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• Third attack in three weeks at UBC makes investigation top priority:RCMP
• Explosions, fire follow train derailment in Alberta; no injuries
• Joyriding vandals destroy turf at south Edmonton park
• Explosions, fire follow train derailment in Alberta; no injuries
• Protesters to face 'brute force of the state,' chief warns
• Media vehicle, camera seized by New Brunswick shale gas protesters
• Fog socks in B.C. southwest again, more flights cancelled
• Final day of Enbridge Line 9 pipeline hearings cancelled over security concerns
• Stabbing at Vancouver nightclub sends 2 men to hospital
• Quebec sovereigntists prepare for battle with Ottawa over right to secede
• Harper government joins court challenge of Quebec's right to secede
• Train disasters will be the 'new normal' unless safety rules change: Greenpeace
• Man rescued from gold mine site near La Ronge, Sask.
• Conservatives throw down gauntlet with media after caucus-meeting brouhaha
• Government needs to outlaw assault rifles, says MHA
• A look at some accidents involving trains in Canada in the last six months
• First snowfall expected in southwestern Manitoba
• Donors send hundreds of books to Shamattawa's school
• Western Canada train hauling fuel derails, burns; no injuries

Third attack in three weeks at UBC makes investigation top priority:RCMP Posted: 19 Oct 2013 04:04 PM PDT VANCOUVER - A third female student has been attacked at the University of British Columbia, and police say it's the latest in a series of similar incidents that have become a top priority for investigators.

Explosions, fire follow train derailment in Alberta; no injuries Posted: 19 Oct 2013 07:57 PM PDT GAINFORD, Alta. - Firefighters battling a major blaze after a CN tanker train derailed west of Edmonton on Saturday decided to withdraw and wait for the flames to burn themselves out.

Joyriding vandals destroy turf at south Edmonton park Posted: 19 Oct 2013 07:41 PM PDT Residents in a south Edmonton neighbourhood awoke to torn-up turf, causing thousands of dollars of damage.

Explosions, fire follow train derailment in Alberta; no injuries Posted: 19 Oct 2013 01:59 PM PDT GAINFORD, Alta. - Firefighters battling a major blaze after a CN tanker train derailed west of Edmonton on Saturday have decided to withdraw and wait for the flames to burn themselves out.

Protesters to face 'brute force of the state,' chief warns Posted: 19 Oct 2013 08:50 AM PDT A First Nations leader in British Columbia says Canadians can expect more protests to turn as violent as the anti-fracking one in New Brunswick did this week when police moved in to arrest protesters.

Media vehicle, camera seized by New Brunswick shale gas protesters Posted: 19 Oct 2013 03:55 PM PDT REXTON, N.B. - The news director for Global New Brunswick says a group of about five protesters in Rexton, N.B., has seized a news vehicle and camera.

Fog socks in B.C. southwest again, more flights cancelled Posted: 19 Oct 2013 12:06 PM PDT Dense fog on the West Coast is causing cancellations and delays for regional flights across B.C. for the second day in a row.

Final day of Enbridge Line 9 pipeline hearings cancelled over security concerns Posted: 19 Oct 2013 12:34 PM PDT TORONTO - The final day of hearings on a proposal to reverse the flow of a pipeline that runs between southern Ontario and Montreal were cancelled Saturday due to security concerns.

Stabbing at Vancouver nightclub sends 2 men to hospital Posted: 19 Oct 2013 10:38 AM PDT Two men were rushed to hospital with serious injuries after being stabbed at a downtown Vancouver nightclub early Saturday morning.

Quebec sovereigntists prepare for battle with Ottawa over right to secede Posted: 19 Oct 2013 01:28 PM PDT MONTREAL - Leaders of Quebec's sovereignty movement are gearing up for a fight with the federal government over its decision to intervene in a provincial court case challenging a law at the heart of their cause.

Harper government joins court challenge of Quebec's right to secede Posted: 19 Oct 2013 10:22 AM PDT The Harper government is asking the Quebec Superior Court to invalidate Bill 99, Quebec's response to the federal Clarity Act, which gives Quebecers the right to decide the rules of secession from Canada.

Train disasters will be the 'new normal' unless safety rules change: Greenpeace Posted: 19 Oct 2013 03:20 PM PDT TORONTO - Train disasters such as Saturday's derailment in Alberta will become the "new normal" unless Ottawa tightens safety rules for shipping dangerous goods by rail, Greenpeace Canada warned.

Man rescued from gold mine site near La Ronge, Sask. Posted: 19 Oct 2013 12:24 PM PDT A man was trapped underground Saturday morning at the Roy Lloyd mine site northeast of La Ronge.

Conservatives throw down gauntlet with media after caucus-meeting brouhaha Posted: 19 Oct 2013 04:00 AM PDT OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservative caucus members are back at work in Ottawa and spoiling, it seems, for a fight — and not just with their traditional House of Commons rivals.

Government needs to outlaw assault rifles, says MHA Posted: 19 Oct 2013 06:17 AM PDT St. John's MHA Tom Osborne says assault rifles should be outlawed altogether in Canada, to avoid tragedies like the double-murder suicide in Conception Bay South earlier this week.

A look at some accidents involving trains in Canada in the last six months Posted: 19 Oct 2013 11:07 AM PDT Here is a look at some of the accidents involving trains in Canada since May of 2013:

First snowfall expected in southwestern Manitoba Posted: 19 Oct 2013 08:50 AM PDT Environment Canada has released a special weather statement for the southwest corner of the province, saying people there can expect 2-5 centimetres of snow to fall beginning Saturday night.

Donors send hundreds of books to Shamattawa's school Posted: 19 Oct 2013 08:17 AM PDT People have sent around a thousand books to a remote First Nation's school library after all its books were ruined by mould.

Western Canada train hauling fuel derails, burns; no injuries Posted: 19 Oct 2013 08:05 PM PDT By Nia Williams CALGARY (Reuters) - A train carrying crude oil and liquefied petroleum gas derailed and caught fire in Western Canada on Saturday, in an accident that brought back memories of a deadly crash in Quebec this summer. But Saturday's accident, in open country just outside the tiny settlement of Gainford, Alberta, caused no injuries, and emergency services said they were opting to let the fire burn itself out rather than approach the blaze. ...

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