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• Rail company in Quebec explosion says brakes may have been released
• Donning a cowboy hat and flipping pancakes: Justin Trudeau woos Albertans
• Leaking oil from Lac-Mégantic disaster affects nearby towns
• Almost half of babies have flat spot on head, but prevention is simple: study
• Wynne on deleted emails, trust and being Canada’s first gay premier
• Skydiver in serious condition after Stampede jump, says EMS
• About 40 missing in Que. train disaster; five declared dead
• Harper slams Liberals, NDP in speech at annual Stampede BBQ
• Memorial at site of 43-year-old Air Canada plane crash dedicated in Brampton
• Time for clarity in Canada’s internship culture: NDP MP Andrew Cash
• Heat wave blasts daily heat records across Maritimes
• Harper PMO gets letters for funding Christian aid group that insulted gays
• Stampede attendance down by 95,000
• Energy plant plans to use Toronto Zoo's animal manure to generate electricity
• Social media playing important role in Lac-Megantic train tragedy
• Quebec disaster: Oil shipments by rail have increased 28,000 per cent since 2009
• Portrait of a decimated town: A brief history of Lac-Megantic, Que.
• Prime minister maintains former chief of staff acted alone in Duffy scandal
• Five die, 40 missing after Canadian freight train disaster
• Runaway train devastates small town in Quebec

Rail company in Quebec explosion says brakes may have been released Posted: 07 Jul 2013 02:28 PM PDT (Reuters) - The operator of a train that rolled downhill and careened into a Quebec town, causing a deadly explosion, said on Sunday that the air brakes used to hold the locomotive in place may have been released after the train was parked. The train had been hauling crude oil from North Dakota to eastern Canada, and was sitting parked, without a driver, outside town when it began to roll downhill, gathered speed and derailed on a curve at 1 a.m. (0500 GMT) on Saturday. ...

Donning a cowboy hat and flipping pancakes: Justin Trudeau woos Albertans Posted: 07 Jul 2013 01:33 PM PDT It's no secret that over the past two or three elections, the Liberal Party brand has taken a beating in Western Canada. In the last election the federal Grits only won four seats west of Ontario. Liberal leader Justin Trudeau … Continue reading →

Leaking oil from Lac-Mégantic disaster affects nearby towns Posted: 07 Jul 2013 09:45 PM PDT Crude oil leaking from the train cars has already created issues outside of the town of Lac-Mégantic, and many are asking why trains were carrying dangerous cargo directly through a town's centre.

Almost half of babies have flat spot on head, but prevention is simple: study Posted: 07 Jul 2013 09:01 PM PDT TORONTO - Almost half of Canadian infants develop flat areas on the back of their heads by the age of two months, likely the result of sleeping face-up to prevent sudden infant death syndrome, a study suggests.

Wynne on deleted emails, trust and being Canada’s first gay premier Posted: 07 Jul 2013 02:02 PM PDT In conversation with Aaron Wherry

Skydiver in serious condition after Stampede jump, says EMS Posted: 07 Jul 2013 01:53 PM PDT A skydiver is in serious, potentially life-threatening condition after landing hard during a performance at the Calgary Stampede.

About 40 missing in Que. train disaster; five declared dead Posted: 07 Jul 2013 07:05 PM PDT LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. - About 40 people were still considered missing on Sunday, a day after a blaze and explosions pulverized Lac-Megantic, increasing the likelihood that the number of fatalities could soar from the current official death toll of five.

Harper slams Liberals, NDP in speech at annual Stampede BBQ Posted: 06 Jul 2013 10:49 PM PDT Prime Minister Harper was in fine form in front of his 'hometown crowd' at an annual Stampede barbeque in Calgary Southwest on Saturday evening. … Continue reading →

Memorial at site of 43-year-old Air Canada plane crash dedicated in Brampton Posted: 07 Jul 2013 10:07 AM PDT BRAMPTON, Ont. - Relatives of those killed in a terrible air crash 43 years ago were in attendance for the dedication of a memorial garden in Brampton, Ont., today.

Time for clarity in Canada’s internship culture: NDP MP Andrew Cash Posted: 07 Jul 2013 06:57 AM PDT It seems like a good idea – taking an unpaid internship to break into the workforce, earn valuable experience and make contacts. But working for free is no guarantee. Sometimes you get lucky and an internship translates into something bigger. … Continue reading →

Heat wave blasts daily heat records across Maritimes Posted: 07 Jul 2013 11:15 AM PDT The heat wave melting the Maritimes this weekend has smashed previous daytime maximum temperatures across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and P.E.I.

Harper PMO gets letters for funding Christian aid group that insulted gays Posted: 07 Jul 2013 01:16 PM PDT OTTAWA - The Harper government has received scores of letters and emails over government funding being provided to an organization that referred to homosexuality as a "perversion" and "sin."

Stampede attendance down by 95,000 Posted: 07 Jul 2013 12:08 PM PDT Attendance is down so far this year at the Calgary Stampede but organizers say they're hoping better weather will change that.

Energy plant plans to use Toronto Zoo's animal manure to generate electricity Posted: 07 Jul 2013 07:00 AM PDT TORONTO - Flipping a light switch doesn't normally conjure images of a defecating rhino, but a novel project at Toronto Zoo might just change that.

Social media playing important role in Lac-Megantic train tragedy Posted: 07 Jul 2013 03:51 PM PDT MONTREAL - Inside a living room almost 200 kilometres from the devastated town of Lac-Megantic, two people have been tirelessly working to help residents of the abruptly uprooted community track down the whereabouts of loved ones.

Quebec disaster: Oil shipments by rail have increased 28,000 per cent since 2009 Posted: 07 Jul 2013 05:56 PM PDT A whopping 28,000 per cent increase in the amount of oil shipped by rail over the past five years is coming under the microscope following the deadly rail blast in Quebec.

Portrait of a decimated town: A brief history of Lac-Megantic, Que. Posted: 07 Jul 2013 04:39 PM PDT LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. - The most famous event in the history of Lac-Megantic to have occurred before its current tragedy also began with a fire.

Prime minister maintains former chief of staff acted alone in Duffy scandal Posted: 06 Jul 2013 04:49 PM PDT CALGARY - Prime Minister Stephen Harper is sticking to his story in the Senate expense scandal, maintaining his former chief of staff acted alone in paying Mike Duffy's invalid expense claims.

Five die, 40 missing after Canadian freight train disaster Posted: 07 Jul 2013 06:18 PM PDT By Richard Valdmanis and Julie Gordon LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (Reuters) - At least five people died and 40 were missing on Sunday after a runaway train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded in the center of a small Canadian town in a disaster that raised fresh questions about shipping oil by rail. The train, which did not have an engineer aboard when it derailed, was hauling 72 tanker cars of crude from North Dakota to eastern Canada. It rolled downhill from an overnight parking spot, gathered speed and derailed on a curve in the small town of Lac-Megantic at 1 a.m. (0500 GMT) on Saturday. ...

Runaway train devastates small town in Quebec Posted: 07 Jul 2013 05:25 PM PDT By Julie Gordon and Richard Valdmanis LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (Reuters) - The only warning Lac-Megantic residents had of the coming disaster was the louder-than-usual rumble of a train - a runaway locomotive laden with crude oil that would jump the tracks, explode and burn down the center of town. "I heard a rattle, louder than usual, so I went out on the balcony and I saw the train going at extremely high speed," said Ghislain Bisson, 52, who was watching late-night television as the train approached. "Then, I saw it. It just left the track and headed right for the building. ...

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