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Toronto van attack: 10 pedestrians killed 
Map of North York City Center North York Toronto Canada Canadian police are questioning the suspected driver of a rented van that ploughed into pedestrians, killing 10 and injuring 15
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Canada hockey team crash: 'Entire country in shock' Map of Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada| Western Canada: Justin Trudeau says 'an entire country is in shock' in the wake of collision between a bus carrying a junior ice hockey team and a semi-trailer | |
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High winds wreak havoc as Canada breezes to double gold. South Korea
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2 planes clip wings at Toronto airport, no injuries
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Four feared dead in British Columbia and Quebec floods |
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Canada mid-air plane collision over shopping centre kills one |
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US tourists feared dead after avalanche in Alberta |
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Rob Stewart: Missing Canadian filmmaker's body found |
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Nine die in Vancouver from fentanyl opioid overdose |
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New Zealand earthquake: Warships head to Kaikoura |
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Canadian PM plane returns to Ottawa shortly after takeoff |
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Wind blows 1,500 American boaters into Canada |
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Fire evacuation orders lifted north of Fort McMurray |
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Wildfire raging in Alberta has spread into Saskatchewan |
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Canada fires cost oil sands production $985m |
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Workers evacuated from 12 Alberta oil camps due to wildfire Western Canada: About 4,000 workers from oil camps north of Canada's main oil sands city are being ordered to evacuate because of an approaching wildfire
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Fort McMurray: Leader says 90% of city survived. Western Canada
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Cooler temperatures, rain give firefighters hope in Canada |
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Canada wildfire: Smoke alerts in Saskatchewan |
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Alberta blaze threatens neighbouring province Western Canada: A huge wildfire raging in the Canadian province of Alberta is growing further and could spill in to neighbouring Saskatchewan, officials say
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Fort McMurray wildfire 'to double in size' Western Canada: A huge wildfire which devastated the Canadian oil town of Fort McMurray could double in size over the next 24 hours, officials say
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Canadian wildfire disrupts evacuation convoy Western Canada: The only land convoy evacuating the Canadian city of Fort McMurray has been disrupted due to 200ft flames flanking the road, officials say
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Canada wildfire evacuees airlift starts. Western Canada
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Massive Canada wildfire spreads south forcing more evacuations |
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Canada wildfire: Alberta declares emergency Western Canada: A state of emergency has been declared in the province of Alberta in Canada after a wildfire forced all 88,000 residents of Fort McMurray to...
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Canada wildfire: Much of Fort McMurray 'could be destroyed' Western Canada: A massive wildfire that has forced the evacuation of all 88,000 people from Fort McMurray could destroy much of the Canadian city
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| May.3 |
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Canada wildfire forces mass evacuation in Fort McMurray Map of Fort McMurray Alberta Canada| Western Canada: A huge wildfire has forced the evacuation of about 60,000 people from Fort McMurray - the entire population of the Canadian city | |
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| Apr.11 |
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Canadian Attawapiskat First Nation suicide emergency
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| Feb.16 |
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Canada's missing or killed indigenous women 'higher than thought'
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Five dead in 'very large' Canada avalanche. Western Canada
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| Dec.30 |
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At least 20 people reportedly injured due to turbulence on Air Canada flight. Western Canada
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| Oct.27 |
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Wave caused whale watching boat to capsize. Western Canada
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4 dead after whale watching boat carrying 27 sinks Map of Tofino British Columbia Canada Western Canada: Canadian authorities said at least three people were killed Sunday when a whale watching boat with 27 people on board capsized off Vancouver Island
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6 dead in plane crash during sightseeing trip in Quebec
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23 injured after plane leaves runway on 'abrupt' landing Map of Halifax airport Canada Maritime Provinces: Air Canada AC624 made an 'abrupt' landing and left the runway at the Halifax airport in bad weather, but there were no immediate reports of injuries
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| Oct.21 |
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Infant bodies found in Canada locker. Western Canada
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| Oct.17 |
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Container ship towed away from Canadian coast Western Canada: Canadian coast guard secured a towline to a Russian ship carrying hundreds of tons of fuel as it drifted without power in rough seas
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has cancer
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| Jul.5 |
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Arthur hits eastern Canada, causes power outages. Maritime Provinces
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Bear attacks, kills oil sands worker in Canada |
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Huge snow storm pushes into Canada
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32 believed dead in Quebec retirement home fire
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24 seniors missing in nursing home fire feared dead
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| Jan.24 |
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Bitter cold hampers search after L'Isle-Verte fire |
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| Jan.23 |
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Deadly fire at Quebec elderly home Map of L%27Isle-Verte Quebec Canada 32 people have died after a fire tore through an old people's home in Quebec, officials have said
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| Jan.7 |
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Big freeze shatters North America temperature records. Minnesota
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North America cold snap creeps east North America's brutal cold snap is heading east, ushering in dangerous temperatures not seen in two decades, warn forecasters
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'Polar vortex' grips North America Map of Toronto| Toronto: Parts of the US are braced for potentially record-breaking low temperatures as a 'polar vortex' brings more freezing weather.. A plane from Toronto has slid into snow as it tu... | |
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| Dec.22 |
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Ice storm snarls travel, cuts power. Toronto
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| Sep.18 |
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Multiple deaths in Ottawa collision |
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| Aug.8 |
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2 face charges in case of Canadian girl who hanged self |
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| Aug.5 |
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Brothers strangled to death by python that escaped from Canadian pet store Maritime Provinces: The brothers, aged five and seven, were sleeping in a friend's apartment above the pet store when the snake strangled them
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| Jul.11 |
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20 dead, 30 presumed dead in Quebec oil train crash It has become Canada's worst railway catastrophe in almost 150 years. Some of the bodies may never be found
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| Jul.10 |
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Canada blast missing 'probably dead' |
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CEO: Runaway train's brakes weren't properly set
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Sixty dead or missing after Lac-Megantic train blast
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Evidence criminal act may have led to train crash
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Tampering alleged in runaway train |
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Toronto hit by heavy rainstorm |
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Searchers comb Quebec blast site |
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40 still missing after runaway train plows into town
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| Jul.7 |
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Canada runaway train death toll rises |
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| Jul.6 |
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Fuel train explodes in Canadian town Map of Lac-Megantic Canada| A train carrying petrochemicals has exploded in Lac-Megantic, forcing the evacuation of up to 1,000 people | |
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Floods kill 3, force 75,000 from homes in Calgary Western Canada: Floodwaters devastated much of southern Alberta, leading authorities to evacuate Calgary's entire downtown
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| Jun.20 |
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Flooding in Canada may force 100,000 from homes. Western Canada
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| Jan.23 |
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Antarctic search for missing plane |
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| Jun.26 |
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Search for possible survivor in mall rubble |
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| Jul.22 |
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Intense heat bakes US and Canada New York: A gruelling heatwave intensifies over the eastern parts of the US and Canada, with Friday expected to be the hottest day yet
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1 killed, 15 injured in stage collapse |
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| Dec.29 |
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7 bodies found after avalanches |
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| Dec.16 |
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Passengers saved from dangling gondolas |
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| Aug.10 |
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Massive explosions at propane facility |
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| Jul.30 |
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Canadian Arctic sheds ice chunk |
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| Dec.29 |
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Ice shelf snaps, breaks free from Arctic
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| Sep.30 |
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4 dead after overpass collapse |
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| Jan.29 |
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Fire traps 70 inside mine
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| Aug.3 |
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Toronto jet 'black boxes' found |
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| Aug.2 |
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All survive Air France jet crash and fire Map of Toronto Toronto: A jetliner attempting to land overran a runway, smashed into a gully and burst into flames
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Sailor dies after sub rescue |
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Rescue ship reaches Canadian sub |
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| Oct.22 |
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El Al Jet Diverted After Security Threat |
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| Aug.14 |
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Major power outage New York: An outage struck simultaneously across dozens of cities in the eastern U.S. and Canada
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| Jul.2 |
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Toronto removed from SARS list |
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| May.26 |
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Toronto back on WHO's SARS list
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| May.20 |
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Mad cow disease reported |
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| Apr.23 |
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WHO increases SARS travel warnings. China
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| Jan.20 |
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8 skiers killed in avalanche |
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| Feb.7 |
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Ebola scare |
before year 2000
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| Apr. 14, 1912 |
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S.S. Titanic sank Map of Newfoundland Canada| Maritime Provinces: RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocea after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage | |
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| 2016 |
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| May.21 |
Fire evacuation orders lifted north of Fort McMurray |
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| May.19 |
Wildfire raging in Alberta has spread into Saskatchewan |
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| May.17 |
Canada fires cost oil sands production $985m |
|
| May.16 |
Workers evacuated from 12 Alberta oil camps due to wildfire Western Canada: About 4,000 workers from oil camps north of Canada's main oil sands city are being ordered to evacuate because of an approaching wildfire
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| May.9 |
Fort McMurray: Leader says 90% of city survived. Western Canada
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| May.8 |
Cooler temperatures, rain give firefighters hope in Canada |
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| May.8 |
Canada wildfire: Smoke alerts in Saskatchewan |
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| May.7 |
Alberta blaze threatens neighbouring province Western Canada: A huge wildfire raging in the Canadian province of Alberta is growing further and could spill in to neighbouring Saskatchewan, officials say
|
| May.7 |
Fort McMurray wildfire 'to double in size' Western Canada: A huge wildfire which devastated the Canadian oil town of Fort McMurray could double in size over the next 24 hours, officials say
|
| May.6 |
Canadian wildfire disrupts evacuation convoy Western Canada: The only land convoy evacuating the Canadian city of Fort McMurray has been disrupted due to 200ft flames flanking the road, officials say
|
| May.5 |
Canada wildfire evacuees airlift starts. Western Canada
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| May.5 |
Massive Canada wildfire spreads south forcing more evacuations |
|
| May.4 |
Canada wildfire: Alberta declares emergency Western Canada: A state of emergency has been declared in the province of Alberta in Canada after a wildfire forced all 88,000 residents of Fort McMurray to...
|
| May.4 |
Canada wildfire: Much of Fort McMurray 'could be destroyed' Western Canada: A massive wildfire that has forced the evacuation of all 88,000 people from Fort McMurray could destroy much of the Canadian city
|
| May.3 |
Canada wildfire forces mass evacuation in Fort McMurray Map of Fort McMurray Alberta Canada| Western Canada: A huge wildfire has forced the evacuation of about 60,000 people from Fort McMurray - the entire population of the Canadian city | |
| 2014 |
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| Jan.25 |
32 believed dead in Quebec retirement home fire
|
| Jan.25 |
24 seniors missing in nursing home fire feared dead
|
| Jan.24 |
Bitter cold hampers search after L'Isle-Verte fire |
|
| Jan.23 |
Deadly fire at Quebec elderly home Map of L%27Isle-Verte Quebec Canada 32 people have died after a fire tore through an old people's home in Quebec, officials have said
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| 2016 |
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| Nov.15 |
New Zealand earthquake: Warships head to Kaikoura |
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| 2018 |
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| Apr.23 |
Toronto van attack: 10 pedestrians killed Map of North York City Center North York Toronto Canada Canadian police are questioning the suspected driver of a rented van that ploughed into pedestrians, killing 10 and injuring 15
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| Apr.7 |
Canada hockey team crash: 'Entire country in shock' Map of Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada| Western Canada: Justin Trudeau says 'an entire country is in shock' in the wake of collision between a bus carrying a junior ice hockey team and a semi-trailer | |
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| 2014 |
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| Sep.17 |
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has cancer
| 2003 |
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| Jul.2 |
Toronto removed from SARS list |
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| May.26 |
Toronto back on WHO's SARS list
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| May.20 |
Mad cow disease reported |
|
| Apr.23 |
WHO increases SARS travel warnings. China
| 2001 |
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| Feb.7 |
Ebola scare |
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| 2017 |
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| Feb.3 |
Rob Stewart: Missing Canadian filmmaker's body found |
| 2015 |
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| Oct.27 |
Wave caused whale watching boat to capsize. Western Canada
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| Oct.25 |
4 dead after whale watching boat carrying 27 sinks Map of Tofino British Columbia Canada Western Canada: Canadian authorities said at least three people were killed Sunday when a whale watching boat with 27 people on board capsized off Vancouver Island
| 2014 |
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| Oct.17 |
Container ship towed away from Canadian coast Western Canada: Canadian coast guard secured a towline to a Russian ship carrying hundreds of tons of fuel as it drifted without power in rough seas
| 2004 |
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| Oct.6 |
Sailor dies after sub rescue |
| 1912 |
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| Apr. 14, 1912 |
S.S. Titanic sank Map of Newfoundland Canada| Maritime Provinces: RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocea after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage | |
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| 2003 |
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| Aug.14 |
Major power outage New York: An outage struck simultaneously across dozens of cities in the eastern U.S. and Canada
|
|
| 2016 |
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| Feb.16 |
Canada's missing or killed indigenous women 'higher than thought'
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.29 |
Fire traps 70 inside mine
|
|
| 2018 |
|
| Feb.12 |
High winds wreak havoc as Canada breezes to double gold. South Korea
| 2016 |
|
| Aug.22 |
Wind blows 1,500 American boaters into Canada |
| 2014 |
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| Jul.5 |
Arthur hits eastern Canada, causes power outages. Maritime Provinces
|
| Feb.14 |
Huge snow storm pushes into Canada
|
| Jan.7 |
Big freeze shatters North America temperature records. Minnesota
|
| Jan.6 |
North America cold snap creeps east North America's brutal cold snap is heading east, ushering in dangerous temperatures not seen in two decades, warn forecasters
|
| Jan.5 |
'Polar vortex' grips North America Map of Toronto| Toronto: Parts of the US are braced for potentially record-breaking low temperatures as a 'polar vortex' brings more freezing weather.. A plane from Toronto has slid into snow as it tu... | |
| 2013 |
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| Dec.22 |
Ice storm snarls travel, cuts power. Toronto
|
| Jul.8 |
Toronto hit by heavy rainstorm |
| 2011 |
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| Jul.22 |
Intense heat bakes US and Canada New York: A gruelling heatwave intensifies over the eastern parts of the US and Canada, with Friday expected to be the hottest day yet
| 2008 |
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| Jul.30 |
Canadian Arctic sheds ice chunk |
|
|
| 2017 |
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| May.8 |
Four feared dead in British Columbia and Quebec floods |
| 2013 |
|
| Jun.22 |
Floods kill 3, force 75,000 from homes in Calgary Western Canada: Floodwaters devastated much of southern Alberta, leading authorities to evacuate Calgary's entire downtown
|
| Jun.20 |
Flooding in Canada may force 100,000 from homes. Western Canada
|
|
| 2014 |
|
| May.8 |
Bear attacks, kills oil sands worker in Canada |
| 2013 |
|
| Aug.5 |
Brothers strangled to death by python that escaped from Canadian pet store Maritime Provinces: The brothers, aged five and seven, were sleeping in a friend's apartment above the pet store when the snake strangled them
|
|
| 2017 |
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| Aug.6 |
2 planes clip wings at Toronto airport, no injuries
|
| Mar.17 |
Canada mid-air plane collision over shopping centre kills one |
| 2016 |
|
| Oct.29 |
Canadian PM plane returns to Ottawa shortly after takeoff |
| 2015 |
|
| Dec.30 |
At least 20 people reportedly injured due to turbulence on Air Canada flight. Western Canada
|
| Aug.24 |
6 dead in plane crash during sightseeing trip in Quebec
|
| Mar.28 |
23 injured after plane leaves runway on 'abrupt' landing Map of Halifax airport Canada Maritime Provinces: Air Canada AC624 made an 'abrupt' landing and left the runway at the Halifax airport in bad weather, but there were no immediate reports of injuries
| 2013 |
|
| Jan.23 |
Antarctic search for missing plane |
| 2005 |
|
| Aug.3 |
Toronto jet 'black boxes' found |
|
| Aug.2 |
All survive Air France jet crash and fire Map of Toronto Toronto: A jetliner attempting to land overran a runway, smashed into a gully and burst into flames
| 2003 |
|
| Oct.22 |
El Al Jet Diverted After Security Threat |
|
|
| 2006 |
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| Dec.29 |
Ice shelf snaps, breaks free from Arctic
|
|
| 2012 |
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| Jun.26 |
Search for possible survivor in mall rubble |
| 2009 |
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| Aug.2 |
1 killed, 15 injured in stage collapse |
| 2006 |
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| Sep.30 |
4 dead after overpass collapse |
|
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| 2017 |
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| Mar.15 |
US tourists feared dead after avalanche in Alberta |
| 2016 |
|
| Jan.29 |
Five dead in 'very large' Canada avalanche. Western Canada
| 2008 |
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| Dec.29 |
7 bodies found after avalanches |
| 2003 |
|
| Jan.20 |
8 skiers killed in avalanche |
|
|
| 2016 |
|
| Apr.11 |
Canadian Attawapiskat First Nation suicide emergency
| 2013 |
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| Aug.8 |
2 face charges in case of Canadian girl who hanged self |
|
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| 2013 |
|
| Sep.18 |
Multiple deaths in Ottawa collision |
|
| Jul.11 |
20 dead, 30 presumed dead in Quebec oil train crash It has become Canada's worst railway catastrophe in almost 150 years. Some of the bodies may never be found
|
| Jul.10 |
CEO: Runaway train's brakes weren't properly set
|
| Jul.10 |
Sixty dead or missing after Lac-Megantic train blast
|
| Jul.9 |
Evidence criminal act may have led to train crash
|
| Jul.9 |
Tampering alleged in runaway train |
|
| Jul.8 |
Searchers comb Quebec blast site |
|
| Jul.8 |
40 still missing after runaway train plows into town
|
| Jul.7 |
Canada runaway train death toll rises |
|
| Jul.6 |
Fuel train explodes in Canadian town Map of Lac-Megantic Canada| A train carrying petrochemicals has exploded in Lac-Megantic, forcing the evacuation of up to 1,000 people | |
|
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| 2008 |
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| Dec.16 |
Passengers saved from dangling gondolas |
| 2004 |
|
| Oct.6 |
Rescue ship reaches Canadian sub |
|
|
| 2016 |
|
| Dec.17 |
Nine die in Vancouver from fentanyl opioid overdose |
|
|
| 2014 |
|
| Oct.21 |
Infant bodies found in Canada locker. Western Canada
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| Jul.10 |
Canada blast missing 'probably dead' |
| 2008 |
|
| Aug.10 |
Massive explosions at propane facility |
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