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• Coal spills after CP train operated by CN Rail derails in Burnaby
• WestJet plane suffers pressure problem and makes rapid descent
• Freezing rain, computer glitch lead to flight delays in Montreal, Toronto
• Residents happy to return home after New Brunswick derailment
• Canada expects action on oil tanker cars 'fairly soon': minister
• RAW: Icy roads slow Quebec
• Harper offers condolences after death of Ariel Sharon
• Canada courting U.S. companies thinking of moving data servers to avoid NSA prying
• Senate faces toughest expense probe in its history
• Evacuees return home four days after New Brunswick derailment, trains running
• Block Quebecois to pick new leader in May to replace Daniel Paille
• High winds to hammer Vancouver area and Victoria after heavy rainfall
• Ottawa's freezing rain warning remains as mass melt begins
• Jean Chretien celebrates his 80th birthday with 80 family and friends
• Toronto babysitter charged in toddler's death appears in court
• Foul weather freezes and soaks Maritimes
• Ice storm: Rob Ford motion seeks $60M from province

Coal spills after CP train operated by CN Rail derails in Burnaby Posted: 11 Jan 2014 07:23 PM PST BURNABY, B.C. - A Canadian Pacific Railway train operated by a CN Rail crew derailed in Burnaby, B.C., sending seven cars off the tracks and spilling coal into a creek that feeds into a lake. Emily Hamer, a spokeswoman for CN, said the train went off the tracks Saturday morning and that three of the cars were lying on their sides while four remained upright. Hamer said she could not say how much of the coal went into the water near Burnaby Lake. She said she also did not know whether CP or CN, which owns the tracks, is responsible for the derailment of the train with a total of 152 cars.

WestJet plane suffers pressure problem and makes rapid descent Posted: 11 Jan 2014 05:52 PM PST WINNIPEG - Passengers aboard a WestJet flight heading for Winnipeg put on oxygen masks and held on tight when their jet experienced a pressurization problem. WestJet spokesman Robert Palmer says the Boeing 737-700 was on its way from Phoenix to Winnipeg on Friday night when the trouble developed. The pilots declared an emergency and made a rapid descent which took the plane from 12,000 metres to below 3,000 metres in just a few minutes. There's no word yet on what caused the pressurization problem but Palmer says the airline is investigating.

Freezing rain, computer glitch lead to flight delays in Montreal, Toronto Posted: 11 Jan 2014 01:58 PM PST MONTREAL - There were more delays at airports in Toronto and Montreal on Saturday — for very different reasons. Operations at Montreal's Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport were briefly suspended earlier in the day due to freezing rain. Meanwhile, a computer software glitch at Toronto's Pearson International Airport saw all its check-in counters malfunction. The Greater Toronto Airports Authority said IT providers were trying to fix the problem.

Residents happy to return home after New Brunswick derailment Posted: 11 Jan 2014 12:00 PM PST Freight trains are running again near Wapske, New Brunswick after a fiery derailment that forced about 150 residents to leave their homes. Returning resident Derek Green says the situation was handled "perfectly."

Canada expects action on oil tanker cars 'fairly soon': minister Posted: 11 Jan 2014 08:10 AM PST By Randall Palmer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian and U.S. officials will introduce new safety standards for the kind of tanker cars involved in a recent spate of fiery oil-by-rail accidents "fairly soon", Canadian Transport Minister Lisa Raitt said in an interview broadcast on Saturday. Raitt also said it was possible that the more volatile crude from the Bakken region of North Dakota might need to go in a safer car altogether. The question of the safety of oil by rail, growing rapidly as production in North Dakota and Western Canada rises without a concomitant increase in pipeline capacity, came to the fore again after Tuesday's derailment in New Brunswick, involving cars carrying crude oil and liquefied petroleum gas. Raitt has been talking the issue over with U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and she told CBC Radio in Saturday's broadcast that she would be discussing it further with him.

RAW: Icy roads slow Quebec Posted: 11 Jan 2014 09:27 AM PST Icy conditions across southern Quebec brought traffic to a crawl and flights to a halt.

Harper offers condolences after death of Ariel Sharon Posted: 11 Jan 2014 03:18 PM PST MONTREAL - Canadian leaders past and present are remembering former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon, a controversial figure known for his battlefield exploits and efforts to reshape the Middle East. Sharon, who served as a general in the Israeli army and later as defence minister, was prime minister from 2001 to 2006, when Jean Chretien and Paul Martin were in power in Canada. But it was Stephen Harper, who took office a month after Sharon suffered a stroke that put him in a coma, who had the highest praise for him on Saturday. Harper called Sharon "a renowned military leader" who "pursued the security of Israel with unyielding determination that was recognized by friends and foes alike."

Canada courting U.S. companies thinking of moving data servers to avoid NSA prying Posted: 11 Jan 2014 11:58 AM PST If you're concerned about American spies eavesdropping on your Facebook posts or tweets, would you be more comfortable if the world's big social media players based their servers in Canada? Revelations last fall that the National Security Agency (NSA) demanded … Continue reading →

Senate faces toughest expense probe in its history Posted: 11 Jan 2014 03:23 AM PST When members of the Senate voted to invite the federal auditor general to audit their expenses, some senators may not have anticipated what they were letting themselves in for.

Evacuees return home four days after New Brunswick derailment, trains running Posted: 11 Jan 2014 12:23 PM PST PLASTER ROCK, N.B. - The first freight train returned to service Saturday on a rail line that was the scene of a fiery derailment in New Brunswick as all but one couple in an evacuation zone were allowed to return to their homes. CN (TSX:CNR) spokesman Jim Feeny said the couple's house is within 100 metres of the derailment in Wapske and it hasn't been determined when they will be allowed to return. "We are already there with those folks to examine the property and then an assessment will be done," Feeny said. Aerial pictures of the derailment site near Plaster Rock showed that oil had flowed onto that property.

Block Quebecois to pick new leader in May to replace Daniel Paille Posted: 11 Jan 2014 01:20 PM PST MONTREAL - The Bloc Quebecois will select a new leader in May.

High winds to hammer Vancouver area and Victoria after heavy rainfall Posted: 11 Jan 2014 01:18 PM PST VANCOUVER - High winds are expected to hammer the rain-soaked Vancouver and Victoria areas Saturday night, and about 25 centimetres of snow is bound for the B.C. Interior. Environment Canada meteorologist Ross Macdonald said travellers should be prepared if winds of up to 60 kilometres an hour halt ferry traffic. A storm making its way through the West Coast dumped about 60 millimetres of rain overnight in Vancouver and about 10 centimetres of snow on Interior highways such as the Kootenay Pass. On Saturday afternoon, two lanes were closed on Highway 99 south of Vancouver at Highway 91 because of pooling water.

Ottawa's freezing rain warning remains as mass melt begins Posted: 11 Jan 2014 11:52 AM PST Freezing rain turned into rain Saturday in the Ottawa area but roads and sidewalks remained slick as police and city officials urged residents to stay inside if possible.

Jean Chretien celebrates his 80th birthday with 80 family and friends Posted: 11 Jan 2014 02:02 PM PST MONTREAL - If it wasn't for the freezing rain, Jean Chretien says he would have celebrated his 80th birthday on the slopes. Instead, the former prime minister had to settle for a party with 80 family and friends Friday night in Montreal to mark the occasion. "It was a very nice party — my family and former colleagues and so on," Chretien said Saturday. Chretien, who was PM for more than a decade between 1993 and 2003, said he feels great.

Toronto babysitter charged in toddler's death appears in court Posted: 11 Jan 2014 10:30 AM PST A Toronto woman faces a manslaughter charge in connection with the summer drowning death of a toddler.

Foul weather freezes and soaks Maritimes Posted: 11 Jan 2014 11:36 AM PST Severe weather is making driving difficult across the Maritimes this weekend, with freezing rain icing up New Brunswick and P.E.I. while Nova Scotia braces for heavy rainfall.

Ice storm: Rob Ford motion seeks $60M from province Posted: 10 Jan 2014 04:39 PM PST Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says the city will put $30 million toward ice storm cleanup if province can deliver 'a minimum' of $60 million in matching funds.

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