she wants to talk to the prime minister about allowing more temporary foreign workers into Alberta as her province rebuilds from recent flooding.

Eight things revealed by RCMP's court filings on Mike Duffy Posted: 06 Jul 2013 02:30 AM PDT Court documents filed by the RCMP in June as part of the investigation into Senator Mike Duffy's expense claims include new information but also raise new questions.

Winnipeg firefighters douse 9 overnight fires Posted: 06 Jul 2013 10:14 AM PDT Firefighters were kept busy overnight, responding to nine garage and back lane fires in Winnipeg's West end.

State of emergency lifted after rain douses Quebec forest fires Posted: 05 Jul 2013 07:21 PM PDT Officials say rain and shifting winds have answered the hopes of hundreds of displaced Quebecers.

Boy, 10, dies in Newmarket drowning Posted: 06 Jul 2013 08:36 AM PDT Police are investigating after a 10-year-old boy drowned in a residential pool in Newmarket. His body was discovered early Saturday morning.

Two injured in helicopter crash near Fort Saskatchewan Posted: 05 Jul 2013 07:27 PM PDT Two men were taken to hospital with serious injuries after a helicopter crashed near Fort Saskatchewan Friday afternoon.

One winning ticket sold in Ontario for $50 million Lotto Max jackpot Posted: 05 Jul 2013 11:56 PM PDT TORONTO - There is one winning ticket for the $50-million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw.

Nail clippers, bed among items up for grabs at Montreal Halle Berry auction Posted: 06 Jul 2013 05:10 PM PDT MONTREAL - A pair of nail clippers, a hairbrush and a queen-sized bed are among the items up for auction that once belonged to Halle Berry and her Quebec ex-boyfriend.

Oil-laden freight train explodes in Canadian town, people killed Posted: 06 Jul 2013 08:46 PM PDT By Mathieu Belanger LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (Reuters) - A fast-moving, driverless train hauling tankers of crude oil derailed and exploded into a sky-high fireball in the middle of a small Canadian town early on Saturday, destroying dozens of buildings and killing several people. The disaster took place soon after 1 a.m. when the runaway freight train with 72 cars and five locomotives hurtled into Lac-Megantic, a lakeside town of about 6,000 in the province of Quebec, and left the tracks. ...

Canada police expect death toll in oil train blast to rise Posted: 06 Jul 2013 06:59 PM PDT LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (Reuters) - Canadian police expect the death toll from a fatal fuel train blast in a small Quebec town to be more than the one person confirmed dead so far, a spokesman said on Saturday. The driverless train and 72 tankers of crude oil jumped the tracks in the small town of Lac-Megantic early in the morning and exploded in a massive fireball. "We have already confirmed one death and we expect there will be others," police spokesman Guy Lapointe told a late-night briefing. He declined to comment on media reports saying anywhere between 40 and 80 people were missing. ...

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