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Earthquake reported in eastern Canada Map of Quebec Canada| People on both sides of the border felt a 5.2 earthquake originating around the Quebec and Ontario borders | |
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Hero dog helps pull girl from icy river Map of Edmonton Canada Western Canada: Rocky, a Labrador retriever-husky mix, is being hailed for pulling a 9-year-old girl from an icy river on Easter Sunday
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Skier dies in avalanche Map of British Columbia Canada Western Canada: A 38-year-old skier died after being caught in an avalanche in Canada's Glacier National Park
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100 injured in Canadian multi-vehicle crash Map of Edmonton Canada Canada Western Canada: About 100 people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash Thursday south of Edmonton. 22 people were hospitalized
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3 believed dead after plane wreckage found in Antarctica Authorities found the wreckage of a Twin Otter aircraft that crashed days ago in Antarctica in a condition that suggested no one survived
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Antarctic search for missing plane Map of Queen Alexandra Range Antarctica Antarctica: A search is under way for the Twin Otter aircraft with three Canadians that has gone missing in Antarctica, officials say | |
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Killer whales trapped in Canada's frozen Hudson Bay A remote Quebec fishing village has asked the government to help free a dozen killer whales trapped in a vast stretch of ice inside Hudson B...
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Canada quake triggers Hawaii tsunami scare A tsunami warning for Hawaii, triggered by a powerful earthquake, proved nothing more than a pre-Halloween scare for thousands of people this...
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Earthquake rocks British Columbia islands Western Canada: A 7.7 magnitude earthquake has rocked islands off Canada's western coastline, being widely felt, but prompting no immediate reports of damag...
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34 stranded after Lake Erie ferry hits sandbar A ferry that stranded 34 people for 24 hours after it ran aground on a Lake Erie sandbar has been pulled out by a tugboat
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Search for possible survivor in mall rubble Map of Ontario Canada The search for survivors at a mall where a roof collapsed will take a new turn Tuesday with 'heavy machinery' and 'sophisticated robotics'
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Stage death before Radiohead show Toronto: At least one person has died in a stage collapse before a Radiohead concert in the Canadian city of Toronto
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Hot plane debris falls over Canada Toronto: A malfunctioning jet engine on an Air Canada flight caused burning hot debris to fall to the ground after takeoff
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Fishermen lived on clams, seaweed for 10 days Western Canada: Three shipwrecked fishermen were stranded on an island off Canada's Pacific Coast until a passing sailboat rescued them
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Hang glider pilot apologizes for deadly flight. Western Canada
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5 killed in collision of 2 small planes over Canada. Western Canada
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Tsunami 'ghost ship' drifts to Canada. Oceania
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Canada train derailment kills three. Toronto
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Plane crash kills 12 in Canada's Arctic
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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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Canada to get Agent Orange probe
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Storm strands hundreds in Canada
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Igor rakes Newfoundland
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Turbulence injures passengers. Montreal
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Coyotes kill woman singer
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1 killed, 15 injured in stage collapse Western Canada: Activities planned for Sunday at an outdoor country music festival were called off after one person was killed and 15 others were injured
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7 bodies found after avalanches. Western Canada
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Passengers saved from dangling gondolas
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Massive explosions at propane facility. Toronto
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Canadian Arctic sheds ice chunk
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Ice shelf snaps, breaks free from Arctic The size of 11,000 football fields of ice broke clear 16 months ago from the coast of Ellesmere Island
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4 dead after overpass collapse. Montreal
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Fire traps 70 inside mine Fire is forcing miners trapped underground to retreat to emergency rooms with oxygen and supplies
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Toronto jet 'black boxes' found
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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. Ireland
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Rescue ship reaches Canadian sub. Ireland
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El Al Jet Diverted After Security Threat. Toronto
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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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Toronto removed from SARS list
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Toronto back on WHO's SARS list Map of Toronto Toronto reported a rash of new cases in recent days. 800 people are in quarantine
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Mad cow disease reported The cow was tested and killed after showing signs of illness. It is the Canada's first case in 10 years
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WHO increases SARS travel warnings Map of Shanxi China China: The World Health Organization is urging people to avoid unnecessary trips to Shanxi Province, Beijing and Toronto, Ontario
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8 skiers killed in avalanche. Western Canada
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Ebola scare
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